Each month, lots of new films and TV shows are added to Stan‘s library. Critic Claire White surveys the month’s selections and picks for titles most worth watching. For the full list of everything arriving on the platform, scroll down.
Top Picks: TV
Billy the Kid: Season 2 (October 16)
The tale of the American West and the infamous gunslinging outlaw Billy the Kid continues in season two. Tensions are rising between Billy (Tom Blyth) and corrupt powers of the Santa Fe Ring, in a conflict which will result in the bloody Lincoln County War. After shows like Westworld and Yellowstone’s many spin-offs, cowboys and “yeehaw”s offer an escapist intrigue of open pastures, life-or-death drama, and the chance to play the hero. And also horses. The horses are good, too.
Ghosts: Season 4 (October 17)
This charming BBC comedy combines history with modern life as an eclectic assortment of ghosts who have died over the course of centuries are bound to the site of their death—now a crumbling estate, which a modern couple wish to turn into a bed and breakfast. Chaos ensues as the living and dead try to coexist and keep their home afloat. It’s cosy and delightful!
Wolf Like Me: Season 2 (October 19)
Josh Gad, who is best known for his roles as Olaf in Frozen and LeFou in Beauty and the Beast, does not often get the leading role treatment, least of all as a love interest. Goofier nature set aside, his earnest charm is a compelling feature of this South Australia-set dramedy series. Australia’s Isla Fisher likewise gets to exercise her acting chops in a series that has unexpected twists.
Top Picks: Movies + Specials
Once Upon a Time in America (October 10)
The final film directed by Sergio Leone, this American epic stars Robert DeNiro as Noodles, a former gangster from the Prohibition-era and his return to New York after a period of exile. Although not talked about as much as The Godfather, the sweeping narrative from childhood to death is as much about greed, power and violence as it is friendship and what constitutes a family. Also starring James Woods and featuring Joe Pesci, with a score by Leone’s long-time collaborator Ennio Morricone, this is classed as one of the top gangster films of all time.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (October 15)
Documentarian Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) examines the life of artist and activist Nan Goldin, and her incendiary campaign against the Sackler family for their role in the opioid crisis. Goldin’s fight comes from a personal place, due to her own addiction to OxyContin. As she specifically targets art museums and institutions such as The Met and the Louvre in having accountability for their collaborations with the Sackler family as major arts donors, building tension and passion make this a must-see documentary.
Crawl (October 21)
Florida is a mythical place. Okay, not really, but it makes for the perfect setting in this single-location horror, as a young woman is trapped in her flooding house during a hurricane, only to find that lurking in the water are deadly alligators. As she fights for her life against jaws capable of tearing her to shreds, the film is gleeful spectacle, reminiscent of 2000s B-movie thrillers. Add it to your list of Halloween viewing for a fun time!
All titles arriving on Stan in October
October 1
New In Town
Belli Ciao
Hit and Run
October 2
More Than I Deserve
Navalny
October 3
Fright Krewe: Season 1 Premiere
Mistletoe Match
The Christmas Retreat
Six Degrees of Santa
A Christmas in Switzerland
A Royal Christmas Match
A Christmas Masquerade
A Candlelit Christmas
Ghosts of Christmas Past
Saving Me: Season 1-2
October 4
Blood: Seasons 1-2
Bad Tales
October 5
Love Triangle: Season 2 Premiere
Date Movie
La Juria
The Code of Silence
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Season 3-4
October 6
Monster Family 2
Aftertaste: Season 1-2
Brum: Season 4
October 7
American Rust: Season 1
The Revenant
Warnie: Season 1
October 8
Just My Luck
The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System
Mr Christmas: Premiere
October 9
Nancy Drew (2019): Seasons 1–3
October 10
Once Upon a Time in America
My Days of Glory
Margrete: Queen of the North
October 11
Sullivan’s Crossing: Season 1
Our Brain: Season 1
A Vineyard Christmas: Premiere
October 12
Life and Death in the Warehouse
Metronom
The Translators
October 13
Rings
The Bravest Wolf Boy
October 14
Arctic Circle: Season 3 Premiere
Gone Girl
Ignorance is Bliss
October 15
A Very English Christmas
This Boy’s Life
The Worst Ones
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
October 16
Billy the Kid: Season 2 Premiere
The Loneliest Planet
October 17
The Captive
Ghosts: Season 4
October 18
Ad Astra
Coupled Up for Christmas Premiere
October 19
Wolf Like Me: Season 2 Premiere
Moonhaven: Season 1
The Prophecy of the Armadillo
October 20
The Love Guru
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City Season 3
October 21
Christmas Angel 624 Premiere
Crawl
In the Name of the Land
October 22
The Northman
The Summit (La Cordillera)
The Velvet Queen
October 23
Runner, Runner
October 24
Decoding Danger: Season 1
Little Wings
October 25
Take a Chance at Christmas Premiere
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor Special
Let Yourself Go!
October 26
Transformers: The Last Night
The Terror: Season 1-2
October 27
American Auto: Season 1-2 Premiere
Daddy’s Home 2
The Wiggles: Halloween Party!
October 28
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas
Mirrors
Batman: The Long Halloween Part One
Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two
October 29
Sinister
Guilty Men
The Last Rider
October 30
Entrapment
Both Sides of the Blade
October 31
Ordinary Lies: Season 1-2
The Heiresses
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