Everything to Watch This Summer 2025
We Live In Time
Oscar-nominees Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield get to let loose and do their british accents at each other as this romcom spanning a decade follows their romance and life together. If you don’t mind a whole pile of spoilers the trailer alone will probably bring you to tears. I recommend going in fresh and with the expectation your emotions are going to be taken on a trip. Be prepared for jumps in time, some solid laughs, and a couple tears along the way. I guess this is how you say “I laughed I cried it changed my life” without sounding like a complete shill. The film was directed by John Crowley (Brooklyn, Intermission).
7 Nov
Suddenly
In this French survival thrill A husband and wife duo struggle to survive on a deserted island near antarctica after their yacht they’re sailing around the world on disappears after a storm. The pair, played by Mélanie Thierry and Gilles Lellouche, do a bang up job as a volatile couple in love facing some of the worst conditions together. It’s as much about the survival of their relationship as it is about eating penguins. The film was originally going to be an english feature Vanessa Kirby and Jake Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal had so much beef with Bidegain the director that Bidegain stormed home and made it a french feature instead.
7 Nov
There’s Still Tomorrow
Named C’e ancora domani in it’s original form this black and white film was the highest grossing Italian flick of the last decade. It’s so good it’s getting a theatrical release here. It was directed, co-written, and stars Paola Cortellesi. Set in 1948 the story takes place directly before the referendum on whether to keep the monarchy. This would be Italy’s first time giving women the vote. The movie follows Cortellesi’s character, a housewife squirreling money away while getting beaten by her husband, and worrying about her daughter falling into the same situation as she is set to be married to the cafe owners son. Meanwhile she has her own affairs of the heart to deal with, as her childhood sweetheart is still in love with her, and is trying to lure her away from her life of domestic abuse.
The cinematography is impeccable and the story is engrossing. You’ll love it.
Nov 28
Woman of the Hour
Anna Kendrick proves that not only is she a good actor, she’s also a fantastic director as she does both with aplomb in this Netflix movie. If you’re into suspense this will leave the edge of your seat worn down to the wood. The story is a stranger than fiction true tale of an unsuspecting woman, Cheryl Bradshaw played by Kendrick, and a serial killer in the middle of a spree becoming entangled over the course of a TV dating gameshow. Kendrick explores ideas of misogyny in Hollywood, and the silencing of women’s voices in the 1970s. Not many films can pull off creeping dread and dark comedy at the same time, but the critical reception for this film already proves that Kendrick has done just that.
Oct 18
