What’s streaming on MUBI
October 2024
THE NEW COVEN: A FEMALE HORROR RENAISSANCE
A new wave of female directors is reshaping the horror genre, continuing a tradition that began with Alice Guy-Blaché in the early 1900s. Directors like Jennifer Kent, Coralie Fargeat, and Susanne Deeken are leading a renaissance, reclaiming female agency and addressing themes such as gender roles, sexuality, and trauma. Just in time for Halloween, MUBI’s collection
THE NEW COVEN: A FEMALE HORROR RENAISSANCE celebrates films that provide a fresh perspective on horror, re-examining long-standing myths through a female lens.
Revenge (Action, Thriller, Horror) – Now Streaming
Dir. Coralie Fargeat, 2017
Weaponizing tropes to neo-feminist ends, Coralie Fargeat fires on all cylinders in this killer film. Adrenalized by the same fascination with transformation that sparks across The Substance (now in theatres across Canada), the provocateur filmmaker empowers her heroine to go from Barbie to badass with dangerous, delirious style.
Knives And Skin (Drama, Mystery, Horror) – Streaming October 1
Dir. Jennifer Reeder, 2019
What happened to Carolyn Harper? After the high school girl’s disappearance, a wave of fear spreads among traumatized town residents. While the darkness lurking beneath everyday life gradually reveals itself, a sense of awakening overcomes the town’s teenagers, who take on strange coping techniques.
A Place Without Fear (Short, Avant-Garde) – Streaming exclusively on MUBI October 4
Dir. Susanne Deeken, 2023
Within the decaying walls of an eerie, abandoned house in Detroit, a young girl must navigate a labyrinth of physical and emotional challenges. Soon, the young girl will have to choose between succumbing to her fears—or transforming into a formidable force.
SELF-PORTRAIT AS A COFFEE POT
A MUBI RELEASE
Self-Portrait As A Coffee Pot (TV Series, Documentary) – Streaming exclusively on MUBI October 18
Dir. William Kentridge, 2022
In three segments of a nine-part series, South African artist William Kentridge chronicles how he creates intricate, wall-sized charcoal drawings of the vistas from his childhood in Johannesburg and life-sized paintings of himself — all while ruminating on the puzzle of self-knowledge. An exciting innovation for both the filmed entertainment and art worlds, this release represents a combination of fine art acquisition and streaming rights. It marks the first time that MUBI has acquired exclusive global rights to a series edition of a work of art.
- Episode 1 – A Natural History Of The Studio
- Episode 2 – Self-Portrait As A Coffee Pot
- Episode 3 – Vanishing Points
- Episode 4 – Finding One’s Fate
- Episode 5 – As If
- Episode 6 – Harvest Of Devotion
- Episode 7 – Metamorphosis
- Episode 8 – Oh To Believe In Another World
- Episode 9 – In Defence Of Optimism
THE PRACTICE
The Practice (Comedy) – Streaming exclusively on MUBI October 4
Dir. Martín Rejtman, 2023
Gustavo and Vanessa separate and have to redraft their projects together. Both are yoga teachers. Gustavo is Argentinian, Vanessa is Chilean. The trip to India is cancelled. Vanessa keeps the apartment and leaves the studio they shared, making Gustavo homeless. The Practice comes to the platform as a part of the HUMOR AND MELANCHOLY: THE CINEMA OF MARTÍN REJTMAN collection spotlighting Argentinian auteur and novelist Martín Rejtman’s luminous and delightfully off-kilter body of work.
THE BLUE ROOM
The Blue Room (Crime, Romance, Thriller) – Streaming October 1
Dir. Mathieu Amalric, 2014
A man and a woman, secretly in love, alone in a room. They desire each other, even bite each other. In the afterglow, they share a few sweet nothings—at least, the man believed they were nothing. Now under investigation by the police and the courts, what is he accused of? Directed and starring Mathieu, who’s most recently known for Hold Me Tight with Vicky Krieps, this romantic thriller delves into the complexities of desire and consequences.
THE LONELIEST PLANET
The Loneliest Planet (Thriller) – Streaming October 1
Dir. Julia Loktev, 2011
Engaged American couple Alex (Gael García Bernal) and Nica (Hani Furstenberg) are backpacking through Eastern Europe. Upon arriving in Georgia, they hire a guide to lead them on a camping trek. Walking for hours, the three trade anecdotes to pass the time—until a momentary misstep changes everything the couple believes about themselves.
COMA
Coma (Drama, Mystery, Avant-Garde) – Streaming exclusively on MUBI October 11
Dir. Bertrand Bonello, 2022
Amidst a period of unprecedented world events, an eighteen-year-old girl’s life is placed on hold. Isolated in her bedroom, she falls under the spell of the mysterious vlogger Patricia Coma. As time carries on, the lines between her dreams, fears, hopes, and reality begin to blur into one another. Coma won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2022.
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