Stay a while.
Hello I Must Be Going
You’re broke, divorced, and living with your parents. What’s next? An affair with a dark-haired, 19-year-old boy (you know him as Charlie on Girls), duh. Up in the Air’s Melanie Lynskey makes rock bottom look good as Amy Minsky, the sad-sack lead in Todd Louiso’s horny, raw Sundance dramedy that proves there’s laughter in disaster. Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson.
It’s like: The Graduate meets Post Grad.
Take: The boy next door.
Premieres: Today
The Master
Depicting the creation of Scientology, Paul Thomas Anderson’s 70mm wonder is inspiring followers across the nation. Already hailed as a triumph in American cinema and a solid contender for an Oscar, it’s graced only a handful of screens. When it hits yours, sit back and let Philip Seymour Hoffman and a De Niro-like Joaquin Phoenix deliver quite the religious experience.
It’s like: Raging Bull meets Magnolia.
Take: Your thinker.
Premieres: September 14
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Emma Watson graduates from Hogwarts to yet another teenage drama with two awkward dudes, but this one’s no fantasy. Adapting his own dark novel about a lone wolf taken in by two seniors, Stephen Chbosky flips the book-is-always-better theory, thanks to Logan Lerman’s portrayal of protagonist Charlie and a Smiths-heavy sound track.
It’s like: The Breakfast Club meets Charlie Bartlett.
Take: Young adults.
Premieres: September 21
Don’t sit this one out — read on for more of this month’s best cinema.
Photos: Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories; Courtesy of The Weinstein Company; John Bramley / Courtesy of Summit Entertainment
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