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Ready for a glimpse into the future of entertainment? Join us as we highlight the hottest releases that defined pop culture in August 2025! From the chilling mystery of "Weapons" to the return of "King of the Hill," we're covering the shows and movies everyone's talking about. Which upcoming release are you most excited to see? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00Wow, I'm getting a hug, okay?
00:03Welcome to WatchMojo, and in this installment of Must Watch, we're looking at movies,
00:08shows, and more that defined pop culture in August 2025.
00:12Matthew, where are you?
00:15Number 10, Platonic, Season 2.
00:19Gee, Seth Rogen is in every Apple TV Plus show these days.
00:23Platonic reunites Rogen with his neighbor's co-star, Rose Byrne.
00:27Do you want to talk about it again?
00:29I don't.
00:29I'm fine.
00:30It's nothing, not a thing, so there's nothing to talk about.
00:32As the title suggests, though, they don't play romantic partners in this comedy series.
00:37That said, these friends, without benefits, do frequently get caught in the middle of each
00:42other's love lives.
00:43Jane has never been anything but an absolute sweetheart to you.
00:47Uh, that's not true.
00:48It is true.
00:48She said I was nothing.
00:52I bet she had her reasons.
00:54In Season 2, Rogen's will finds himself getting cold feet leading up to his nuptials.
00:59Burns' Sylvia tries to avert disaster, although the engagement inevitably blows up in everyone's
01:05faces, especially the father of the bride.
01:11The chemistry between Rogen and Byrne once again carries the show.
01:15These two may be a recipe for dysfunction, but it's better to clean up a mess together
01:20than stewing the one you created alone.
01:23I'm so sorry.
01:24I'm so sorry.
01:25Don't be sorry.
01:25Just, please stop talking.
01:27Number 9.
01:28Wednesday.
01:29Season 2, Part 1.
01:31It took three years, but Wednesday finally delivered its sophomore season.
01:35Well, the first half, anyway.
01:37Which part of prohibited items don't you understand, young lady?
01:42The part where you believe that cramming hundreds of people into a metal tube flying
01:46through the air creates some sort of utopia where weapons aren't needed.
01:49While the second half won't arrive until September 3rd, this season is off to a solid
01:53start with new additions like Steve Buscemi as principal dorks and Professor Orloff played
01:59by Christopher Lloyd, who's no stranger to this franchise.
02:02One quick question before you go.
02:05Are you aware of any student or member of staff who can control birds?
02:09You made an avian?
02:12Why do you ask?
02:13I'm working on a project about underrepresented outcasts.
02:17We haven't had an avian in Rome for at least 10 years.
02:24We also get to see more of the whole Addams family this season, with Isaac Ordoñez as Pugsley
02:28now attending Nevermore.
02:30He looks different.
02:31I think he's healing.
02:33Yet the show's success still comes down to three components.
02:37Jenna Ortega, who was born to play Wednesday.
02:40Emma Myers, whose colorful turn as Enid perfectly offsets the show's gloomy namesake.
02:46And Tim Burton, who hasn't lost his dark edge.
02:49Also, great to see Burton doing stop motion again.
02:53So he decided to design his own heart.
02:55So that his body could keep up with his dazzling mind.
03:01Number eight, Long Story Short.
03:04Season one, Raphael Bob Waksberg created one of the funniest and most unexpectedly devastating
03:11shows of the 21st century.
03:13Bojack Horseman.
03:14His latest series, Long Story Short, is a horse of a different color.
03:19Do you believe that?
03:20Why are you mad you didn't want to see her?
03:22Not the point.
03:23She RSVP'd, yes.
03:25So would you rather she was here?
03:27Of course not.
03:28But how could she do this to Yoshi?
03:30He'll be devastated.
03:31This is evident in Lisa Hanawalt's character designs, which draw heavily from comic strips.
03:36As far as family circuses go, the Shwoopers are on another level.
03:42What?
03:47I'm going to bed.
03:49My bed.
03:51I'm.
03:52Non-chronologically, the show follows this Jewish-American clan throughout the decades
03:57as they deal with disappointment, death, and the occasional bright spots that make you
04:01grateful for your family, as overbearing as they can be.
