September has arrived, and with it a gaggle of interesting films to digest. It’s also my birthday month – and, my age, you ask? Well, I’m very young and cool … you don’t need to look any further into that.
Anyways – if you need a horror thriller to get your weekend going, I suggest checking out Speak No Evil. The story finds a couple and their daughter heading to a country house of some newly made friends – only to find the idyllic getaway hides something awful underneath. The trailer has James McAvoy (Split) morphing from charming to unnerving with relative ease, and the film looks to be a genuinely thrilling ride into insanity. With Scoot McNairy (Argo) and Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate) rounding out the cast, the movie is shaping up to be an excellent fright when it releases on Sept. 13.
Action, comedy and some of the last true movie stars in town team up to bring us Wolfs. Starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, the movie finds both men playing professional “fixers” who are hired for the same job and forced to work together. It’s wonderful to see Clooney and Pitt on screen together again – as their last outing was Burn After Reading in 2008. Director John Watts is no stranger to action either, having helmed the last three Spider-Man films. Hopefully the stars align when this one hits theaters on Sept. 20. (That’s also my mom’s birthday, and she’s the best!)
If you’re looking for a black comedy psychological thriller, keep your eye on A Different Man. Starring Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), the film follows Edward, who is diagnosed with neurofibromatosis – a condition in which non-cancerous tumors grow in the nervous system. You follow Edward during post-surgery life, in which he becomes obsessed with another man who seems to be playing him in a stage version of his previous life. Adam Pearson, a British actor who actually has neurofibromatosis, appears in this role. It played well at Sundance – let’s hope it maintains that credibility when it lands in theaters Sept. 20.
For your biographical war drama, look no further than Lee. The movie stars Kate Winslet as photojournalist Lee Miller, following her as she chronicles World War II for Vogue magazine. Based on the 1985 biography The Lives of Lee Miller, the production also stars Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose), Josh O’Connor (Challengers) and a surprise dramatic turn from Andy Samberg (Palm Springs). The trailer showcases plenty of action and gripping, dramatic scenes that will surely elevate the biopic a few notches when it releases on Sept. 27.
For an epic science fiction drama and longtime passion project, don’t miss Megalopolis. Set within an imagined modern America, the story follows visionary architect Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver, A Marriage Story) as he clashes with corrupt Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad) about how to rebuild the decaying metropolis New Rome. Also, consequently, Cesar has the power to stop time. The trailer is, frankly, bonkers – and the cast list is gigantic, with stars including Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Shia LaBeouf (The Peanut Butter Falcon), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and Dustin Hoffman. Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it will surely leave an impact, good or bad, when it lands on Sept. 27th.
