The summer movie season is winding down, and streaming will be more needed than ever this month as Sony’s “Bullet Train” is the only major studio tentpole releasing in theaters. Family audiences are in luck as Pixar’s “Lightyear” arrives on Disney+ after underwhelming at the box office earlier this summer. Some box office pundits believed that families became more inclined to watching Pixar films at home after “Soul,” “Luca” and “Turning Red” all skipped theaters and debuted on Disney+, which means “Lightyear’s” popularity could be getting a much-needed boost this month.
Variety – August 5, 2022
Elsewhere on streaming, indie movie lovers are getting a big win with the arrival of dozens of A24 movies on HBO Max. Studio favorites such as “The Spectacular Now” and Oscar winners “Amy,” “Room” and “Ex Machina” are all making their debuts on the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed platform. And Prime Video subscribers will finally be able to stream Paul Thomas Anderson’s most recent directorial effort, “Licorice Pizza.”
“10 Cloverfield Lane” director Dan Trachtenberg revitalizes the “Predator” franchise with “Prey,” which is set in the Comanche Nation in 1719. From Variety’s review: “A Northern Great Plains setting and a young tribal hunter out to prove herself almost make the latest ‘Predator’ sequel look less schlocky than the others…