New, Upcoming Movies This Fall

Fall is upon us - surrounded by falling leaves, pumpkin spice everything, and sweaters. Even if you aren’t a basic white girl, fall can be for you too! Here are some upcoming movies for the fall season and beyond.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Fantasy, Now Playing, PG-13

Fans of the book awaited this movie apprehensively, but remained excited for its launch. The story follows a young boy who discovers a magic school called Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, where kids with special abilities learn to harness them all while defending themselves from their darkest enemies. The film is a long one, coming in at a whopping 2 hours and 7 minutes. So far, It has been fairly well received, with a 65% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Accountant

Action/Thriller, October 14, R

Ben Affleck stars as a math prodigy who enjoys spending more time around numbers than people (couldn’t let Matt Damon just have this genre, huh, Benny?). He sets up a fake accounting company to be a forensic accountant for organized criminals. However, J.K. Simmons, playing a treasury agent, Ray King, begins to suspect Affleck’s character, Christian Wolff. As Affleck and Simmons play a game of cat and mouse, the body count mysteriously rises.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantasy, November 18 PG-13

This installment in the Harry Potter universe takes place in 1920’s New York, where a Newt Scamander, played by Eddie Redmayne, accidentally displaces a briefcase stuffed full of magical creatures, from harmless to incredibly dangerous. Newt and the audience is then on an adventure exploring the intricacies of the North American world of witchcraft and wizardry all while trying to collect them all while being chased by authorities.

Moana

Family, November 23, PG

Young Hawaiian island native Moana, voiced by Auli'i Cravalho, sets sail for a legendary island using her navigational skills in hopes of discovering a whole new world. During her journey, she is joined by the Demi-God, Maui - voiced by Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson. Despite recent controversy concerning a Halloween costume based on the character Maui, if Disney has taught us anything, it's that the animation is bound to be absolutely breathtaking. It will also not only be a fabulous family movie adored for generations, but also a spotlight to highlight Hawaiian culture.

A Dog's Purpose

Drama, January 27, Unrated

This film, based on the book by Bruce Cameron of the same name, follows a bond between a boy and his dog. The dog begins as Bailey, a dog belonging to Ethan. Ethan grows up with Bailey until the day that Bailey eventually passes. However, the dog is reincarnated into other dogs until he returns to Ethan’s adult life as a different dog. Ethan made a couple of wrong turns and ended up lonely, so Bailey makes it his mission to make Ethan happy once more.

Fist Fight

Comedy, February 17, R

Ron Strickland, played by Ice Cube, and Andy Campbell, played by Charlie Day, are teachers at a high school. Mr. Strickland gets fired because of Mr. Campbell, Strickland challenges Campbell to a fight after school. Word quickly spreads throughout the student body, and other teachers take sides in hopes of appeasing Strickland or saving Campbell. Chaos ensues.

Friday the Thirteenth

Horror/Slasher, February 13, R

The next reboot of the Friday franchise is set to air in February of 2018 and is already being met with heavy criticism and disdain after the 2009 reboot, but dedicated fans are trying to be optimistic. Script writer Aaron Guzikowski has given the media tidbits about the next addition to the series. It is going to be an origin story, but very different from previous versions. He describes it as an “alternate version” that Jason could have existed in. While it may seem like new stabs at Friday movies will be unoriginal, viewers will finally meet Jason’s father, Elias Voorhees, for the first time ever.

Assassin's Creed

Video Game Spinoff, December 21, Unrated

In this film adaptation, Callum Lynch, played by Michael Fassbender, is plucked from death row by Abstergo Industries, the modern version of the Templar Order. He is forced to relive his ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha’s life, who was an assassin during the Spanish Inquisition. As Callum lives Aguilar’s memories, he is collecting information in order to confront Abstergo Industries. This film will be fairly unique, but video game fans are apprehensive after Blizzard’s attempt at cinema with the movie adaption of World of Warcraft release in June 2016.