04:05We feel like you have been acting very strange since you moved down here.
04:09You didn't call on our anniversary.
04:11It's not like you.
04:12Is that what this is about?
04:14Avi and Shira also didn't call, but that's not so unusual for them.
04:16Is that a necessary detail?
04:18It's context, Avi.
04:19While a change of pace from Bojack, Bob Waxberg brings his signature witty dialogue mixed with
04:25sharp visual jokes and death.
04:27Long story short, check it out on Netflix.
04:30We need happy reasons to be together.
04:33It can't just be funerals and shivers and grave unveilings.
04:37Number 7.
04:38Nobody Too
04:39Nobody was a pleasant surprise thanks to Bob Odenkirk's hard-hitting performance as an unlikely
04:45badass.
04:46The sequel offers more of the same brutal action and biting humor, but Nobody Too simply doesn't
04:52repeat itself.
04:52In fact, Odenkirk's Hutch is tired of his violent routine, desperate for a vacation.
05:04You can't always take the work out of the working man, however.
05:08I left my phone.
05:09Hutch, no!
05:10Trouble has a way of finding Hutch, who tries to balance taking down criminals while creating
05:16precious memories with his family.
05:18What the hell, Hutch?
05:20On our first day?
05:21Well, this is Odenkirk's show.
05:23The film includes some strong supporting work from Connie Nielsen as Hutch's incredibly
05:27understanding wife, and Sharon Stone, in scenery-chewing villain mode.
05:33Vacations don't come easily to Hutch, although for the audience, this is 89 minutes of pure
05:39escapism.
05:39I told you that.
05:41I'm on vacation!
05:45Number 6.
05:46K-pop Demon Hunters
05:47Sing-along Version
05:49Between sinners and K-pop Demon Hunters, 2025 has been a good year for original movies
05:55that mix music with demonic creatures.
05:58Demons have always haunted our world, stealing our souls and channeling strength back to their
06:05king.
06:06The latter film has reached cultural phenomenon status, dominating the Billboard and Netflix
06:11charts since its debut in June, despite streaming for two months.
06:15Fans still showed up in droves to experience the sing-along version on the silver screen.
06:21I'm done hiding, now I'm shining
06:25Not only did it open number one at the box office, but K-pop sold out over a thousand showings.
06:31We're not sure why Netflix didn't give the sing-along version a longer theatrical window
06:36before moving it to streaming.
06:38No one is coming to save you
06:40We would have paid for a big-screen encore.
06:44Regardless, it's safe to say that Netflix has an unprecedented hit that keeps finding
06:49new ways to go viral.
06:51They're listening to the fine, this is what it sounds like
06:55Number 5.
06:57Peacemaker Season 2
06:59Superman has been marketed as the official starts of the DC Universe, although its origin
07:05point is somewhat debatable.
07:07While Peacemaker Season 1 was technically part of the DCEU, Season 2 has cheekily retconned
07:13those ties.
07:14Ironically, Season 2 finds Chris Smith torn between universes.
07:24In one, the public still views him as a joke while he struggles to maintain personal relationships.
07:29In the other, Peacemaker seemingly has everything his heart desires, which must mean something
07:40is about to go terribly wrong.
07:42Breaking and entering into a man's home, that's solid justification for me!
07:47John Cena continues to make the titular character lovable, despite his worst tendencies.
07:52In a world of gods and monsters, Peacemaker doesn't fit in anywhere outside of his ragtag
07:58team of misfits.
07:59That's precisely what draws us to him.
08:02Excuse me?
08:03This guy sucks.
08:04Excuse me?
08:05Um, this is gonna sound weird, but am I supposed to be able to hear you guys?
08:09Number 4.
08:10The Naked Gun
08:11If you asked us in 1995 where Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson would be in 30 years, starring
08:17in the fourth Naked Gun movie probably wouldn't have been on our bingo sheet.
08:21Take a chair.
08:23The biggest surprise is that The Naked Gun is another laugh-a-minute comedy, living
08:27up to the legacies of the Zucker-Abraham's Zucker team and the late Leslie Nielsen.
08:32Hi, Daddy.
