Quick thoughts and reviews of all the new releases I was able to catch in August.
August Movie Round-Up
What to Watch in September
What to Watch in September in Cinemas and on Streaming
The Life of Chuck (2024)
★★ I found myself surprisingly unmoved by Mike Flanagan's TIFF winner, A hollow experience that tries to disguise its narrative void with a shallow meditation on life and death.
Eddington (2025)
★★★1/2 Stellar performances and Aster's fearless direction pull you into this powder keg of a town, but by juggling too many sensitive topics, the films feels as subtle as a knife to the head.
Freakier Friday (2025)
★★1/2 While the jokes and story stumble in this legacy sequel, Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis shine, effortlessly stepping back into the roles they reversed more than twenty years ago.
Weapons (2025)
★★★★1/2 Weapons tantalises its audience, weaving a Rashomon-inspired structure that pulls you headfirst into Zach Cregger's wild labyrinth of mystery and comical horror.
Together (2025)
★★★★ Alison Brie and Dave Franco deliver career-best performances as a co-dependent couple in this gnarly body horror that is both darkly comedic and memorably unsettling.
The Naked Gun (2025)
★★★1/2 With a gravelly-voiced Liam Neeson taking over from the iconic, and similarly named Leslie Nielsen, this hilarious and fittingly silly "Naked Gun" reboot may help revive the long dormant spoof subgenre
July Movie Round-Up
Quick thoughts and reviews of all the new releases I was able to catch in July.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
★★★ While the narrative is somewhat uninspired and tedious, this latest version of the iconic superhero team proves to be the most charming yet, thanks to the strong chemistry among the cast and the stunning retro-future world design.
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