Summer is winding down, and we’ll soon see some good September releases (I’ll soon be writing about Meet the Patels and 99 Homes). The prestige releases will start rolling out in October, but in the meantime, I suggest that you make a special effort to see The End of the Tour, which may only be available in theaters for another week or so. Here are all three of my suggestions.
- The End of the Tour is the smartest road trip movie ever, starring Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg. Be sure to see it. It’s the only movie on my list of Best Movies of 2015 – So Far that’s currently playing in theaters.
- Joel Edgerton’s The Gift is a satisfying thriller – and much more.
- In Mr. Holmes, Ian McKellen is superb as the aged Sherlock Holmes, re-opening his final case.
Woody Allen’s Irrational Man is not bad, but empty. Skip the failed comedy Mistress America, which IS bad.
No new DVD/Stream of the Week this week, but I recently featured:
- Ex Machina, another of my Best Movies of 2015 – So Far. It’s available on DVD from both Netflix and Redbox and streaming from Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play and Xbox Video.
- The Oscar-winning The Secret in Their Eyes. It’s available on DVD from Netflix and streaming from Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play, Xbox Video and Flixster.
- The startling documentary Art and Craft, available on DVD from Netflix and streaming on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play and Xbox Video.
Turner Classic Movies is playing the unforgettable The Man Who Would Be King (1975) on September 8. Sean Connery and Michael Caine star as two vagabond British soldiers adventuring in colonial India when one of them is mistaken for a god by the indigenous people. They play the misunderstanding into a kingdom – until hubris, greed and lust causes them to reach a little too high. It’s a great story, well told by director John Huston. Connery and Caine are wonderful.
