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August 14, 2026 
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Hey, movie fans!
As we cruise into the final weeks of summer, “Spider-Man” and “The Odyssey” continue to dominate at the box office. But new options are making their way to theaters. Might we interest you in a period suburban dinosaur thriller?
“The End of Oak Street,” from David Robert Mitchell, places Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor in the path of prehistoric creatures that trample into a once-quiet neighborhood. In her review, Elisabeth Vincentelli writes, “You could argue that it’s not ‘good’ by conventional standards, but the film has a sui generis oddness that’s rare in summer popcorn productions.”
If you’re looking for a smaller, more intimate choice, there’s the drama “Union County,” about two brothers battling drug addiction in rural Ohio. In her review, the critic Jeannette Catsoulis writes that the film is “downbeat without being depressing” and “a compassionate portrait of a Sisyphean endeavor.”
In other news, how often have you seen the racing point-of-view camera shot in movies and on TV? You know: the one that speeds toward a person — and maybe even into someone’s mouth? That kind of shot was a signature of the 1981 horror classic “The Evil Dead.” And the critic Jason Zinoman writes about how ubiquitous the camera move has become.
Whatever you decide to watch this weekend, enjoy the movies!
