Summer isn’t over just yet. There are still some big movie and television releases coming down the pipeline before the fall and you won’t want to miss these great options between your final vacations and beach days. With some shows returning for new or final seasons—including a return to the Game of Thrones world—here’s what to watch this August.
One of the most popular comic book series of all time is coming to your television screen. After years in development as a film, Neil Gaiman’s long-running fantasy The Sandman is hitting Netflix (August 5). The series, which started in 1989, has had various projects in development since 1991, but none of them ever quite made it to the screen—until now. The story follows Morpheus aka the Sandman (Tom Sturridge), the king of dreams and one of the “Endless,” a group of seven powerful supernatural beings. After being captured for over 100 years in 1916, Morpheus escapes in modern day and tries to rebuild his kingdom, which has crumbled since he’s been away. The series has a sprawling supporting cast, including Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie, who’s playing Lucifer, alongside Logan villain Boyd Holbrook, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, and Charles Dance, while Patton Oswalt and Mark Hamill lend their voices to characters.
If you’re looking for something a little less intense, the Mark Wahlberg-Kevin Hart comedy Me Time (August 26) should be up your alley. The film stars Hart as a stay-at-home dad who finally gets some “me time” when his wife (Regina Hall) and son are away. He meets up with his best friend Huck (Wahlberg) and naturally, things get a little out of hand, taking him on a wild ride. On the action side, the Netflix original Day Shift (August 12) stars Jamie Foxx as a blue-collar working dad who secretly has a second job as a vampire hunter once night falls. Foxx stars alongside Dave Franco, Natasha Meagan Good, Steve Howey, Scott Adkins, and Snoop Dogg in the film. This month you also can find movies like the Men in Black trilogy, Space Jam, the original Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy and The Town (all August 1), along with Skyfall (August 5).
Get ready to return to Westeros. HBO is back with a new Game of Thrones series with House of the Dragon (August 21), the first try at a spinoff of the hugely popular series. While some fans were disappointed at the way GoT ended, this new series will move away from that narrative, taking the story 200 years in the past to when House Targaryen ruled the Seven Kingdoms. Based on author George R.R. Martin’s 2018 novel Fire & Blood, the series will follow the upheaval and rivalries around the Targaryen family ahead of the major war of succession that goes down—and oh yeah, as the title suggests, there will be a lot of dragons. The story starts with King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) on the throne, while Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) are each hoping they’ll be next in line. The show is in part produced by former Thrones director Miguel Sapochnik, who helmed some of the biggest battle episodes of the series, so expect a lot of action once again.
Nearly two years after its first season, the financial drama series Industry is back for a second run (August 1). The show was one of the best new series of 2020, following a group of young graduates at the prestigious financial institution Pierpoint & Co in London. The story centered on Harper Stern (Myha’la Herrold), the lone American in her group who was hiding a secret about her education, as she made her way up the ranks of the company. She’s joined by Yasmin (Marisa Abela) and Robert (Harry Lawtley) and other young analysts as they balance multi-million dollar deals along with the personal problems all twenty-somethings encounter. The show has a fantastic soundtrack and made many “Best Of 2020” lists, so we suggest you catch up and jump into Season 2 if you missed out the first time around. Along with those shows, HBO Max will also be getting movies like Whiplash (August 1), American Sniper (August 21) and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (August 25) on the platform.
If you’re itching for some new Marvel content following Doctor Strange 2 and Thor: Love and Thunder, Disney has you covered this month with She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (August 17) and I Am Groot(August 10). On She-Hulk, Tatiana Maslany stars as Jennifer Walters, a lawyer who has a specialty in superhero-related cases. A cousin of Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner/Hulk, Walters ends up with Hulk-like powers of her own and has to learn how to become a hero herself. Ruffalo will guest star on the show alongside Jameela Jamil’s villain Titania, while other MCU characters like Wong (Benedict Wong) and Abomination (Tim Roth) are also slated to appear. The 30-minute show is expected to be more comedic in nature than past MCU shows and will have weekly drops after the first episode is released.
