{"id":329896,"date":"2025-10-24T19:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/329896\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T19:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:58:12","slug":"deliver-me-from-nowhere-in-theaters-rent-the-long-walk-stream-weapons-on-hbo-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/329896\/","title":{"rendered":"Deliver Me From Nowhere’ in theaters, rent ‘The Long Walk,’ stream ‘Weapons’ on HBO Max"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, Yahoo readers! My name is Brett Arnold<\/a>, film critic and longtime Yahoo editor, and I’m back with another edition of Trust Me, I Watch Everything<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This week in theaters, Jeremy Allen White stars as the Boss in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead brings\u00a0zombies back in a big way.<\/p>\n

At home, you can get in the Halloween spirit early by renting a handful of new horror releases, like Stephen King’s The Long Walk and Good Boy.<\/p>\n

And on streaming services you’re already paying for, Weapons, one of the best and most entertaining horror movies of the year,\u00a0makes its way to HBO Max, and a new film from Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow hits Netflix.<\/p>\n

Read on, because there’s more, and there’s always something for everyone!<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 What to watch in theaters<\/strong>My recommendation: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why you should see it: <\/strong>A new musician biopic is here: this time about Bruce Springsteen. Rather than attempt to depict his entire storied career, the film homes in on a particularly dark period in the singer-songwriter’s discography: the creation of his stripped-down 1982 masterwork Nebraska.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Allen White stars as the Boss, and his emotional arc in the film is actually quite similar to his famous TV character on The Bear. Both men are constantly running away from their problems rather than facing them, and they both have tragic family backstories.<\/p>\n

White doesn’t exactly disappear into the role \u2014 which may be a “he’s a beloved TV actor we all know” problem more than a performance one. He’s still quite impressive considering he actually sings here and I found myself wondering if it was Springsteen himself. It’s one of those performances that feels more like an elongated impersonation than a total embodiment. White does nail the impression.<\/p>\n

Nobody is prepared for how much of the movie is sound engineers turning knobs and futzing with the soundboard trying to replicate the lo-fi vibes of Springsteen’s cassette tape recording of the album, which he made in the bedroom of a rental house in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Over and over, Springesteen hears it, freaks out and declares that the songs need to sound worse.<\/p>\n

These fights between Springsteen and the record execs \u2014 largely via his manager Jon Landau, played by Jeremy Strong \u2014 over the marketability and commercial value of the record are a joy to behold, as Springsteen remains steadfast that the songs must retain the melancholy of the original cassette.<\/p>\n

I also appreciated the focus on the influence that popular media had on him at the time, including how watching Terence Malick’s Badlands led to his fascination with the Starkweather killings, and thus Nebraska, and as a child, skipping school with his dad to check out Charles Laughton’s Night of the Hunter. These sequences get at the importance of art to help us channel and understand our own emotions and internal struggles, as these films help Springsteen understand the darkness within him, despite all his success.<\/p>\n

While the structure of the movie attempts to distance itself from biopic tropes, it still falls into them, like inventing a composite character love interest (Odessa Young, who is great here) rather than depicting Springsteen’s real-life romances and generally simplifying his depression. As depicted in the film, you’d think Springsteen’s relationship with his father is the driving force behind it all, but it’s much more complicated. Still, he deserves credit for showing his breakdown.<\/p>\n

I was quietly moved by where the movie ultimately ends up: an earnest call-to-arms for the men of Springsteen’s generation to go to therapy. It feels like a borderline public service announcement, which may turn some people off, but I found impactful. If this movie gets a single boomer to go to therapy and\/or stop avoiding their problems, it’s a win!<\/p>\n

Also, the music is undeniable, so if you’re the type that tears up at “I’m On Fire” or “Atlantic City,” it will likely work for you.<\/p>\n

What other critics are saying: <\/strong>Reviews are split right down the middle. Rolling Stone’s David Fear<\/a> sums it up nicely: “despite the movie\u2019s flaws, what [director Scott] Cooper has given audiences here is way more compelling than a live-action greatest-hits compilation.” Nick Schager at the Daily Beast<\/a>, though, wasn’t a fan, writing that its “like a greatest-hits package of genre clich\u00e9s.”<\/p>\n

How to watch: <\/strong>Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is now in theaters nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

My bonus recommendation:<\/strong> Queens of the Dead<\/p>\n

Why you should see it:<\/strong>\u00a0Tina Romero, daughter of the late George Romero, horror legend and the man responsible for creating a film subgenre that’s still thriving, takes on her father’s legacy with her own unique and very-queer spin on an “…of the Dead” movie. No disrespect to her dad, but it’s actually better than the last several he made himself.<\/p>\n

