WAYNE’S WORLD

Original Release Date:
February 14, 1992
Directed by:
Penelope Spheeris
Studio:
Paramount Pictures
Streaming:
Showtime

Official Synopsis: Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.

Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Lara Flynn Boyle, Brian Doyle-Murray, Chris Farley, Ed O’Neill, Ione Skye, Meat Loaf, and Alice Cooper



FORCE MAJEURE

Original Release Date:
October 24, 2014
Directed by:
Ruben Östlund
Studio:
Magnolia Pictures
Streaming:
Hoopla

Official Synopsis: A family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.

Starring: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Metelius, Karin Myrenberg, and Brady Corbet



THE CABLE GUY

Original Release Date:
June 14, 1996
Directed by:
Ben Stiller
Studio:
Columbia Pictures
Streaming:
Roku

Official Synopsis: A lonely and mentally disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.

Starring: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Eric Roberts, Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Andy Dick, Amy Stiller, and Bob Odenkirk



IN THE TALL GRASS

Original Release Date:
October 4, 2019
Directed by:
Vincenzo Natali
Studio:
Netflix
Streaming:
Netflix

Official Synopsis: After hearing a young boy’s cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Kansas but soon discover there may be no way out…and that something evil lurks within.

Starring: Laysla De Oliveira, Avery Whitted, Patrick Wilson, Will Buie Jr., Harrison Gilbertson, Tiffany Helm, and Rachel Wilson



GOOD BURGER

Original Release Date:
July 25, 1997
Directed by:
Brian Robbins
Studio:
Paramount Pictures
Streaming:
Netflix

Official Synopsis: Two dim-witted teenagers are forced to save the fast food restaurant they work at from going out of business, despite a new-and-improved burger joint opening across the street that want to be the “Top Dog” in the fast food industry.

Starring: Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson, Sinbad, Abe Vigoda, Shar Jackson, Dan Schneider, Jan Schweiterman, and Ron Lester



HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS

Original Release Date:
January 25, 2013
Directed by:

Tommy Wirkola
Studio:
Paramount Pictures / MGM
Streaming:
Syfy

Official Synopsis: Hansel & Gretel are bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. As the fabled Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new form of evil that might hold a secret to their past.

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Thomas Mann, Pihla Viitala and Derek Mears



SIN CITY

Original Release Date:
April 1, 2005
Directed by:
Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, & Frank Miller
Studio:
Miramax
Streaming:
Netflix

Official Synopsis: A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.

Starring: Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, and Elijah Wood, Alexis Bledel, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rosario Dawson, Carla Gugino, Rutger Hauer, Jaime King, Michael Madsen, Nick Stahl, and Makenzie Vega



VARSITY BLUES

Original Release Date:
January 15, 1999
Directed by:
Brian Robbins
Network:
Paramount Pictures
Streaming:
Prime Video

Official Synopsis: A back-up quarterback is chosen to lead a Texas football team to victory after the star quarterback is injured.

Starring: James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester, Scott Caan, Amy Smart, and Ali Larter



SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE

Original Release Date:
March 12, 2010
Directed by:
Jim Field Smith
Studio:
Paramount Pictures
Streaming:
Prime Video

Official Synopsis: An average Joe meets the perfect woman, but his lack of confidence and the influence of his friends and family begin to pick away at the relationship.

Starring: Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence, Kyle Bornheimer, Jessica St. Clair, Krysten Ritter, and Debra Jo Rupp



TEEN SPIRIT

Original Release Date:
April 12, 2019
Directed by:
Max Minghella
Studio:
LD Entertainment / Bleecker Street
Streaming:
Hulu

Official Synopsis: Violet is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, Teen Spirit is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story.

Starring: Elle Fanning, Agnieszka Grochowska, Archie Madekwe, Zlatko Buric, Millie Brady, and Vivian Oparah


LEAVING NETFLIX THIS WEEK


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

  • The Ones Below (2015)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

  • David Blaine: What Is Magic? (2010)
  • Every Second Counts: The Story of the 2008 CrossFit Games (2009)
  • Extreme Apprentices: Slum Survivors – 3 Episodes (2014)
  • Salvador Martinha – Tip of the Tongue (2016)
  • Scream 4 (2011)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7

  • Come What May (2015)
  • Rock in the Red Zone (2015)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8

  • Little Witch Academia (2013)
  • Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (2015)
  • The Outstanding Woman – 1 Season (2014)
  • Secret Healer – 1 Season (2016)
  • Sword Art Online – Series (2014)
  • The Tomorrow People – 1 Season (2013)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

  • 211 (2018)
  • Desierto (2015)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

  • NONE

NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

  • NONE

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