Film Diary: August 2026
Every film we watched in August 2026, ranked best to worst, good and bad, both our ratings.
Everything we watched in August 2026, ranked on our average, best to worst. 11 films, ratings included even on the ones we didn’t like. Two columns because we rarely agree. The ones worth writing about get their own review, and tapping a card in the carousel above opens it.
## On television
Filipiñana (2026) No Spoiler Review: A Beautiful Film That Doesn't Need a Complicated Plot
Rafael Manuel's first feature is slow, weird at first, and beautifully shot, and it justifies its simple premise.
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Almost Famous No Spoiler Review: On a Rewatch in My 40s, This Could Be Cameron Crowe's Best Film
Rewatched in my 40s, Almost Famous is a love letter to rock and roll and a mirror held up to it at the same time, and it could be Cameron Crowe's best film.
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Primetime (2026) No Spoiler Review: A Solid Robert Pattinson Performance Stuck in a So-So Story
Robert Pattinson gives us the weirdness we love as his own version of Chris Hansen, but a simple plot dragged out keeps Primetime at okay.
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What does the world need from the Philippines? Right now, nothing it can't get somewhere else.
China refines 91% of the world's rare earths. Taiwan makes over 90% of its most advanced chips. We import 98% of our garlic and ship our nickel out as raw ore. What could the Philippines own that the world can't do without?
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