TFW you’re looking for dog stars (CREDIT: 20th Century Studios)
Starring: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong
Director: Ridley Scott
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Rating: R
Release Date: August 28, 2026 (Theaters)
The Dog Stars fully convinced me (if I wasn’t convinced already) that perpetually overcast movies should only be released in theaters in November or December. Certainly not in summer! Not even late summer. Maybe if The Dog Stars were a much better movie while still being just as cloudy, I might feel a little differently. But it’s important to draw a line. Anyway, much of this flick is pretty sleepy and had me wishing that I was outside enjoying the sunshine instead. Although there were a few sequences that made it worthwhile, particularly the new (and kinda freaky) society devised by Allison Janney’s character and any moment when Josh Brolin kept willfully confusing Mennonites with Mormons.
Grade: 33 Roaches out of 77 Junctions
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