On I Am Groot, everyone’s favorite tree-like Guardian of the Galaxy member will get the spotlight, with five short films that will delve into his past as he grows up into a hero of the MCU. If you missed it in theaters, the Toy Story-adjacent Lightyear hits on August 3, starring Chris Evans as the “actual” Buzz Lightyear the toy was based on. The film follows Buzz and his crew of Space Rangers as they battle with the villainous Zurg and Zyclops robots on a mysterious planet. Fans can also go behind the scenes this month with Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel, which will peel back the curtain on the action of Ms. Marvel, along with interviews and insight from the cast and crew of the series.
One of the most riveting real-life stories of recent memory gets the film treatment with the new movie Thirteen Lives. Directed by Ron Howard, the film follows the story of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, which saw a youth football team and their coach trapped in a cave for over two weeks and the daring rescue mission that saved them. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton as members of the team that worked on the rescue, the film will show how the crew was able to pull off the daring rescue and save the team and its coach.
On the TV side, a new series from Broad City star Abbi Jacobson is coming with A League of Their Own, adapted from the classic baseball comedy. While the show will also follow the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the story will have new characters and storylines that differ from the movie. Jacobson stars as Carson Shaw, a catcher from a tiny town who makes her way to Chicago and ends up on the team. The supporting cast includes Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Roberta Colindrez, and former Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman, who steps into the team manager role made famous by Tom Hanks in the original movie.
This month will also find some major new movies available to stream, including Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s the adventure-romantic comedy The Lost City (August 10), as well as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (August 10), which introduces Idris Elba as the fan-favorite character Knuckles in the sequel. Other classics to check out include Al Pacino’s cop drama Serpico, the Bill Murray bowling comedy Kingpin, the John Travolta-Nicolas Cage action classic Face/Off, and the legendary Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
The new miniseries Five Days at Memorial (August 12) takes on the harrowing story of what happened in a New Orleans hospital during and after Hurricane Katrina. Put together by Oscar winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and longtime TV scribe Carlton Cuse (Lost) the eight-episode series stars Vera Famiga (The Departed) as a doctor who tries to hold things together to save as many people as she can. Based on the non-fiction book Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, the series will premiere with three episodes before releasing weekly. The final season of Jason Momoa’s sci-fi action series See (August 26) starts streaming this month, bringing to a conclusion the story of Baba Voss and his tribe as they battle to build a better future. The series takes place in a dystopian world where humanity has lost the ability to see. The platform will also put out the debut of Skydance Animation, the new film Luck, which follows an unlucky girl (voiced by Eva Noblezada) who discovers the Land of Luck and tries to turn her fortunes around.
On top of those new options, Apple has two shows wrapping things up this month with Black Bird and Season 3 of For All Mankind. Black Bird has been a thrilling crime series so far and now stands as one of Ray Liotta’s final performances following the death of the Goodfellas actor earlier this year. Liotta has been excellent in the series, which follows a young prison inmate (Taron Egerton) who gets a chance to reduce his sentence by getting information from a fellow inmate (Paul Walter Hauser). For All Mankind has been excellent once again in its third season. Following two thrilling seasons that brought the events of the alternate history series into the 1990s, the show has now taken the space race to Mars as U.S., Russian and private company astronauts try to set up bases on the planet.
Steve Carrell continues to lean into his dramatic side with the new limited series The Patient(August 30). Carrell stars as a therapist who’s held captive by a serial killer (Domhnall Gleeson), who wants his help to keep him from killing again. Created by Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg—the dup that worked together on the fantastic FX series The Americans—this 10-episode series will have weekly episodes on FX before streaming on Hulu.
Reservation Dogs is back for Season 2 (August 3), following the misadventures of four Native American teenagers in rural Oklahoma. The series was a standout with all the young main characters showing great comedic range as they get into trouble on the reservation they’ve grown up on. The supporting cast also includes a great performance from Zahn McClarnon, who’s had stellar roles on Westworld and Fargo in recent years. The show starts with a two-episode premiere before weekly drops for the rest of the season.
