October 2025 — Features, Musings & More

M. Faust –

• Stephen McKinley Henderson to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Buffalo International Film Festival – 10/2/25
• Halloween screenings bring screams to WNY this upcoming week and weekend – 10/23/25

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized October 2025: The Mastermind, It Was Just an Accident, Bugonia & More – 10/3/25

Joe Reid –

• For Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Snubs – 10/4/25
• The Smashing Machine Is Off to a Rocky Start at the Box Office – 10/7/25
• A Surprise Showing of Marty Supreme Thrills NYFF – 10/8/25
• The Complete 2025–26 Movies Fantasy League Draft Guide – 10/10/25
• The Season of the Safdies Begins – 10/10/25
• Tron: Ares Didn’t Quite Level Up at the Box Office – 10/15/25
• Netflix’s Unlikely Oscars Juggernaut – 10/17/25
• Black Phone 2 Haunts the Box Office – 10/21/25

Christopher Schobert –

• Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: The Mighty Clint, Abel Ferrara, Reapprasing Ed Wood, Jonathan Demme & More – 10/20/25

Jordan Maelyn Smith –

• Monday Memo: Deep Fusion Films Partners with Archive Agency Topfoto, Ji.hlava IDFF Unveils Euro Selections – 10/6/25
• Monday Memo: DOC NYC 2025 Main Slate Lineup is Here, RIP Ken Jacobs, BAFTA North America Inaugural Honours Delayed Until 2026 – 10/13/25
• Monday Memo: European Film Awards 2026 Shortlists, 2025 Critics Choice Doc Awards Noms, IDA Doc Award Honorees – 10/20/25
• Monday Memo: #500 – 10/27/25