It follows a group of drag queens, club kids and frenemies who must put aside their personal dramas and use their unique skills to fight the flesh-thirsty undead when a zombie apocalypse breaks out on the night of a giant warehouse party.<\/p>\n

It’s such an unexpected delight, an extremely fun zombie movie in its own right, mixed with what feels like an instant-queer classic. The characters are all so instantly charming and you feel the sense of camaraderie throughout, which helps the stakes immensely. It’s so rare to care about the characters in a zombie movie, but you do genuinely root for them here. Katy O’Brian of Mission: Impossible \u2014 The Final Reckoning fame is terrific, as is Jaquel Spivey, who played Damian in 2024’s musical remake of Mean Girls.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also just plain funny, with huge laughs throughout, including a particularly good cameo that genre fans will appreciate. There are plenty of nods to Romero Sr., including the look of the zombies, which appear like vintage Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead ones but chromed out like Mad Max war boys. The modern-day social commentary is well-handled, including digs at YouTube pranksters, influencer culture and our overall overdependence on our phones.<\/p>\n

It certainly won’t be for everyone, but horror fans should rest easy knowing that Romero name is in good hands.<\/p>\n

What other critics are saying:<\/strong> They love it! Siddhant Adlakha, writing for Variety<\/a>, says that “few films can coast on good intentions alone, but low-budget zombie romp Queens of the Dead comes close.” Jake Pitre at In Review Online<\/a> says, “there\u2019s at least one good joke landing every few minutes, which is a remarkably high batting average for a debut, nepo-driven or otherwise.”<\/p>\n

How to watch:<\/strong> Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead is now in a limited number of theaters nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb8 Movies newly available to rent or buy<\/strong>My recommendation: The Long Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why you should watch it:<\/strong> The third big-screen Stephen King adaptation of the year is an impressive imagining of an incredibly bleak book that’s long been considered unfilmable due to its brutality, simplicity and the more internal nature of its prose.<\/p>\n

The novel was the first King ever wrote, back in 1967 when he was 19 years old. It wasn’t published until 1979, when it debuted under his short-lived pseudonym Richard Bachman. Set in a dystopian U.S. ruled by a totalitarian regime, a group of young men enter an annual walking contest in which they must maintain a speed of at least 3 miles per hour or risk execution. The contest ends when only one walker remains alive. The winner receives a huge cash prize and a single wish.<\/p>\n

It’s set in a world where the economy and financial pressures have left citizens no choice but to see this televised reality snuff film as their only way to support their families and put food on the table, all but guaranteeing their own deaths in the process.<\/p>\n

It’s deeply upsetting stuff, and the performances by the entire cast, but especially the two leads, Cooper Hoffman, son of Philip Seymour Hoffman, and David Jonsson of Alien: Romulus fame, make you invested in their tragic situation.<\/p>\n

The ending, an area King readers sometimes, quite famously, have issues with, is the one thing that changes from the book, and it’s a smart and impactful one.<\/p>\n

What other critics are saying:<\/strong> It has very good reviews! The A.V. Club’s Jacob Oller <\/a>calls it “relatable viewing for an entire country afflicted by economic insecurity, unchecked gun violence, and the invasion of a militarized Gestapo.” Frank Scheck at the Hollywood Reporter writes<\/a>, “While The Long Walk doesn’t entirely escape its narrative limitations, it features generous amounts of the sort of emotion and heart that have marked the best King adaptations. Of course, that doesn’t make it any less grueling.”<\/p>\n

How to watch: <\/strong>The Long Walk is\u00a0now available to rent or buy on Amazon<\/a>, Apple TV<\/a> and other VOD platforms.<\/p>\n

Rent or buy<\/a><\/p>\n

Bonus recommendation: <\/strong>Good Boy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why you should see it: <\/strong>In Good Boy, a loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.<\/p>\n

It’s a clever take on the idea that in horror movies, animals are usually the first to notice that something is amiss. Indy, the dog who stars in the film, somehow manages to turn in a genuinely incredible performance, which is easily the highlight. Move over, Air Bud!<\/p>\n

What other critics are saying:<\/strong> They like it more than I do! The Hollywood Reporter’s Frank Scheck<\/a> writes, “what comes across most strongly, and gives the film its emotional power, is Indy\u2019s unfailing loyalty to his beloved owner and his willingness do practically anything to protect him.” Chase Hutchinson at TheWrap <\/a>says it gets less interesting the longer it goes on, “but there remain enough inventively staged and shot sequences to make it worth taking in.”<\/p>\n

How to watch: <\/strong>Good Boy is\u00a0now available to rent or buy on Amazon<\/a>, Apple TV<\/a> and other VOD platforms.<\/p>\n

Rent or buy<\/a><\/p>\n

But that’s not all…<\/strong><\/p>\n