Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
BIG MOVIE PREVIEW
Toronto Film Festival preview. The 2018 Toronto International Film Festival kicked off this week, so we highlighted the big movies worth buzzing about, including A Star is Born and Halloween. Read our preview guide here.
SAD NEWS
Burt Reynolds passed away at age 82: The iconic star of Smokey and the Bandit and Deliverance died this week, and it’s especially sad news as he was still slated to play a role in Quentin Tarantino’s next movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Read our tribute to the actor and see some of our favorite clips from his movies here.
LIST LOVE
The best female vigilante movies: In honor of this week’s opening of Peppermint, we curated a selection of other movies with women vigilantes, including Kill Bill. See the slideshow list here.
EXCLUSIVE BUZZ
The Nun experience: In anticipation of the release of The Nun, we spent a weekend at a spooky convent in Mexico, where we watched the new movie and had an unholy terror experience. Read our report from the special event here.
MUST-WATCH TRAILERS
Halloween looks badass: The second full trailer for the new Halloween dropped just ahead of this weekend’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and it puts more of a spotlight on Jamie Lee Curtis being a badass grandma. Watch it below.
Instant Family teases more parental shenanigans with Mark Wahlberg: The funny first trailer for Instant Family arrived, featuring Mark Wahlberg returning to fatherhood comedy, this time opposite Rose Byrne as an unprepared foster parent. Watch it below.
