Top 10 movies you need to watch in August

August is sluggish: too early for summer release, too late for winter fun. This time of year has often seen distributors clearing cupboards, getting ready for a big summer release, but COVID-19 and new release platforms have scrambled the eggs.

There are one or two big movies this month, like Bullet Train – Brad Pitt’s action comedy – but much more that is quirky and eccentric. David Cronenberg and Jordan Peele are both back in the ring, so anything can happen.

Let the August winds guide you. Or just read.

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Bullet Train

Brad Pitt and four other assassins board the same train from Tokyo to Kyoto, carrying the same suitcase. It promises silly fun, lots of action, cartoon violence and some laughs. Brad wanted out of life; Sandra Bullock plays the handler. It is directed by David Leitch, who made Deadpool 2 and was a stunt double for Pitt. Open August 4th.

Juniper

Juniper as in gin. The luminous and always surprising Charlotte Rampling plays a once famous photographer, now a committed fertile man with gammy feet. His wayward nephew (George Ferrier) is sent to take care of him. Written and directed by Matthew Saville, this British film looks interesting. Rampling never disappoints. Open August 4th.

Not

Jordan Peele’s new film has split American critics in the middle. Either it’s brilliant and original, or an incoherent mess. A brother and sister (Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer) take their father’s ranch in the desert after his mysterious death. It wasn’t long before they pointed the camera at the sky, trying to get evidence of a visitor from another world. These aliens don’t look friendly. Open August 11th.

Conference

It’s hard to imagine how you could make a satisfying film about the Wannsee Conference, where key Nazis meet in a villa outside Berlin to plot the extermination of the Jews, but East German-born director Matti Geschonneck has tried it. This seems strict and unsentimental, given the ominous truth that it took a lot of planning to kill so many people. Open August 11th.

the princess

Some critics have called this the definitive documentary about Princess Diana. Ed Perkins uses the currently popular pastiche technique, gluing them together using only actuality, which has its strengths and weaknesses. Absolutely sure that it will be an interesting spectacle. Media types may experience inconvenience. Open August 11th.

Bosch & Rockit

An Australian film, shot around Byron Bay, with Luke Hemsworth as a surfer on the run for a drug deal. Rasmus King plays Rockit, his son. The beautiful Isabel Lucas is part of the appeal; he chose an interesting script. Director Tyler Atkins is debuting. Worth seeing. Open August 18th.

Future Crime

Léa Seydoux, Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart in Future Crimes.Credit:Nikos Nikolopoulos/Neon

After an eight-year break, David Cronenberg is back with sensational players: Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux and Kristen Stewart. There will be blood and maybe guts, piercings, body parts, plus lots of ideas to keep us guessing. Cronenberg is often disgusting, but never boring. Bring a paper bag. Open August 18th.

Good luck to you, Leo Grande

This one stars Emma Thompson – what else do you need to know? Oh well, he’s hired a beautiful sex worker (Daryl McCormack) to re-lift his boat. Be warned: Thompson goes full-front here, which he says is one of the hardest things he’s ever done in his professional life. Must be funny. Open August 18th.

Press Road

A street film from Iran that won many hearts when it was screened at Cannes. From writer-director Panah Panahi, this film follows a family through breathtaking landscapes and challenges. Filming in Iran is never easy, given how often the regime has imprisoned its directors, but so many films are memorable and worth supporting. Open August 25th.

Love fire

Werner Herzog made a documentary in 2016 about Catherine and Maurice Krafft, French volcanologists who died on a mountain in Japan in 1991. The new film is heavily based on footage of their own active volcano, acquired at great risk, during their careers. which is very dangerous. Previous reports have been very positive. Open August 25th.

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