August | Through the Shattered Lens

Hi there! Welcome to the wonderful month of August!

August is traditionally one of my favorite months. August is when I plan out my final vacations of the year. Usually, at some point in August, I spend a few days up at the lake. August is hot but it’s usually not as hot as July and, perhaps most importantly, each passing day in August is another day closer to the holiday season! I imagine that I will be spending the majority of August getting ready for the holidays and especially for TSL’s annual Horrorthon! In order to try to give our readers the most reviews ever, I’ve started writing and scheduling my Horrorthon posts in July. I can’t wait for you to see them in October!

Here are a few things that I’m looking forward to in August:

1. A Thousand Years of Longing — Idris Elba! Tilda Swinton! George Miller, making his first film since Mad Max: Fury Road! Critical reviews that have run the gamut from hostile to reverent! How couldn’t I be looking forward to this?

2. Prey — It’s a new Predator film! For some reason, though, it’s called Prey. I guess the idea is that we’ll care more about the people being hunted than we’ll care about the creature hunting them. That really doesn’t sound like the Predator fans I know. Just about everyone that I know is Team Predator. Well, anyway, we’ll see how this one goes.

3. Spin Me Round — This film is due to be released on August 19th. It really hasn’t gotten much promotion but it’s directed by Jeff Baena and it stars Alison Brie and I really liked Horse Girl so I’m looking forward to seeing what their next collaboration will be like. Plus, my girl crush Aubrey Plaza is in it!

4. The Tenebrae Blu-ray Restoration — Synapse is celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of Dario Argento’s greatest films with three-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray 6,000 piece Limited Edition boxed set! Invest in physical media, especially when it comes to the work of an artist like Argento because you just know that the latest group of moral scolds are going to come for him eventually.

5. The Better Call Saul Finale — Be careful, Jimmy/Saul/Gene! Seriously, I’m so nervous about how it’s all going to end.

6. Watching Lots and Lots of Horror Movies — October’s coming up, you know! It’s never too early to start getting ready!

7. Writing About Lots and Lots of Horror Movies — Again, it’s never too soon to start! In my perfect world, I would write all of my reviews for October, November, and December in August and September and then I would spend the last three months of the year on an island somewhere. But, that may not be a realistic goal. Still, I can’t wait to share this year’s Horrorthon with all of you!

8. I Am Groot — I Am Groot is set to premiere on Disney+ on August 10th. Oh, c’mon, Groot’s adorable!