You won’t have to go to the theater to see the next film in the Predator franchise, as the new movie Prey will debut on Hulu August 5. The story jumps back to the past this time, as the Predator alien drops onto Earth in 1719 right in the middle of Comanche Nation territory. Amber Midthunder plays Naru, a young warrior who has to go up against the weaponized alien to protect her family and her tribe. The comedy series Only Murders in the Building continues with its final episodes of Season 2. The show has already been picked up for a third season and after the way the first season ended on a cliffhanger, one should only expect another one at the end of this year as Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez try and clear their names.
Your Complete August 2022 Streaming Guide: What to Watch on Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix, and More
What to Stream on Netflix
August 1
Big Tree City — Netflix Family 28 Days 8 Mile Above the Rim The Age of Adaline Battle: Los Angeles Bridget Jones’s Baby Bridget Jones’s Diary Constantine Dinner for Schmucks Eyes Wide Shut Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Footloose (2011) Hardcore Henry Legends of the Fall Love & Basketball Made of Honor Men in Black Men in Black 3 Men in Black II Miss Congeniality Monster-in-Law No Strings Attached Pawn Stars: Season 13 Polly Pocket: Season 4: Part 2: Tiny Taste Adventure She’s Funny That Way Space Jam (1996) Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 3 Top Gear: Season 29-30 The Town Woman in Gold
August 2
Flight Ricardo Quevedo: Tomorrow Will Be Worse — Netflix Comedy Special
August 3
Buba — Netflix Film Clusterf**k: Woodstock ‘99 — Netflix Documentary Don’t Blame Karma! — Netflix Film Good Morning, Verônica: Season 2 — Netflix Series
August 4
Lady Tamara — Netflix Series KAKEGURUI TWIN — Netflix Anime Super Giant Robot Brothers — Netflix Family Wedding Season — Netflix Film
August 5
Carter — Netflix Film Darlings — Netflix Film The Informer Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie — Netflix Film The Sandman — Netflix Series Skyfall
August 6
Reclaim — Netflix Film
August 7
Riverdale: Season 6
August 8
Code Name: Emperor — Netflix Film Team Zenko Go: Season 2 — Netflix Family
August 9
I Just Killed My Dad — Netflix Documentary The Nice Guys
August 10
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist — Netflix Documentary Heartsong — Netflix Film Indian Matchmaking: Season 2 — Netflix Series Instant Dream Home — Netflix Series Iron Chef Brazil — Netflix Series Locke & Key: Season 3 — Netflix Series School Tales The Series — Netflix Series
August 11
Dope DOTA: Dragon’s Blood: Book 3 — Netflix Anime Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story — Netflix Documentary
August 12
13: The Musical — Netflix Film A Model Family — Netflix Series Day Shift — Netflix Film Never Have I Ever: Season 3 — Netflix Series
August 15
Ancient Aliens: Season 4 Deepa & Anoop — Netflix Family Learn to Swim
August 16
Untold: Volume 2 — Netflix Documentary
August 17
High Heat — Netflix Series Junior Baking Show: Season 6 — Netflix Series Look Both Ways — Netflix Film Royalteen — Netflix Film Unsuspicious — Netflix Series
August 18
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season 3 — Netflix Family Inside the Mind of a Cat — Netflix Documentary Tekken: Bloodline — Netflix Anime
August 19
The Cuphead Show!: Part 2 — Netflix Family Echoes — Netflix Series The Girl in the Mirror (Alma) — Netflix Series Glow Up: Season 4 — Netflix Series Kleo — Netflix Series The Next 365 Days — Netflix Film
August 20
Fullmetal Alchemist The Revenge of Scar — Netflix Film
August 21
A Cowgirl’s Song
August 23
Chad and JT Go Deep — Netflix Series Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 — Netflix Documentary (New episodes weekly)
August 24
Lost Ollie — Netflix Series Mo — Netflix Series Queer Eye: Brazil — Netflix Series Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee — Netflix Documentary Selling The OC — Netflix Series Under Fire — Netflix Series Watch Out, We’re Mad — Netflix Film
August 25
Angry Birds: Summer Madness: Season 3 — Netflix Family History 101: Season 2 — Netflix Documentary Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure — Netflix Anime That’s Amor — Netflix Film
