The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Director Desiree Akhavan

Genre Drama | Romance

Cast Chloë Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, Quinn Shephard, Sasha Lane

Rating Unrated

Release Date August 3rd, 2018 (Limited)

“In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.”

Co-written and directed by Desiree Akhavan, The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a drama that takes place in 1993 and tells the story of a teenage girl who is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians. The cast includes Chloë Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, Quinn Shephard, and Sasha Lane. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Miseducation of Cameron Post:

• Based on the book of the same name by Emily M. Danforth.
• Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2018

Never Goin' Back

Director Augustine Frizzell

Genre Drama

Cast Maia Mitchell, Camilla Malone, Kyle Mooney

Rating R

Release Date August 3rd, 2018 (Limited)

“Jessie and Angela, high school dropouts, are taking a week off to chill at the beach. Too bad their house got robbed, rent’s due, they’re about to get fired, and they’re broke.”

Written and directed by actress Augustine Frizzell, her directorial debut, Never Goin' Back is a slightly twisted and ironic comedy drama about two high school dropouts who decide to take a week off and chill at the beach while ignoring their glaring shortcomings in their "adult" lives. I trust pretty much anything A24 is willing to touch so I plan on watching this as soon as it becomes available, plus as misguided as these girls are they are still pretty damn cute. The cast includes Maia Mitchell, Camilla Malone, and Kyle Mooney. Check out the official Red Band trailer below!!.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Director Christopher McQuarrie

Genre Action | Adventure | Thriller

Cast Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg

Rating PG-13

Release Date July 27th, 2018

“Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.”

Co-written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie (The Way of the Gun, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation), Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the latest entry in the franchise and is sure to keep viewers on the edge of their seats! This time around Ethan Hunt and his IMF find themselves on a race against time after a mission gone wrong. Veteran actor Tom Cruise has hitched his trailer to the Mission: Impossible films and I for one have enjoyed the ride and I am looking forward to his latest action-packed adventure. At the age of 55, Cruise keeps himself in tip top shape to be able to handle demanding roles such as this with ease. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin, Vanessa Kirby, and Michelle Monaghan. Check out the official trailers below!!  

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Mission: Impossible - Fallout:

• Henry Cavill grew a mustache in order to play the villain and was expected to shave it off for Justice League (2017) reshoots. However, Paramount would not allow this, meaning Warner Bros had to pay millions to have it digitally removed in post-production, making it the most expensive mustache in movie history.
• Tom Cruise trained for an entire year to perform a stunt in this film.
• Jeremy Renner is not in this film due to his commitment to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Castle Rock

Genre Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Cast André Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Kevy, Sissy Spacek

Rating TV-14

Series Premiere July 25th, 2018 (Hulu)

“Henry returns to Castle Rock, Maine, unsettled by the place he once called home; based on the literary canon of Stephen King.”

From executive producer J.J. Abrams, Castle Rock is the latest Stephen King adaptation, and what I have seen so far has me pretty excited. The Hulu exclusive is a psychological horror series based on the stories of Stephen King, seamlessly intertwining characters and themes from from some of the great authors best work, all taking place in the fictional Maine town of Castle Rock. The cast includes André Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Kevy, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Glenn, and Terry O'Quinn. Check out the official trailers below. 

Ted Takes Series Facts, Hulu's Castle Rock:

• Castle Rock is the same town where Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern lived in the movie Stand By Me.
• Bill Skarsgård shot this series in between two other Stephen King projects: It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019).
• Some filming took place at West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The penitentiary once housed 2,400 violent criminals with 85 executions taking place on the property, along with murder, rape and suicides. The 142 year old penitentiary is considered, to some, as one of the most haunted sites in the state.

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Director Aaron Horvath, Peter Rida Michail

Genre Animation | Action | Comedy

Cast Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Tara Strong, Will Arnett

Rating PG

Release Date July 27th, 2018

“A villain’s maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.”

From directors Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michai, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is the first Teen Titans movie to get a big-screen feature debut. Teen Titans Go! is a animated television series that made its debut on the Cartoon Network in 2013, and is based on the DC Comics fictional superhero team. Interestingly enough this will more than likely end up as one of the highest rated DC films to date (I get it, the bar has been set pretty low). Nonetheless, critics have been raving about this animated feature. The talented cast of voice actors includes Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Tara Strong, Will Arnett, Stan Lee, and Patton Oswalt. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies:

• First theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) 14 years prior.
• The fourth theatrical film based on a Cartoon Network TV series, after The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) released 16 years prior, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) 10 years prior, and The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) a year before.

Blindspotting

Director Carlos López Estrada

Genre Comedy | Drama

Cast Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones

Rating R

Release Date July 27th, 2018

“Lifelong friends Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this timely and wildly entertaining story about the intersection of race and class, set against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Oakland.”

From director Carlos López Estrada, Blindspotting is a comedy drama that provides a unique look at the intersection between race and class, set against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Oakland, CA. The cast includes Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, and Jasmine Cephas Jones. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Blindspotting:

• The film had its world premiere on January 18, 2018 in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
• The character, Miles, is based off of a man who walked across the film set on the first day of shooting.

Hot Summer Nights

Director Elijah Bynum

Genre Drama

Cast Timothée Chalamet, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe, William Fichtner

Rating R

Release Date July 27th, 2018 (Limited)

“A teen winds up in over his head while dealing drugs with a rebellious partner and chasing the young man’s enigmatic sister during one scorching summer in Cape Cod, Mass.”

Written and directed by Elijah Bynum, Hot Summer Nights is a crime drama with a coming-of-age twist, about a boy in Cape, Cod, MA, during a hot summer who gets in over his head dealing drugs and falling in love. Picked up by A24, this is the first I have heard of this movie but it looks pretty awesome, almost like a coming-of-age Traffic. I'm definitely looking forward to it. The cast includes Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird), Maika Monroe, Alex Roe, William Fichtner, and Emory Cohen. Check out the official trailer below!!

Extinction

Director Ben Young

Genre Sci-Fi | Thriller

Cast Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Emma Booth

Rating Unrated

Release Date July 27th, 2018 (Netflix)

“A father has a recurring dream of losing his family. His nightmare turns into reality when the planet is invaded by a force bent on destruction. Fighting for their lives, he comes to realize an unknown strength to keep them safe from harm.”

From director Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Extinction is a sci-fi thriller about a father who finds himself having recurring dreams about losing his family, only the dreams become reality when the planet is invaded by an alien force. Now I watched Young's film Hounds of Love, and it was really good but very, very messed up (proceed with caution of you decide to check that one out). I'm not sure what the tone will be for this Netflix exclusive film but I think the cast is solid so I look forward to giving this movie a try. Young also made comparisons from this movie to District 9 on a thematic level so that is very intriguing as well. The cast includes Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, and Emma Booth. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Extinction:

• This is Ben Young and Emma Booth's second feature film collaboration together after Hounds of Love (2017). Young and Booth have been friends for over a decade prior to filming Extinction.