#Middlebury #Movies
I Know What You Did Last Summer – A Prime original, this series is based on the 1997 movie, which was based on the 1973 young adult novel of the same name. In it, a group of teens hit and kill a person while driving on a dark road at night. Leaving the body behind, they vow to each other to keep it a secret. But guilt and fear bubble up after anonymous notes start appearing, claiming knowledge of their crime. The ’90s movie was gorier than the novel, but this series claims to hold truer to the original story, which was propelled more by the psychological stresses and interpersonal relationships than revenge violence. Available Oct. 15. (Prime Video)
Jamie Lee Curtis returns in “Halloween Kills” (Ryan Green/Universal Pictures photo)
Halloween Kills (R) – Available on streaming the same day it opens in theaters, “Halloween Kills” sustains our craving for Jamie Lee Curtis slasher sequels. Curtis once again brings the screams as Laurie Strode, and now with her daughter (played by Judy Greer) and granddaughter in tow, she’s still trying to fend off killer Michael Myers. By this point, Myers should be in a nursing home, but he’s still managing to free himself from burning basement cages in order to terrorize the masses. This time, though, he faces a huge mob of survivors of his previous attacks who are determined to definitively take him down for real. Available Oct. 15. (Peacock)
The Trip – You know those horror flicks where a couple goes away for a nice quiet getaway in a woodsy cabin, only to encounter some psycho who tortures and slowly kills them? This isn’t one of those flicks. A couple does go off on a weekend getaway in a woodsy cabin, but the twist is that they each go there fully intending to kill the other. A Netflix original, “I Onde Dager” is a Norwegian action thriller about a highly dysfunctional couple who also are really inept at successful combat. Depending on your point of view, you’ll either find it hysterical or really sad. Subtitled for those of you who don’t speak Swedish and Norwegian. (Netflix)
Guilty Party – If you can tear your thoughts away from the fact that Kate Beckinsale continues to look remarkably more gorgeous the older she gets, this new series has an intriguing plot. Beckinsale plays a reporter who has fallen from grace, but finds a redemption story to throw herself into, despite doubts from her colleagues regarding her motivations. The imprisoned woman whose story she tries to tell has suspicions, too. Throw in some Western gun smugglers, marriage woes and past secrets, and there are enough side stories for two more seasons. (Paramount+)
Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman – The writer/actress/comedian’s debut comedy special was filmed soon after the country came out of pandemic lockdown, and as such many of the jokes center on all things quarantine. We’re all tired of living that way, and frankly the jokes about it aren’t that inspired. But when Robinson delves into other socially relevant topics like race/gender/politics, the pace picks up and jokes are fresher. (HBOMax)
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