August 26
Disobedience Drive Hard: The Maloof Way — Netflix Series Loving Adults — Netflix Film Ludik — Netflix Series Me Time — Netflix Film Seoul Vibe — Netflix Film
August 29
Under Her Control — Netflix Film Mighty Express: Season 7 — Netflix Family
August 30
I AM A KILLER: Season 3 — Netflix Documentary Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul — Netflix Documentary
August 31
Club América vs Club América — Netflix Documentary Family Secrets — Netflix Series I Came By — Netflix Film
What to Stream on HBO Max
August 1
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III, 2013 (HBO) A Most Violent Year, 2015 (HBO) Amy, 2015 (HBO) Barely Lethal, 2015 (HBO) Belle, 2013 (HBO) Biker Boyz, 2003 (HBO) Blow Out, 1981 (HBO) Blue Velvet, 1986 (HBO) Bug, 2007 (HBO) Cadillac Man, 1990 (HBO) Charlie’s Angels, 2000 Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, 2003 Chasing Papi, 2003 (HBO) Children of a Lesser God, 1986 (HBO) Chocolate City, 2015 (HBO) Colors, 1988 (HBO) Damien Omen II, 1978 (HBO) Dark Places, 2015 (HBO) Days of Being Wild, 1990 DC Showcases Short: Constantine – The House of Mystery, 2022 Enemy, 2014 (HBO) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, 1972 (HBO) Ex Machina, 2015 (HBO) Fantastic Voyage, 1966 (HBO) Fighting, 2009 (HBO) From Hell, 2001 (HBO) Garfield, 2004 (HBO) Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, 2006 (HBO) Extended Version Gaslight, 1944 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, 1999 Ginger & Rosa, 2012 (HBO) How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, 2008 (HBO) How to Talk to Girls at Parties, 2017 (HBO) Industry, Season 2 Premiere (HBO) Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978 (HBO) Ivanhoe, 1952 Jeff, Who Lives at Home, 2011 (HBO) Laggies, 2014 (HBO) Late August, Early September, 1998 Lean on Pete, 2017 (HBO) Life After Beth, 2014 (HBO) Lions for Lambs, 2007 (HBO) Little Men, 2016 (HBO) Little Women, 1994 Locke, 2013 (HBO) Love & Basketball, 2000 Man of the Year, 2006 (HBO) Miles Ahead, 2016 Mississippi Grind, 2015 (HBO) Mojave, 2015 (HBO) My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, 2016 (HBO) Mystic Pizza, 1988 (HBO) Objective, Burma!, 1945 Obvious Child, 2014 (HBO) Original Cast Album: Company, 1970 Out of the Past, 1947 Remember, 2016 (HBO) Revenge of the Green Dragons, 2014 (HBO) Slow West, 2015 (HBO) Son of a Gun, 2014 (HBO) Source Code, 2011 Stardust, 2007 (HBO) Teen Titans Go, Season 7C The Adderall Diaries, 2016 (HBO) The Blood of a Poet, 1932 The Captive, 2014 (HBO) The Devil’s Backbone, 2001 The End of the Tour, 2015 (HBO) The Fault in Our Stars, 2014 (HBO) The Field Guide to Evil, 2018 (HBO) The Great Escape, 1963 (HBO) The Last Word, 2017 (HBO) The Notebook, 2004 The One, 2001 (HBO) The Possession, 2012 (HBO) Extended Version The Rover, 2014 (HBO) The Spectacular Now, 2013 (HBO) The Spiderwick Chronicles, 2008 (HBO) The Testament of Orpheus, 1960 The Transporter Refueled, 2015 (HBO) Thunderstruck, 2012 (HBO) Transcendence, 2014 (HBO) Trouble With the Curve, 2012 (HBO) Tusk, 2014 (HBO) Under the Skin, 2014 (HBO) Whiplash, 2014
August 3
Belle, 2021
August 4
Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
August 5
Belfast, 2021 (HBO) Jesus Sepulveda: Mr. Tough Life, Comedy Special Premiere (HBO)
August 7
The Smiling Friends Go To Brazil, Special
August 9
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Detroit Lions, Season 17 Premiere (HBO)
August 13
The Princess, Original Documentary Premiere (HBO)
August 21
American Sniper, 2014 House of the Dragon, Series Premiere (HBO)
August 24
Katrina Babies, Original Documentary Premiere (HBO)
August 25
House of Ho, Max Original Season 2 Premiere The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2013 (HBO) Extended Version
August 26
Victor and Valentino, Season 3C Wolf, 2021 (HBO)
What to Stream on Disney Plus
August 3
Alice’s Wonderland Bakery (Season 1, 5 episodes) The Ghost and Molly McGee (Season 1, 5 episodes) Lightyear Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel – Premiere High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.02 “Into the Unknown”
August 5
