We can’t believe we’re officially in August!
That means we’re back to school prepping and getting ready to wind down the summer.
If you’re looking for something to indulge in after a busy day, we have you covered!
Sterling Point
17-year-old Annie Jacobson has been raised in New York City with her twin brother and loving adoptive father. Her life takes a turn when she inherits her mysterious grandfather’s island in Canada.
There, she finds new friends, budding romances and untold family secrets.
Get the tissues for this one.
Prime Video, Out Now
The End of Oak Street
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighbourhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognisable surroundings.
The film stars Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor.
In Cinemas August 14th
The Last Sunrise
Based on the beloved novel, The Last Sunrise follows Ry, a college student with a chronic illness, on a summer escape to Mallorca with her mother.
As she unexpectedly falls for Julián (Fernando Lindez) and begins to embrace living in the moment, her worsening condition and long-hidden family secrets threaten to unravel everything before the summer ends.
Prime Video, August 26th
Tony
This is a biopic with a twist as it follows the iconic Anthony Bourdain for just one summer of his life.
In 1975, a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain wants to be a writer but takes a summer job at a Cape Cod restaurant, learning under the tutelage of a Brazilian-born restaurateur.
In Cinemas, August 14th
The Shards
Set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles, the series follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school as they navigate identity, sex, jealousy, obsession and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence.
At its centre is Bret, an aspiring writer and keenly observant teenager whose reality begins to unravel with the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic new student, Robert Mallory. Transferring in just before his senior year, Robert’s appearance coincides with the growing terror of The Trawler, a serial killer targeting teenagers across the city.
Alongside Bret is his elite social circle, which consists of Susan Reynolds, Debbie Schaffer and Thom Wright, a glamorous and deeply entangled group drawn into a life of wealth, beauty, parties and excess. The promise of their youth is contrasted with the dark and cynical world of the adults surrounding them: Terry Schaffer, Liz Schaffer and Steven Reinhardt.
Disney+, Out Now
Spa Weekend
Spa Weekend follows three childhood best friends, Jane, Coco, and Sophie, as they embark on some much-needed pampering during a luxury girls’ getaway.
But when their trainwreck friend, Mel, turns up, the relaxation quickly descends into chaos with hilarious consequences.
In Cinemas, August 21st
Lioness
Lioness returns for a third season.
This time around it’s hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide. Joe walks the line between duty and home as unseen forces circle her world.
Patterns appear where they shouldn’t, names vanish, and paths rearrange. Guided by Kaitlyn and Westfield, Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, leaving her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life.
Paramount+, Out Now
One Night Only
What if one messy night turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to you?
This summer, Will Gluck, the filmmaker of Anyone but You and Easy A, celebrates modern romantic comedy on the big screen with a fresh, witty, swoony original film about searching for love on the least romantic night of the year.
In Cinemas, August 28th
Ted Lasso
One of the most talked-about TV shows is back for a fourth season after three years.
Ted is back in England; this time he’s coaching Richmond’s women’s team.
Oh Ted, how we missed you!
Apple TV+, Out Now
I Want Your Sex
I Want Your Sex tells the story of Elliot, a kind-hearted if unmotivated twentysomething whose fantasies quickly come true when he lands a job with renowned artist and provocateur Erika Tracy.
When Erika breaks down office boundaries and takes Elliot on as her sexual muse and subordinate, their sexually charged relationship makes him question his own desires, boundaries, and relationships with his uptight girlfriend and repressed roommate.
As the stakes heighten and power dynamics shift, the film mixes satire, romantic comedy, mystery, and murder through the colourful and edgy visual language for which Araki is best known.
In Cinemas, August 28th
Possession
Claudia, an ambitious young bi‑racial lawyer, travels to Jamaica to challenge an inheritance claim made by a local man, Cudjoe East, against Oliver Connaught, a wealthy white aristocrat. But the case takes an unsettling turn when Claudia discovers that the disputed estate is the very place that has haunted her nightmares: Hope Hill, the Connaught family’s former plantation.
As Claudia and Oliver dig deeper, they uncover a disturbing link between the plantation’s brutal past and the injustices still shaping the present.
Sky, Out Now
The Last House
A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.
Netflix, Out Now
My Brilliant Career
Sybylla is a shockingly modern young woman with one searing ambition – to be a writer, while her family is determined to marry her off.
With an irrepressible taste for fun, Sybylla breaks every convention of 1900 Australia as she searches for a story that will allow her to write her way to independence. For her, the choice between adventure or marriage seems easy, until she falls in love.
Will Sybylla marry, or will she risk it all for a creative life?
Netflix, August 13th
Don’t Say Good Luck
In this coming-of-age dramedy, Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical, until suddenly she’s living with even more drama at home than on the stage.
We have our tissues at the ready for this one!
Netflix, August 14th