Friday, August 2, 2019

August releases

August Releases


Historically a well-known box office drought month, August occupies an unenviable position between summer blockbusters and holiday fireworks which leaves little to expect most years - at least where the major big-budget Hollywood productions are concerned.  It's rather fitting, then, that this month's leading flick is Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, essentially a side story to the beloved full-throttle action series which, nonetheless, shows considerable promise as a good outing at the matinee.  Joining the titular bash brothers are other (hopefully) fair-to-middling productions, like Nicholas Cage's newest box office Hail Mary where he plays an ex-con on borrowed time seeking bloody retribution against his former gang; and Melissa McCarthy's latest meander into drama with The Kitchen, a tale of three housewives literally married to the mob who find a deadly purpose in crime after their significant others get sent up the river.  

Leaving the movies aside, there's a whole world of entertainment out there this month sure to light a spark in anyone, whether in the realms of music, literature, or video games.  The links below, as always, will lead you to this month's bag of goodies:



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