
Summer may be officially over, but September's no slouch when it comes to excitement in Tinseltown. Here's our picks for the month - as well as a few to steer clear of!
Extract
Release Date: Sept. 4
Director: Mike Judge
Starring: Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig
Rating: R
The owner of a flower-extract plant is trying to deal with life with a wife (Kristen Wiig) who's cheating on him with a gigolo, among other issues. Ben Affleck and Mila Kunis also star in this Mike Judge comedy.
CraveOnline's Call: Mike Judge made a new movie. Go see it. It's a simple formula.
All About Steve
Release Date: Sept. 4
Director: Phil Traill
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church
Rating: PG-13
A crossword creator (Bullock) decides that a CNN cameraman (Church) is her true love - after only one date. Because the cameraman's job keeps him traveling, she crisscrosses the country, turning up at media events as she tries to convince him they are perfect for each other.
CraveOnline's Call: A double-shot of "no" is in order here. This looks unwatchable, because Sandra Bullock is annoying to begin with. She seems miscast and wrong for the part. Fail.
Release Date: September 4
Director: Mark Neveldine
Starring: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Halll, Logan Lerman
Rating: R
Gerard Butler stars in this sci-fi thriller about a futuristic society where technology rules, and a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows gamers to control human death row prisoners in mass-scale deathmatches. Any inmate who lives through 30 matches will win his freedom, but is the system rigged? Simon (Logan Lerman) controls Kable (Gerard Butler) the online champion of the game having won 27 matches and lived through them all, with his every move tracked by millions, his ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind (Michael C. Hall) through launching an attack on the system that has imprisoned him.
CraveOnline's Call: Of course we'll be checking this out. There's a very "Running Man for the 21st century" kind of feel to it, and that's all we need to know.