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Fopp’s Picks

august 2026

we’ve whittled a fresh month of cinema down to the 10 absolute essential watches:

project hail mary

release: 10th august 2026
available on 4k uhd / blu-ray / dvd

 

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

 

  • Screen Ratio: 2.39:1, 1.78:1 | Audio: Dolby Atmos-TrueHD, Dolby Digital 5.1 
  • Special Features: Audio Commentary with Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Deleted Scenes, Earth’s Favourite Eridian Documentary

the stranger

release: 3rd august 2026
available on 4k uhd / blu-ray / dvd

 

Based on Albert Camus’s 1942 classic novel, Benjamin Voisin stars in the lead role of Meursault, an apathetic Frenchman who shows total indifference to life. His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinizes both the crime and his character.

 

  • Special Features: Interviews with Writer/Director François Ozon and Actors Benjamin Voisin and Rebecca Marder, Short Films by François Ozon (Victor, Une rose entre nous), Trailers

sentimental value

release: 17th august 2026
available on 4k uhd / blu-ray / dvd

 

Nora, a successful stage actress, reunites with her estranged father, Gustav Borg – a once-renowned film director planning a comeback with a script based on their family. When Gustav offers Nora the lead role, which she promptly declines, he turns his attention to a rising Hollywood starlet instead.

 

  •  Special features: 5 artcards

michael

release: 10th august 2026
available on 4k uhd / blu-ray / dvd

 

MICHAEL is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells the story of Michael Jackson’s life beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of The Jackson 5, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fuelled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world. Highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career, the film gives audiences a front-row seat to Michael Jackson as never before. This is where his story begins.

 

  • Screen Ratio: 1.85:1 | Audio: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 
  • Documentaries: Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Home Is Where His Heart Is: Behind the Gates of Hayvenhurst, In the Mirror: Becoming Michael and Joe Time-Lapses, First Look, Becoming Michael, Before the Big Screen, On the Set of ‘Michael’

rose of nevada

release: 24th august 2026
available on blu-ray 

 

When a fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, lost with all hands 30 years ago, mysteriously reappears in the old harbour of a forgotten Cornish village, for those who remember, it’s surely a sign. The boat must go out to sea again and maybe then the luck of the devastated village will turn. Young father Nick (George MacKay) and enigmatic newcomer Liam (Callum Turner) join captain Murgey (Francis Magee), and they head to sea. But when they return, something is amiss — they’ve slipped back in time, and the villagers greet them as if they are the original crew.

 

  • Video & Presentation: Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition, Optional English descriptive subtitles and audio description (feature and selected extras)
  • Archival & Extras: Audio commentary by director Mark Jenkin and film critic Mark Kermode, Rose of Nevada Q&A (2026, 37 mins) – Director Mark Jenkin and actors George MacKay and Callum Turner discuss the making of the film in an onstage Q&A filmed at BFI Southbank, The Jenkin Way (2025, 16 mins)
  • Packaging & Collectibles: FIRST PRESSING ONLY – Illustrated booklet

the devil wears prada 2

release: 3rd august 2026
available on 4k uhd / blu-ray / dvd

 

Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) returns to Runway magazine as the new features editor where she finds her formidable former boss Miranda (Meryl Streep) facing threats to her glossy print empire. Familiar frenemies and fresh faces join the catwalk in this stylish sequel.

 

  • Screen Ratio: 2.39:1 | Audio: Dolby Atmos 7.1.4, Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Dolby Digital 7.1, DTS Digital Surround 5.1 
  • Special Features: Bonus Tracks: ‘Runway’: Lady Gaga and Doechii, Audio Commentary with Director David Frankel, Writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and Lead Costume Designer Molly Rogers, Documentaries: Level Up: Updating the Icons, Inside the Fashion Closet, Front Row Access: Shooting in Italy, Outtakes

big baby

release: 24th august 2026
available on blu-ray / dvd

 

Nightmares of a maniac killer in a baby mask inspire a writer’s new script. But as his life begins to spiral out of control, he discovers Big Baby’s murderous rampage may be more than fiction.

hokum

release: 10th august 2026
available on blu-ray / dvd

 

In the supernatural horror film Hokum, directed by Damian McCarthy (Oddity), a cynical horror novelist (Adam Scott) travels to a remote Irish hotel to scatter his deceased parents’ ashes. His quiet pilgrimage quickly takes a dark turn as he learns of the inn’s terrifying folklore—a permanently locked suite said to be cursed by an ancient, vengeful witch. Soon, horrifying visions blur the line between local legend and reality, forcing him to face supernatural terror and deep-seated personal trauma before the hotel claims him next.

 

  •  Special Features: Audio Commentary with Director Damian Mc Carthy, Making of Documentary, Jack TV Show, Trailers

the sheep detectives

release: 24th august 2026
available on blu-ray 

 

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

 

  • Screen Ratio: 2.00:1 | Audio: Dolby Atmos-TrueHD, Dolby Digital 5.1

r.l. stines’s pumpkinhead

release: 17th august 2026
available on dvd

 

In classic R.L. Stine fashion, thirteen-year-old Sam thinks being dragged to the creepy town of Redhaven is as bad as life gets. Then his older brother Finn vanishes into thin air—and the entire town, including their own mother, forgets he ever existed.
Uncovering a dark harvest curse tied to a sinister prize pumpkin and an eerie, lurking scarecrow, Sam realizes he is the only one who remembers his brother. Teaming up with a skeptical classmate and the town’s local outcast, Sam faces a ticking clock until midnight on Halloween to break the spell and pull Finn back from the void before he is erased forever.

 

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