To fully experience the joys of the season, we suggest combining a walk with watching a good movie. October is traditionally rich in thrillers and horrors, while November delights with sequels and unexpected returns. We have compiled a selection of premieres that have received the most enthusiastic reviews from critics—which means they are definitely worth seeing on the big screen.
October – premieres
One Battle After Another // "Battle After Battle"
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Release Date: September 25
A comedic conspiracy thriller about a former revolutionary trying to save his kidnapped daughter. A sharp commentary on America's historical past and its troubling present.Critics call the film the major breakthrough of recent years and predict festival victories, noting that it is one of the most accurate depictions of modern America.
Tron: Ares // "Tron: Ares"
Director: Joachim Rønning
Release Date: October 9
Ares is a complex digital program (AI) that emerges from the virtual world into reality to carry out a dangerous mission. While previously, the heroes of the "Tron" franchise entered the digital realm, now the opposite is true: the machine comes into the human world.This plot opens up new dramatic and ethical conflicts—what will happen when a perfect algorithm confronts the imperfection of human nature?
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Director: Scott Cooper
Release Date: October 23
1982. Bruce Springsteen, already a star after Born to Run and The River, unexpectedly decides to be alone. He locks himself in his New Jersey house, turns off the lights, and sits down with a guitar and a four-track recorder to record what would later become the cult album Nebraska.
The film moves away from the usual clichés of musical biopics, unfolding a leisurely narrative about fear, death, and emptiness, — about people who have lost their faith. We are presented with a work about the flip side of fame, and Springsteen, portrayed by Jeremy White, — is not an arena hero, but a man tired of his own reflection.
Bugonia // "Bugonia"
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Premiere date: October 30
Two fanatically obsessed people are convinced that the world is ruled by aliens. They kidnap an influential businesswoman (played by the director's muse, Emma Stone) to "reveal the truth" and save humanity. But the further the story unfolds, the harder it becomes to understand: who is insane—the kidnappers or reality itself, which has lost all connection to logic and meaning.
Yorgos Lanthimos once again explores themes of power, morality, madness, and control. His "Bugonia" is an adaptation of the South Korean film Save the Green Planet! (2003), transformed into a philosophical parable about despair and the destruction of the mind.
November – Premieres
Now You See Me: Now You Don't // "Now You See Me 3"
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Premiere: November 13
The return of the legendary quartet after a many-year hiatus. The world has changed: magic has given way to digital tricks, and audiences now trust not their eyes, but algorithms.
A mysterious organization led by the heroine Rosamund Pike challenges illusionists, and a new game begins. The Horsemen join forces with a new generation of magicians to pull off their most ambitious "heist of the century" — not for money, but for the truth.
Director Ruben Fleischer ("Venom," "Zombieland") bets on speed, visual brilliance, and technological scale, bringing back the feeling of a cinematic spectacle.
Zootopia 2 // "Zootropolis 2"
Directors: Jared Bush, Byron Howard
Premiere: November 27
Several years have passed since the events of the first part. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are the stars of the Zootopia Police Department. They solve high-profile cases, become viral video heroes, and seem like the perfect pair. But Judy increasingly notices the world becoming unjust again: new technologies are dividing animals into classes, and the city is fracturing once more. Nick, on the other hand, is tired of her idealism. Tension grows between them—until a new antagonist appears on the horizon.
If the first part was a film about prejudice, the second is more about disappointment. "Zootopia 2" explores the themes of trust, social struggle, and how good can gradually turn into its opposite.
Wicked: For Good // «Wicked Forever»
Director: John M. Chu
Premiere: November 21 (worldwide)
Continuation of the film "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West", an adaptation of the Broadway musical and Gregory Maguire's novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West".
The story unfolds several years after the events of the first part. Elphaba, having become the Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile and fights for the freedom of Oz's voiceless Animals, trying to uncover the truth about the Wizard. Glinda, in contrast, has become a symbol of Good, lives in the Emerald City, and is preparing to marry Prince Fiyero. However, fate will bring them together once again—to fight injustice and uncover the secrets of the past.
Rewatching on the big screen
Avatar: The Way of Water // "Avatar: The Way of Water"
Director: James Cameron
Release year: 2022
There's no such thing as too many James Cameron films. Ahead of the release of the third part, scheduled for the end of the year, viewers are invited to once again dive into Pandora's underwater world. prepare for the winter release, which, according to Cameron, will show the "fiery" side of Pandora.
"The Way of Water" is not just a sequel, but a return to the era of grand spectacle cinema. Upon a second viewing, the themes of family, legacy, and the fear of loss are felt with particular clarity. If the first "Avatar" was a story about connecting with nature, then "The Way of Water" is a meditation on the price of attachment and the fragility of a world where man and the elements are inseparable.