The Lion King (2019) (Sing-Along Version) The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (Sing-Along Version) Old Dogs LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation – Premiere
August 10
Bluey (Season 3, 25 episodes) Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (Season 1) I Am Groot – All Shorts Streaming High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.03 “The Woman In The Woods”
August 12
Disney Summer Magic Quest Father of the Bride Father of the Bride Part II
August 17
Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends (Season 2) She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – Premiere (Episode 1) High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.04, “No Drama”
August 19
Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Sing-Along Version) Beauty and the Beast (2017) (Sing-Along Version) Tangled (Sing-Along Version)
August 24
Blackish (Season 8) Chibi Tiny Tales (Shorts) (Season 2) High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.05, “The Real Campers of Shallow Lake” She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – Episode 2
August 26
Doc McStuffins: The Doc is 10!
August 31
America’s National Parks (Season 1) Europe From Above (Season 2) Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under (Season 3) High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.06, “Color War” She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – Episode 3
What to Stream on Amazon Prime
August 1
Game of Spy (Prime Video Original) Go, Diego Go! Cartel Crew Lopez (500) Days of Summer 1 Buck 16 to Life 3000 Miles to Graceland 5 Star Day 59 Seconds A Dark Place A Fish Called Wanda A Night at the Roxbury A.I. Artificial Intelligence Aaron’s Blood Absolution Acid Horizon Already Gone Alright Now Anguish Annapolis Any Day Assimilate Baby Boom A.I. Artificial Intelligence with Jude Law and Haley Joel Osment Backstage Backwoods Bad Frank Bad Therapy Basic Battle Scars Before Midnight Big Brother Volcano Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Clockstoppers Courage Under Fire Crossed the Line Dating My Mother Derek’s Dead Disappearance Don’t Click Downhill Racer Drive Me Crazy Eadweard Escape From Alcatraz Everybody Loves Somebody Evil Dead Face/Off Filth Firewalker Follow the Prophet Fright Night Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos Getting to Know You Gonzo Goodbye Butterfly Grand Cru Happy Yummy Chicken Hardball Here on Out He’s Way More Famous Than You I Am a Ghost I Like Me I Love You, Beth Cooper Iceland Is Best I’m Still Here Impossible Monsters International Falls I’ve Got Issues Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero King Arthur King Kong King of Knives Kingpin Once Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard Leaving Las Vegas Letter from Masanjia Line of Descent Lost Bayou Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Man From Reno McLintock Mermaids Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon) Mr. 3000 Neil Young Heart of Gold Never Heard New Money Obey Once Once Upon a Time in the West One and the Same Paradox Lost Perfect Sisters Pet Sematary Prophecy River’s Edge Rockaway Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino Ronin Safe Inside Scary Movie 5 Serpico Single White Female Soldiers of Fortune Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek Generations Star Trek: Insurrection Step Up Revolution Still Today Surrogate Valentine The Atoning The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Devil Wears Prada The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Feels The Haunting The Hornet’s Nest The Killer Elite The Machinist The Middle of X The Missouri Breaks The Saint The Shootist The Wrong Todd The Yards Thief Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie To Tokyo Trail of Ashes Trickster Trigger Two Ways Home Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman – The Play Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail Under the Tuscan Sun Undertow Vampires Suck Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Wayne’s World II We Were Soldiers Weepah Way for Now Under the Tuscan Sun Diane Lane White on Rice Wild Honey Pie! Writer’s Block Wuthering Heights Yinz Yours, Mine & Ours
August 4
