Halloween Favorites IV: Trick 'r Treat 🎃
New releases this weekend: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Parasite, & Gemini Man
🍭 Happy Friday!
Today is the last day of our week dedicated to Halloween favorites and I saved the spookiest and most festive for last.
And since it’s Friday, I’m telling you about some notable new releases this weekend.
Okay, here’s day 4️⃣.
Today’s movie: Trick ‘r Treat
AVAILABLE TO BUY OR RENT
What it’s about: Trick ‘r Treat is made up of four spooky stories all set in the same small town on Halloween — a trick gone too far, a bus driver haunted by his past, a trick ‘r treater who got more than he bargained for, and a group of college kids finding dates for a party. At the center of it all is a kid wearing worn-down orange footie pajamas with a burlap sack over his head. What’s that about?
Why it’s great: You’d be hard-pressed to find a horror movie that captures the feeling of Halloween quite like Trick ‘r Treat. More spooky than scary, the movie has a fairytale quality to it with everything from a quaint overly festive town to ghost stories told on a foggy night. It’s all tied together in a neat, darkly funny package that never ceases to surprise you just as a good spooky story should. It’s the perfect movie to snuggle up to on a crisp autumn night.
The key players:
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Michael Dougherty
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Michael Dougherty
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Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox
The details:
⏳ 82 minutes // 🗓 2007 // 📺
Trailer
Fun fact:
Most of the Jack O' Lanterns were made out of foam or ceramic. The crew joked that no pumpkins were harmed during the making of this movie.
Also available on:
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iTunes
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YouTube
New releases this weekend
Here are some movies of note that are out in theaters or available for streaming today.
NOW STREAMING
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 💎: It’s been six years since we bid farewell to Walter White (Bryan Cranston) on the final season of Breaking Bad. However, the fate of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) was left ambiguous — until now. Now streaming on Netflix.
IN THEATERS
Parasite 🏠: This mysterious South Korean dark comedy thriller has been one of the most buzzed-about movies of the year — and that’s easy to see with a sold-out opening weekend at the IFC Center in New York. If it’s playing in your neck of the woods, do not miss it.
Gemini Man ♊️: Ang Lee has always been one to push the boundaries of technology and storytelling. Well, he’s topping himself with not one but two Will Smith’s in his new action thriller. In it, Smith plays a younger and older version of himself in a game of cat and mouse.
And that’s it for our week dedicated to Halloween favorites! Check back next week for a new theme and a fresh set of movie recommendations.
Have a great weekend! 🍾
Karl (@karl_delo)