A TOUCH OF SIN
Release Date: October 4, 2013
What it’s about: The film shows the impact of China’s economic boon through the stories of four different people.
What it’s got working for it: Powerful subject matter.
What’s it’s got going against it: May be a little too bleak for most moviegoers.
NARCO CULTURA
Release Date: October 4, 2013
What it’s about: The drug cartels’ influence on Mexican pop culture.
What it’s got working for it: A frightening, almost surreal world where music and mayhem meet.
What’s it’s got going against it: Scary and potentially uncomfortable viewing.
PARKLAND
Release Date: October 4, 2013
What it’s about: The Kennedy assassination through the eyes of some of the witnesses, doctors, nurses, and FBI agents who were there.
What it’s got working for it: A solid cast.
What’s it’s got going against it: There have been many films made on this tragic moment in history. Will this one add anything new?
RUNNING WILD: THE LIFE OF DAYTON O. HYDE
Release Date: October 4, 2013
What it’s about: Dayton Hyde and his quest to save wild mustangs in the U.S.
What it’s got working for it: Filmed over the course of 11 years, the story of a very interesting man and his very important cause.
What’s it’s got going against it: Documentaries are not to everyone’s taste, and the subject matter will narrow that scope.
THE SUMMIT
Release Date: October 4, 2013
What it’s about: In August of 2008, 18 people set out to climb K2. Only 9 survived.
What it’s got working for it: Based on a true story. The movie questions the reasoning and risks of conquering mountains.
What’s it’s got going against it: Although a documentary, the film apparently makes liberal use of re-enactments, blurring the line between fact and fiction.
ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW
Release Date: October 11, 2013
What it’s about: When a father loses his job, he packs up the family for a trip to “a Disneyland-like theme park” where he begins to lose his grip on reality.
What it’s got working for it: A unique visual style.
What’s it’s got going against it: It just looks f**king weird.
ZERO CHARISMA
Release Date: October 11, 2013
What it’s about: The Game Master of a fantasy role-playing game has his comfortably nerdy existence turned upside-down by a confident new player.
What it’s got working for it: The world of RPG’s and all its nerdish trappings.
What’s it’s got going against it: The trailer doesn’t really “bring the funny”.
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Release Date: October 18, 2013
What it’s about: The true story of a free black man in pre-Civil War New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery.
What it’s got working for it: Critical acclaim and a 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
What’s it’s got going against it: Suggestions that director McQueen’s gorgeous visuals come at the expense of grounded, emotional opporunities.
ALL IS LOST
Release Date: October 18, 2013
What it’s about: When his sailboat is destroyed at sea, a sailor fights for survival.
What it’s got working for it: A purely visual story with no dialogue.
What’s it’s got going against it: A purely visual story with no dialogue.
HELLBENDERS
Release Date: October 18, 2013
What it’s about: A group of colorful demonologists battle supernatural forces in Brooklyn.
What it’s got working for it: The red band trailer holds promise.
What’s it’s got going against it: The regular trailer does not.
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR
Release Date: October 25, 2013
What it’s about: A love story about a fifteen year old girl and a much older woman.
What it’s got working for it: Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Festival.
What’s it’s got going against it: Graphic sex scenes and a running time of almost three hours will turn off some people
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