All or Nothing: Arsenal (Prime Video Original)
August 5
The Outlaws Season 2 (Prime Video Original) Thirteen Lives (Prime Video Original)
August 10
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 The Lost City
August 12
A League of Their Own (Prime Video Original) Cosmic Love (Prime Video Original)
August 19
Making the Cut Season 3 (Prime Video Original) Todo Por Lucy Season 2
August 20
Robocop
August 26
Samaritan (Prime Video Original) Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby (Prime Video Original)
August 31
1900
What to Stream on Hulu
August 1
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations: Season 1 Cinderella And Four Knights: Season 1 Uncontrollably Fond: Season 1 21 (2008) Akeelah And The Bee (2006) American Assassin (2017) Aqui Entre Nos (2012) Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) Black Swan (2010) The Blair Witch Project (1999) Blast From The Past (1999) Blazing Saddles (1974) Book Of Shadows: The Blair Witch 2 (2000) Bucky Larson Born To Be A Star (2011) Bugsy (1991) Cast Away (2000) The Chronicles Of Riddick (2004) Dan In Real Life (2007) Despicable Me (2010) Despicable Me 2 (2013) Detroit (2017) The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Gandhi (1982) Ghostbusters (1984) Ghostbusters II (1989) Good Luck Chuck (2007) Groundhog Day (1993) Gulliver’s Travels (2010) Hotel Transylvania (2012) I Feel Pretty (2018) In Time (2011) Jiro Dreams Of Sushi (2011) Just Go With It (2011) Kindergarten Cop (1990) The Leisure Seeker (2018) Man On Fire (2004) Men Of Honor (2000) Miles Ahead (2016) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) Ninja Assassin (2009) Nurse 3-D (2014) The Object Of My Affection (1998) Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) Pretty Woman (1990) See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) Shame (2011) Simply Irresistible (1999) The Sixth Man (1997) So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993) Source Code (2011) Spider-Man (2002) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Spider-Man 3 (2007) Step Up Revolution (2012) Surf’s Up (2007) Swimfan (2002) Synecdoche, New York (2008) Tower Heist (2011) Vantage Point (2008) Wanderlust (2012) War Horse (2011) The Wedding Singer (1998) What A Girl Wants (2003) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) You’ve Got Mail (1998)
August 2
FX’s Reservation Dogs: Season 2 Premiere
August 4
CMA Fest
August 5
Prey (2022)
August 10
Password: Series Premiere
August 11
Trolls: TrollsTopia: Complete 7th and Final Season
August 12
This Fool: Complete Season 1
August 13
FX’s Children of the Underground: Compete Season 1
August15
Legacy: The True Story Of The L.A. Lakers: Limited Series Premiere Love Revolution: Season 1 (Subbed) The China Hustle (2017) The Hate U Give (2018) Journey To The West (2013) Monsters (2010) Nymphomaniac Volume I – Extended Director’s Cut (2013) Nymphomaniac Volume II – Extended Director’s Cut (2013) Red Cliff (2008) Stage Mother (2020) What Just Happened (2008) Whose Streets? (2017)
August 16
Hotties: Complete Season 1
August 17
On The Count Of Three (2022)
August 18
Dragons: The Nine Realms: Complete Season 3 International Falls (2020)
August 23
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens: Season 1B
August 24
Blippi: Complete Season 4 Hostile Territory (2022)
August 25
Mike: Season 1 Premiere Welcome to Wrexham: Season 1 Premiere
August 26
Doc Mcstuffins: The Doc Is 10! (2022) Little Demon: Season 1 Premiere
August 30
FX’s The Patient: Limited Series Premiere Keep This Between Us: Season 1 Premiere
August 31
The Croods: Family Tree: Complete Season 4
What to Stream on Apple TV+
August 5
Luck
August 12
Five Days at Memorial
August 19
Bad Sisters
August 26
See, Season 3
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There’s no doubt when the weather turns colder as we settle into winter, stouts take center stage. And while we enjoy all its iterations: standard stout, imperial stout, and robust barrel-aged stouts, we think this malty, chocolate-filled beer’s close cousin deserves a little respect as well. Of course, we’re talking about the oft-overlooked porter. And the best porters, oh buddy, they’ll have you rethinking your seasonal bevvie of choice.
