Woman of the Hour — Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut inspired by serial killer Rodney Alcala’s 1978 appearance on The Dating Game — was one of the most intriguing films to premiere at TIFF in 2023. And it’s finally making its way to Netflix on October 18th.
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If you missed Neon’s perplexing Cuckoo from director Tilman Singer while it was in theaters, the film’s making its digital debu on Steptember 17th with a Blu-Ray / DVD release to follow on October 22nd.



R.T. Thorne’s postapocalyptic thriller frames farming and community as the keys to humanity’s survival after society collapses.
Former soldier-turned-farmer Hailey Freeman (Danielle Deadwyler) is tough on her children because she knows how much more dangerous the world has become after pandemics, famine, and a second civil war in the US.
People would kill for their fertile plot of land up in Canada where precious produce still grows. And when gangs of hungry cannibals start popping up, the Freemans have no choice but to take up arms and stand their ground.
Equal parts post-apocalyptic thriller, family drama, and ode to Octavia Butler, the film is a brutal and beautiful debut from director R. T. Thorne.
If you didn’t catch Ti West’s MaXXXine during its theatrical run, the film’s finally making its way to Max on October 18th and will start airing on HBO beginning the next day.

Marielle Heller’s defanged adaptation pulls back from the book’s ferocious strangeness to lean into a more quirky, feel-good vibe.




