15 Films to See in August
The month ahead appears to offer far more cinematic highlights than the typical August, though you'll have to venture beyond your local cineplex to catch most of them. True, the surprisingly good horror sequel Annabelle: Creation and Steven Soderbergh's return to filmmaking with Logan Lucky will screen in wide release. But it is this month's indies that really shine, including features like the Black Mirror-esque Marjorie Prime, festival hits like Good Time, Beach Rats and Patti Cake$, and the year's highest-scoring film to date.
Writer-director Eliza Hittman’s follow-up to her 2013 Sundance debut It Felt Like Love also premiered at Sundance, where it earned her the Directing Award in the U.S. Dramatic competition in January. Like her first film, Beach Rats looks at burgeoning sexuality, but this time Hittman focuses on the opposite sex, a boy named Frankie (newcomer Harris Dickinson in a widely praised lead performance) who is struggling to come to terms with his attraction to men while spending time with his girlfriend and troublesome friends.
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