Film Previews: August 2025
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Film Previews: August 2025

Here’s what to look for in theaters and on streaming next month.
‘Folktales’: A Brilliant Way to Get Teenagers Off Phones
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‘Folktales’: A Brilliant Way to Get Teenagers Off Phones

“Folktales” is an instant classic, a favorite documentary, and a film that can and will change lives once it breaks away from the documentary dog-pack.
‘The American Miracle’: How Divine Providence Begat America
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‘The American Miracle’: How Divine Providence Begat America

Atheists might think attributing divine intervention to random but serendipitous weather patterns is for simpletons, but for the faithful—if you know, you know
‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’: Fun Little Showbiz-Family Film
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‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’: Fun Little Showbiz-Family Film

Both Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney know they’re above this quaint movie, but as consummate showbiz pros, they admirably don’t phone in their performance.
25 From 25: A Quarter Century of Great Movies–Part 1 of 5
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25 From 25: A Quarter Century of Great Movies–Part 1 of 5

As hard as it might be to believe, the 21st century will soon be 25 percent over.

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Movies With the Singer and the Swimmer

Movies With the Singer and the Swimmer

Three Howard Keel and Esther Williams movies entertain with music and romance.
‘Viva Zapata!:’ Finding Grace in the Rhythms of Change

‘Viva Zapata!:’ Finding Grace in the Rhythms of Change

Well-intentioned biopic of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata drifts into political speechifying.
‘She Rides Shotgun’: A Father and Daughter Strive to Stay Alive

‘She Rides Shotgun’: A Father and Daughter Strive to Stay Alive

Taron Egerton stars as an ex-con who will do anything to protect his only child.
‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’: A Lyrical Tribute to Gus Kahn

‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’: A Lyrical Tribute to Gus Kahn

The art of expressing love between lyricist and composer gives birth to popular songs.
‘Stray Dog:’ Lost Guns and Lost Souls in Postwar Tokyo

‘Stray Dog:’ Lost Guns and Lost Souls in Postwar Tokyo

Akira Kurosawa’s gritty film on the desperation and anxiety in post-war Tokyo.
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’: Very 1960s, Not Horrible

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’: Very 1960s, Not Horrible

Thus beginneth endless permutations of MCU Fantastic Four stories until the end of time, meaning a whole lotta Hollywood money in the bank.
‘The Flying Missile’: When Cold War Cinema Can’t Pick a Mood

‘The Flying Missile’: When Cold War Cinema Can’t Pick a Mood

Glenn Ford plays a submarine commander planning to launch a missile under water.
Film Previews: August 2025

Film Previews: August 2025

Here’s what to look for in theaters and on streaming next month.