Best movies and TV shows to stream in October: ‘Loki’, ‘Goosebumps’ and more

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“Kane’s Rebel Court-Martial”
Start streaming: October 6th

Director William Friedkin’s last film was both an adaptation of Herman Woeck’s provocative 1953 play Cain’s Rebel Court-Martial (updated to modern times by Friedkin, who also wrote the screenplay). It also sums up the appeal of this work throughout the director’s career. Lieutenant Barney Greenwald, played by Jason Clarke, is a Navy lawyer who defends Lieutenant Stephen Merrick, who has dismissed his command for ignoring orders. Officer Philip Queeg (Kiefer Sutherland) goes on a mission in a storm. Although mostly confined to his one courtroom set, the film is a thrilling showcase of the actor. And like the play, it plays on the audience’s sympathies and raises questions about how justice is properly served in a case involving a strict military chain of command.

“Frasier” Season 1
Start streaming: October 12th

Kelsey Grammer returns to his most famous role in a sequel series that surrounds the raucous psychiatrist Frasier Crane with a mostly new cast. Crane returns to Boston from Seattle and becomes entangled in the lives of his son Freddie (Jack Cutmore-Scott) and his nephew David (Anders Keith). Freddie is much like Frasier’s father Martin, rugged and unassuming, while David has the same dry wit and nervous energy as Frasier’s younger brother Niles. Like the old “Frasier,” this new production is a farce, a comedy caused by misunderstandings and clashes of personalities.

“Traveling companion”
Start streaming: October 27th

This historical romance tells a story from the 1950s to the 1980s, tracing the love life of two political consultants whose lives are affected by changing times. Matt Bomer plays Hawkins Fuller, a shrewd and politically flexible congressional aide who has an affair with Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), a right-wing speechwriter who admires Joseph McCarthy. Their relationship lasted for decades, through the more tolerant ’60s and ’70s and into the conservative resurgence of the Reagan era. Adapted from Thomas Maron’s novel by Oscar-nominated “Philadelphia” screenwriter Ron Niswaner, “Fellow Travelers” is interspersed with real historical figures and overtly erotic sex scenes. , depicts how basic human needs are eliminated by political expediency.

Also arrived:

October 5th
“Bargain”
“Monster High 2”

October 6th
“Pet Cemetery: Bloodline”

October 10th
“Painkillers: The Tylenol Murder Case”

October 16th
“Vindicta”

October 17th
“Crush”

October 24th
“Milli Vanilli”

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“John Carpenter’s Suburban Cry”
Start streaming: October 13th

John Carpenter, an influential filmmaker and composer in the genre, lends his name, music and, in one episode, his directorial talents to this hybrid anthology series that combines true crime and horror. I’m lending it to you. Each episode is supported by interviews with ordinary people who have experienced unusual things, encountering real evil in the form of creeps, murderers, unexplained phenomena, etc. in their seemingly peaceful neighborhoods. Masu. The interviews provide basic details of these stories. And each episode of “Suburban Scream” is largely made up of long reenactments that have the look and feel of an ’80s slasher movie, as if Carpenter’s “Halloween” were a documentary. .