Movie Review Roundup: August 2026
Slashers, celibacy, and spas, oh my! Come with me as I revisit another summer month filled with delightful surprises and surprisingly dreadful dreck. ICE CREAM MAN ⭐️⭐️ This R-rated Goosebumps episode wishes it had the budget (and talent) of a Goosebumps episode. Despite the AI usage, this almost-fun scoop of slasher trash isn’t what we deserve while waiting to feast on Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving 2 . MISS YOU, LOVE YOU ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2 One of those rare movies that comes along and wrecks you in the most beautiful of ways, with characters and themes that resonate with you at your core. Jim Rash’s impeccably original script and direction—yup, I’ll say it—hugged my soul. ( Streaming on HBO Max ) TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 A dreamily detailed post-meta meta piece that uses the slasher genre to deconstruct sexual shame (and some Hollywood politics). Yes, it’s cerebral, but the needle drops are pretty funny, and it’s Schoenbrun’s most accessible work to da...