For those uninitiated, the porter style had its genesis in England like many other iconic beer styles. It first appeared in the 1700s and is (you guessed it) named after porters—individuals tasked with transporting luggage.
A confusing origin story
“Stout is the direct descendant of porter. In the 1700s, it was common to use the word ‘stout’ to refer to a bolder, higher-alcohol version of any beer style, much in the same way we use the word ‘imperial’ today,” says Zach Fowle, advanced cicerone and head of marketing for Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. in Phoenix, AZ. “Porter was the most popular beer of the day, and over time, “stout porter” became a popular variant. But by the late 1800s, demand for regular porters evaporated, and stout porter shortened simply to stout.”
But more has changed between the 1800s and today than just our penchant for wearing top hats. “Today, most brewers seem to market beers as either stout or porter based on vibes, rather than on any notable stylistic differences,” he says.
Specifically, porters are known for their dark, almost pitch-black color and rich, sweet flavor profile. If you were to drink a porter and a stout side by side, you might even have difficulty discerning the differences between the two.
Stout versus porter is an enduring topic of discussion in the brewing industry. “While there’s no debating the porter came first—and stout used to be called stout porter, so it was a stronger version of a porter—the lines have become very blurred over the years,” says Rob Lightner, co-founder of East Brother Brewing in Richmond, CA.
“I would venture that even among professionals, a blind taste test would often yield inconclusive results,” says Lightner.
The difference between porters and stouts
Porters tend to be on the milder, more chocolatey end of the spectrum, Lightner says, whereas stouts are typically a little stronger and more roasty. Of course, this isn’t a hard and fast rule
Fowle agrees, “Porters tend to be fruitier, sweeter, and less bitter than stouts, with cocoa and caramel flavors in balance with dark malt bitterness. And stouts are usually hoppier, drier, maltier, and more coffee-forward—and may even have a touch of acidity.”
Whether or not they fit neatly into boxes, one thing’s for sure: both make for incredible cold-weather brews.
“As the nights grow longer, drinking a light, summery beer just doesn’t seem right,” says Fowle. “Porter is the perfect style for the transition to winter: warming and toasty yet not too heavy, with flavors of coffee, chocolate, and pie crust that correspond with autumn weather and holidays.”
It’s the perfect time to broaden your repretoire. Sweet, robust, warming, and well-suited to the season, here are the best porters to drink now.
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1. Deschutes Black Butte Porter
There are few porters more well-respected than Deschutes’ iconic Black Butte Porter. It’s brewed with Cascade and Tettnang hops as well as 2-row, Chocolate, Crystal, and Carapils malts as well as wheat. This 5.5% ABV year-round offering is great for cold-weather drinking because of its mix of roasted malts, coffee, and chocolate. It’s a robust, subtly sweet beer perfect for imbibing on a crisp fall night.
The key to 360-degree muscle: 90-degree eccentric isometrics. It might seem like we’re throwing a lot of geometry at you, but the concept behind time under tension (TUT) is simple, says Joel Seedman, PhD, owner of Advanced Human Performance: “Perform the lowering phase of a movement in a slow, controlled fashion, usually 3 to 5 seconds; pause in the stretched position, typically around 90 degrees; then perform the lifting phase in a powerful yet controlled fashion.” Believe us, a time-under-tension workout can humble even seasoned lifters…Eccentric isometrics are like the pressure cooker of training.
“Rather than mindlessly performing slow-tempo reps, you’re using the increased time under tension as a means to fine-tune your body mechanics and alignment, which requires more mental engagement and focus,” Seedman adds.
If you want to forge functional muscle mass and strength while simultaneously bulletproofing the joints and connective tissue, give this 10-move, full-body eccentric isometrics workout a go.
