Resident Evil, Now Playing, State Theater
This October brings us another horror film remake, but unlike the ones we seem to get every year, Resident Evil looks interesting. Horror films are judged pretty harshly by both critics and fans, but an interesting premise can make audiences forgive a lot. New scares, not retreads, is the mantra. Director Zach Cregger (Weapons) uses a hapless courier delivering a package to a remote hospital and finds himself at the center of an outbreak — as the protagonist and jumping off point for his take on the videogame turned horror franchise. The trailer is intriguing and the word of mouth from fans very good. It boasts some goofy humor while keeping the action and scares coming. For fans of the genre.Â
Sense and Sensibility, 10/16, State Theater
A new take on a classic story, director Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean) keeps the focus on the relationship between sisters Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and younger sister Marianne (Esme Creed-Miles). Without sacrificing the love stories, Sense and Sensibility, known for the screenplay by Diana Reid, focuses on how the sisters deal with tensions between the two of them that arise from having very different perspectives on life. While the director’s mission seems to have been to capture a more realistic look at these romanticized characters, she still manages to keep some of the humorous moments that are sprinkled throughout Austin’s text.
Also starring Fiona Shaw and Tom Brooke.
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You Can See Everything, 10/23, State Theater
This documentary from A24 has gotten a ton of buzz for its twists and turns into what has been called surreal territory. Directed by Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal) and Lance Oppenheim’s (Primetime), this documentary on Elizabeth Holmes runs three hours but has been the hottest ticket at the New York Film Festival. Holmes, once hailed as the Bay Area’s next Steve Jobs, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for lying about her company’s prototype and its ability to test for any blood disease or condition with a pinprick. This topic has already been covered in a Hulu series and another HBO documentary, but this is one that apparently Holmes agreed to and cooperated with, leaving even its directors to wonder why. That question is answered in one of the film’s many, many twists. Its three-hour run time hasn’t yet deterred audiences, which itself is pretty impressive.
(Check State Theater website for exact opening date which is tentatively 10/23.)
