What to Watch
Every new movie, show and streaming release worth your time, checked against first-party sources. Plus the LA premieres, repertory prints and creator recaps.
This month
What to Watch in August 2026: Movies, Streaming and TV
Coyote finally sues ACME, Reacher comes back, House of the Dragon closes out its season, and Cliffhanger reboots without Stallone. Every date below, checked, with trailers. And if you're in Los Angeles, the Coyote premiere is here two days before anyone else sees it.
Read this month’s edition →Creator recaps
What actually mattered on YouTube and in podcasts last month, judged rather than counted, with every pick embedded so you can watch on the page.
111 Videos Dropped in July. These 10 Mattered.
A streamer performed at the World Cup final. A creator peeled 1996 Pokemon cards apart on a livestream and the community turned on him. And Ryan Trahan quietly made the best LA travel video of the year.
160 Podcasts Dropped in July. These 10 Mattered.
MrBeast pitched a zombie show to Joe Rogan live on air. Erin Brockovich took AI data centers to the heartland and ended up on PBS. And at least one "new" celebrity interview on the July calendars was a rerun from 2023.
Where to watch in LA
The wide slate plays everywhere. The interesting half of any month plays at about a dozen addresses in this county. Every link goes to the venue’s own site, never a ticketing reseller.
- American Cinemathequeamericancinematheque.comAero, Los Feliz 3 and Directors Village
- New Beverly Cinemathenewbev.com35mm nightly, Tarantino-programmed
- Vidiotsvidiotsfoundation.orgEagle Rock, repertory plus a video store
- Laemmle Theatreslaemmle.comRoyal, NoHo 7, Glendale, Monica, Newhall
- Academy Museumacademymuseum.orgTwo theatres, restorations and 70mm
- The Autrytheautry.orgReal 35mm prints, usually free
- Hammer Museumhammer.ucla.eduFree screenings in Westwood
- Art Theatre Long Beacharttheatrelongbeach.org1925 single screen on Retro Row
- Gardena Cinemagardenacinema.comFamily-run since 1946
- Old Town Music Halloldtownmusichall.orgEl Segundo, silents with a Wurlitzer
- Paramount Drive-Inparamountdrivein.comThe county’s last operating drive-in
- Los Angeles Filmforumlafilmforum.orgExperimental, in its 50th year
Dark right now. The Egyptian has been closed for technical upgrades since June 8 2026 and reopens in the fall. UCLA’s Billy Wilder Theater is on summer intermission until October. The Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades has not reopened since the fire. Eat See Hear has not run a season since 2022 and the Vineland Drive-In is almost certainly gone, whatever the roundups say.
Every edition
- 160 Podcasts Dropped in July. These 10 Mattered.Podcast Highlights2026-08-06
- 111 Videos Dropped in July. These 10 Mattered.YouTube Highlights2026-08-06
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