New in theaters and streaming: 'Clayface', 'Obsession', & more

Everyone on this Friday, well, a comic book villain makes his introduction and a magical animated adventure awaits. So it sounds like there's something for everyone. Fox's Ashley Dvorkin is joining us now with a look at what's new in theaters and streaming. So Ashley, happy Friday to you as always. It's good to have you with us today. Thank you. Happy Friday, Elise. Great to see you. And so much to discuss, including yet another Halloween themed option from Hollywood now this one i tell you i love my horror movies but i was even squeamish at times in this but that's not a bad thing it's actually really fun to see with an audience so we have the DC Comics villain origin story Clayface and now this story and it is set in Gotham in this world with Tom Hiddleston and it's about a movie star whose face is disfigured by a mob boss leading him to take part in a terrifyingly transforming new experiment. Now, again, you've got to brace yourself if you're going in for this one, as you can even tell from the trailer there. But if you're looking for that kind of experience, then there you go. I do actually recommend it. Now, a transformed Alexander Skarsgård alongside Olivia Colman lead the romantic fable Wicker. Now, that's about a fisherwoman who commissions the local basket maker to make her a husband And it's a fairy tale which unravels as chaos and jealousy spread throughout their small village. This is the concept and the premise we've been talking about since we even heard about it. I'm sure you've seen it on TikTok or memes and all of that. But it really is a very sweet love story. And it has a lot of, we'll say, layers woven in. A lot of themes explored in this. So another recommendation. And then look at this beautiful animation of Wildwood. Now, this is a magical animated tale. A young girl journeys to a creature-filled hidden forest to rescue her younger brother. And it just looks amazing. Awkwafina, Jake Johnson, or Jacob Tremblay are among the voice cast. And then Helen Mirren stars in A Talent for Murder as crime thriller writer Patricia Highsmith. And she's being persuaded by a young man to pen one last installment of her Tom Ripley series. and there's mysterious motives at play here. I'm going to give you a little sidebar recommendation too. I've been watching Helen Mirren in Mobland and oh my gosh, she is just so great. It's a diabolical role, but you just love every delivery of every line there. Okay, now Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams are part of the bestseller-inspired Clara and the Sun. This is directed by Taika Waititi and this is about an artificial friend who's taken into a new home where she learns about the world while she is also helping them learn a way to heal. You see Amy Adams there. And then one more, director and star Sacha Baron Cohen reprises one of his most famous characters. There it is, Ali G. So Ali G, who is that character, now back after many years away, and I'm sure that there are a lot of fans who are very familiar with this and can definitely expect what is in store. So those are your theatrical options, Elyse. Wow. For the place, I guess, in the best way. So there's that. Okay, so we've got what's new in theaters. And I've got to tell you, I zeroed in on what you said because I know, Ashley, you enjoy a scary movie. So for you to say that, what was it, Clayface has some moments in it, that's saying something. Yeah, it is. So I will. But again, with the audience, I loved that part about it. But there were some parts where I was like, I even had my hands going up to almost cover my face. Like what? What's about to happen? Oh, boy. That's a good thing. If you're a horror movie fan, you love that. I just said that. Right. That's the point. So that's that's certainly good. OK, so a lot in theaters. How about streaming options this week, Ashley? Streaming options. We have a lot of series that are returning, so nobody wants this. And that is with Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. and that is back for season three and now Noah and Joanne are moving in together and they take the next step and they're experiencing many firsts and there are a lot of laughs along the way and then we also have Lupin on Netflix both of these shows are on Netflix Lupin part four that is a crime heist thriller and The Terminal List season two the action packed show with Chris Pratt Elise good options in theaters some good options uh streaming wise how about your recommendations because we trust you when it comes to what you're telling us so are there any that really stick out to you that you really recommend to us Ashley recommend that variety since i know each of these films is not for everybody but Clayface for the horror movie fans and the DC Comics fans because they're going to be really excited to see uh how it fits into the world of Gotham and the DC universe and comment on it whether they love it or not and then i will also say Wicker for that fantasy romance and Wildwood is just so gorgeous as an animated film and i do want to put an animated family-friendly option in the mix too always appreciate those so i'm glad you did plus Wicker so interesting i feel like that's one i've been seeing a lot of buzz about just because of of the movie but of course the the look as well the the costuming and that certainly has folks talking Ashley you had a chance to catch up with the stars of uh the hit horror film Obsession so you got to share some of the highlights of that with us i did this indie horror hit that did so well it was made on a reported budget of 750,000 and it went on to bank 522 million dollars worldwide. It was this huge box office success story. And also people just loved it and were so floored by the performance, especially by Indie Navarrete as Nikki. And I spoke with them about making the film obviously on an indie budget and just soaking up all of this and what it means that it's part of pop culture now, including Halloween with Halloween costumes. I'm very excited that people are excited about Nikki, but it's kind of cool because it's, I feel like Nikki's no longer mine she's personified and she's her own and i have her close to my heart in my way i honestly never never imagined that people would be wearing halloween costumes of Nikki and Bear i remember when we made the One Wish Willow my mom designed the box with me i remember specifically being like man like if this movie is something like this One Wish Willow could be something that like that people could kind of buy them or maybe like it could be a pop culture thing like and it is like everyone's like what would your one wish would be i saw you showing the video i went to a happy hour with them afterwards this event that they held and it was at Little Tony's which is the restaurant from the film in that booth where she says no no no i thought we were having a nice day and people go to this restaurant just to sit in that booth and take a photo now the food's really good too yeah i bet they do i mean that's something that you could be there in person and in the middle of all that. I can see why folks are doing that. Okay. I saw you on TV yesterday, Ashley, you had a costume on, which was so fun. And I, it's my first time seeing you in costume. So that was, that was awesome. But you sent out your 2026 Hollywood inspired Halloween costume ideas this week. So you got to give us the top five. Oh, it's one of my favorite things to do each year. So I got dressed up for our Hollywood inspired Halloween costumes. And I actually was Nikki from Obsession because that very much is trending you're going to see a lot of Nikki's this year in addition it's cues from a lot of the hits so the Odyssey you'll see a lot of costumes a lot of wardrobe from of epic proportions from that I think Spider-Man I know Spider-Man's a classic but it was so big this summer so you're going to see Spidey maybe MJ is a couple's costume I want to see and I'm just putting this out there Rocky and Ryland from Project Hail Mary i think that's going to make such an entrance at your halloween party yeah and in addition the classics like mike myers and Jason Voorhees from friday the 13th let's take that a step further because this year we had crystal lake which is pamela vorhees the prequel series and that is a Linda Cardellini inspired costume if you want to take your cue from that so i feel like we're gonna those are my top five we have a lot in there we are also minions and k-pop demon hunters i think we're gonna see a lot of pop culture still huge gonna be interesting to see what the kids choose and what adults choose this year for halloween but folks it's Ashley DeWorke hanging with us ashley you we've gotten our money's worth out of you today right you talked about theater we did streaming the costumes this was a lot of fun and we appreciate you as always checking in with us here in atlanta thank you so much have a great weekend we'll see you soon Ashley you too