Continuing with this bizarre new tradition of unnecessary reboots, Fantastic Four hits screens next week with a stellar new cast; the Griswolds go on holiday yet again even though I think at this stage everyone wishes they wouldn't in Vacation; and Guy Ritchie brings the Cold War back with a stylish and action-packed remake of the classic 1960s espionage series The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
However, all is not lost as August also offers a number of brilliant original films (hooray!). In a controversial twist, The Diary of a Teenage Girl was granted an 18 rating last week by the BBFC, thus alienating the majority of its intended audience. It's been met with widespread critical acclaim, so if you're lucky enough to be over the age limit then it looks like it's well worth a watch. Two fearless American comediennes steal the spotlight this month, writing and starring in vastly different yet equally unmissable movies: Greta Gerwig in Mistress America and Amy Schumer in Trainwreck. Then there's the latest John Green young adult adaptation featuring model of the moment Cara Delevingne, Paper Towns; and the birth of NWA in Straight Outta Compton.
Plus, most excitingly, 45 Years is released both in cinemas and on demand. The moving martial drama won Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay the Silver Bears for Best Actress and Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival, and with an overwhelming positive reception it's safe to say that it's the must-watch film of the month.
All films below are released in cinemas in August in the U.K.: some may have already opened abroad so if you're outside the U.K. then do check your local cinemas for film times and release dates.
FANTASTIC FOUR
Thursday 6th August 2015
"Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy."
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
Friday 7th August 2015
"A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend."
THE GIFT
Friday 7th August 2015
"A young married couple's lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband's past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret to light after more than 20 years."
PIXELS
Wednesday 12th August 2015
"When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games."
ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING
Friday 14th August 2015
"A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment."
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Friday 14th August 2015
"In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons."
MISTRESS AMERICA
Friday 14th August 2015
"A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside down by her impetuous, adventurous soon-to-be stepsister."
TRAINWRECK
Friday 14th August 2015
"Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy."
PAPER TOWNS
Monday 17th August 2015
"A young man and his friends embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door."
THE BAD EDUCATION MOVIE
Friday 21st August 2015
"Mr Wickers and his class go on one final school trip after they finish their GCSEs."
ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST
Friday 21st August 2015
"In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then he meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar."
GEMMA BOVERY
Friday 21st August 2015
"Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes."
PRESSURE
Friday 21st August 2015
"A group of men are trapped in a small pod on the sea bed, after diving down to fix an oil pipeline and becoming separated from their ship."
STRANGE MAGIC
Friday 21st August 2015
"Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion."
VACATION
Friday 21st August 2015
"Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to "Walley World" in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons."
HITMAN: AGENT 47
Thursday 27th August 2015
"An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry."
WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS
Thursday 27th August 2015
"An aspiring DJ looks to make it in the electronic music scene."
45 YEARS
Friday 28th August 2015
"Kate is in the middle of preparations for her 45th wedding anniversary when her husband Geoff suddenly receives news which pulls him back into the past."
AMERICAN ULTRA
Friday 28th August 2015
"A stoner - who is in fact a government agent - is marked as a liability and targeted for extermination. But he's too well-trained and too high for them to handle."
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Friday 28th August 2015
"The group NWA emerges from the streets of Compton, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes pop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood."
I'm already counting down the days till 45 Years and Trainwreck, and if I can squeeze in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Pressure, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, and Escobar: Paradise Lost then I'll deem August a successful month on the film front!
What are you looking forward to seeing this month? Do let me know in the comments below!
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