11 Movies To See In July

“McQueen”
Cast: Alexander Mcqueen
Synopsis: A personal look at the extraordinary life, career and artistry of Alexander McQueen. Through exclusive interviews with his closest friends and family, recovered archives, exquisite visuals and music, McQueen is an authentic celebration and thrilling portrait of an inspired yet tortured fashion visionary.
What You Need to Know: There’s something innately intriguing about the fashion world when it’s looked at from a distance, something that documentaries such as “Bill Cunningham New York,” “Advanced Style” and now, “McQueen” have all succeeded at. The commonality is the ability to make the fashion and glamour of it all second to the people anchoring the story, no matter how easy it could be to be caught up in the glitz and madness of the designer fashion world. A life ridden with controversy and tragedy, directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s are determined to make sure the portrait of Alexander McQueen is a well rounded and fully explored one.
Release Date: July 20

“The Third Murder”
Cast: Masaharu Fukuyama, Koji Yakusho, Ishao Hashizume
Synopsis: Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defence of murder-robbery suspect Misumi who served jail time for another murder 30 years ago. Shigemori’s chances of winning the case seem low – his client freely admits his guilt, despite facing the death penalty if he is convicted. As he digs deeper into the case, as he hears the testimonies of the victim’s family and Misumi himself, the once confident Shigemori begins to doubt whether his client is the murderer after all.
What You Need to Know: It pains us to put the words Hirokazu Kore-eda and “concerned” in the same sentence, but ever since the middling reactions from its debut at the Toronto Film Festival became pouring in, it was hard not to worry about “The Third Murder.” A departure from his usual, intimate and familial fare for something more strictly genre, Kore-eda’s latest film may not inspire the same level of enthusiasm as say, his other upcoming film “Shoplifters” which won the Palme d’Or at this years Cannes Film Festival, but any film that Kore-eda plays a part in is worth seeking out as one of the greatest directors living today. Any filmmaker that gives us “Like Father, Like Son,” “Still Walking,” “After the Storm,” and “Our Little Sister” in just the past decade is allowed a stumble here or there.
Release Date: July 20

“Mission Impossible: Fallout”
Cast: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson
Synopsis: When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begins to question his loyalty and his motives. Hunt finds himself in a race against time, hunted by assassins and former allies while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
What You Need to Know: While Tom Cruise doesn’t know how to say no to some of the worst ideas thrown his way (“The Mummy”), there’s been a longevity (over 20 years) to the “Mission: Impossible” series of films that has to partially be chalked up to his old school star power. While there have been duds in the series as a whole, the last two in particular, ‘Rogue Nation‘ and ‘Ghost Protocol‘ have delivered by both embracing what has made the films such treats to see on the big screen while also allowing the filmmakers to grow within the natural confines of the story. With a cast that’s pulling from all of the previous installments along with Henry Cavill joining the fun as the suspected baddie, “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” seems fit to follow in the last two’s footsteps.
Release Date: July 27

“Hot Summer Nights”
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Alex Roe, Maika Monroe
Synopsis: Set in Cape Cod over one scorching summer, “Hot Summer Nights” follows Daniel, a shy out-of-towner who gets in over his head flipping weed with the neighborhood rebel while pursuing his new business partner’s enigmatic sister. With a hurricane looming in the wings, tensions rise against a backdrop of drive-ins, arcades, and crashed parties as the stakes (and temperatures) grow ever higher.
What You Need to Know: Having broken our collective hearts in last years “Call Me By Your Name” and looking to re-shatter them again with the upcoming “Beautiful Boy,” it will be cathartic for Timothée Chalamet fans to watch him engage in some slighter antics with A24’s “Hot Summer Nights.” The response so far has been middling but first time writer and director Elijah Bynum seems to crafted a stylish, if vacant, comedy about a teenager finding himself way over his head. It also stars Maika Monroe (“It Follows”) and Emory Cohen (“Brooklyn”) and with a cast like that it’s hard to go so wrong that it’s not worth watching for the talent in front of the screen alone.
Release Date: July 27