08:33It's me, Frank Jr.
08:34Then again, maybe we shouldn't be too shocked given the talent involved.
08:38Says you served 20 years for man's laughter.
08:41You mean manslaughter?
08:42Must have been quite the joke.
08:44After all, director Akiva Schaefer already gave us some of the century's funniest satires,
08:49with pop star Never Stop Never Stopping and Chippendale Rescue Rangers.
08:55Having Seth MacFarlane as a co-producer doesn't hurt either.
08:58The Naked Gun is a throwback to the type of comedy we rarely see anymore, prioritizing jokes
09:05above all else.
09:08Number 3.
09:10Alien Earth Season 1
09:12Alien Earth hasn't made this franchise's continuity any easier to follow, essentially
09:17ignoring Prometheus and Alien Covenants.
09:20We can't be too upset though, as Alien Earth is shaping up to be one of this franchise's
09:25most intriguing offerings since 1986.
09:28What?
09:29Something's on me.
09:30What do you mean something's on me?
09:32Just as showrunner Noah Hawley breathed new life into properties like Fargo and X-Men,
09:38he's done the same for Alien.
09:41It's a research vessel, deep space model.
09:44They must have been collecting specimens.
09:47I thought specimens meant dead.
09:49Taking place before the 1979 film, Alien Earth further blurs the line between man and machine
09:56through the creation of Wendy, a hybrid with a human mind and an artificial body.
10:01The series introduces a Peter Pan allegory, with immortality being among the core themes.
10:08He's not like us lately.
10:09He's not premium.
10:10He can break and bleed and burn, and I made him stay.
10:16Just because you never grow old doesn't mean that Neverland can't be deadly, especially
10:22when a Xenomorph shows up.
10:24Number 2, King of the Hill, Season 14.
10:30King of the Hill isn't the first animated show to make a comeback this year.
10:34You wanna buy some cookies?
10:36Are they gluten-free now?
10:39Yeah, and they are also probably $50 a box.
10:42And by the way, what is a metaverse?
10:45Is that involved here in some way?
10:47What stands out about this revival is that the Hills have matured with the times.
10:51Hank and Peggy are retired, while Bobby ain't a boy anymore.
10:55Hey, Bobby, come give your old man a big handshake.
10:59It's good to see you, Dad.
11:01Let me know when you need me to take over since I'm a professional now.
11:05A professional comedian if you think I'm gonna let you take over for me.
11:09It's a new status quo, which is a risky move in an era where diehard fans of anything resist change,
11:15no matter how minor.
11:16Yet, from the minute we return to Arlen, it's like picking up right where we left off, despite the significant time jump.
11:22Remember, Hank, your beer is our generation's last line of defense against these young punks.
11:28We're the dinosaurs, and they're the virus the dinosaur government created that made them go extinct.
11:35While the season brings back figures like creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, Saladin K. Patterson takes over as showrunner.
11:43Patterson not only understands what always made these characters great, but what they mean in 2025.
11:50My wife, mother, and our propane delivery woman have supported me through just about every crisis I can think of.
11:57And if we aren't getting support from those women in our lives, it's because we haven't earned it.
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12:161. Weapons
12:21At 2.17am, all but one student from the same 3rd grade class ran away from their homes, disappearing without explanation or a trace.
12:31How could anyone resist a hook like that?
12:41The answer is they can't, which is why Weapons grossed nearly $200 million during its first month in theaters.
12:48Just as he did with Barbarian, director Zach Krager subverts every expectation in a film that throws numerous curveballs.
12:56One of them is Amy Madigan, who gives the most unhinged and unrecognizable performance of her career.
13:03She's the secret weapon here, although the film also includes strong work from Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Benedict Wong, among others.
13:11We have a lot of emotional parents here. I think it's best if you keep some distance from this place.
13:16As disturbing as Weapons is, it gives us hope for original storytelling and the theatrical experience.
13:23Where did you go?
13:24What did you watch this past month? What do you still need to catch up with? Let us know in the comments.
13:41We'll see you next time.
13:42We'll see you next time.
13:43Bye.
13:44Bye.
13:45Bye.
13:46Bye.
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