Directions
Perform the following moves as 90-degree eccentric isometrics following the above protocol. Use heavy weight, but not at the detriment of proper form. Rest 60 to 90 seconds between sets and 2 minutes between circuits. Perform once every 2 to 4 days for optimal results.
Best Time-Under-Tension Workout for Total-Body Strength
Circuit 1
Marius Bugge
A. Barbell Back Squat
Set a squat rack up with heavy weight, then grasp bar and step under it. Squeeze shoulder blades together, then stand to unrack bar and step back with feet shoulder-width apart. Inhale, hinge at hips and slowly bend knees to 90 degrees. Pause, keeping natural arch in low back, then extend through hips to powerfully stand. 3 x 4-6 reps
Marius Bugge
B. Renegade Row
Start in the top position of a pushup with hands shoulder-width apart on moderate-to-heavy dumbbells (shown). Explosively drive right elbow back to row dumbbell toward ribs while balancing on opposite hand and feet. Pause, then slowly lower weight, stopping a few inches above floor. Switch sides after all reps are done. 3 x 5 reps each side
Circuit 2
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A. Dumbbell Bentover Row
Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding two moderate-to-heavy dumbbells in front of thighs, palms facing you. Push hips back and hinge torso forward so it’s nearly parallel to floor, soft bend in knees. Dumbbells should be near shins. Drive elbows back to row weights toward ribs. Pause, then slowly lower down for 3 to 5 seconds. 3 x 4-5 reps
Marius Bugge
B. Incline Dumbbell Chest Press with Legs Raised
Set an adjustable bench to a 30- to 45-degree angle and lie back with dumbbells in either hand. Engage core and lift legs off floor, flexing feet. Press weights overhead, palms in. Slowly lower to 90 degrees, staying tight and compact. Pause, then drive weights up directly over chest. 3 x 4-5 reps
Circuit 3
Marius Bugge
A. Dumbbell Bulgarian Squat
Stand lunge-length in front of a flat bench, holding heavy dumbbells in each hand by your sides, palms facing in. Rest the ball on top (shoe’s laces) of your right foot behind you on the bench. Slowly lower your body until your front thigh is parallel to the floor. Pause, then drive through your heel to stand. Switch sides after all reps are complete. 2 x 3-4 reps each side
Marius Bugge
B. Single-leg Romanian Deadlift
Stand with feet hip-width apart holding dumbbells or kettlebells. Drive right leg up, foot flexed, knee aligned with hip, making a 90-degree angle. Hinge at hips as you slowly lever your torso toward floor, lowering weights and driving right leg back for counterbalance. Hold, then squeeze glutes to reverse. 2 x 3-4 reps each side
Circuit 4
Marius Bugge
A. Pullup
Hang from a pullup bar using an overhand grip with legs extended and feet flexed. Engage lats and draw shoulders down your back, then pull yourself up until chin is higher than hands. Pause at the top, then slowly lower. Pause at bottom, then reset before your next rep. 2-3 x 4-5 reps
Marius Bugge
B. Kneeling Overhead Barbell Press
Hold a bar with moderate-to-heavy load at shoulder level with forearms perpendicular to floor. Kneel at end of bench with feet flexed to grip edge for support. Inhale, engage your core and glutes, then press the bar overhead, pushing your head forward so it passes your face, exhaling at the top. Slowly lower until elbows are at 90 degrees, then hold to maintain tension. Begin your next rep from here. 2-3 x 4-5 reps
Circuit 5
A. Dumbbell Pushup
Place hands on dumbbells (this provides greater range of motion) at shoulder width and feet wider than shoulder width with just toes touching the ground. Keep head neutral and hips high to increase tension on core, chest and tris and reduce stress on spine. Slowly lower to the floor. Stop once elbows hit 90 degrees, pause, then push up to start. 1-2 x 6-8 reps
B. Biceps Curl
Stand with feet hip-width apart with moderate-to-heavy dumbbells in each hand hanging by sides. Engage biceps to curl the weights up, keeping upper arms still. Pause at the top, then lower slowly. Don’t let arms drop all the way down to keep greater time under tension on biceps. 1-2 x 6-8 reps
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The Best Jump Ropes of 2022
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