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Director Yorgos Lanthimos delivers the twists Frankenstein in Poor things on Netflix, where Shudder digs into painful family secrets and adds an element of demonic possession Our Lady’s Word. If you like summer horror that’s Halloween, Netflix has it too I’m Frankelda, a fascinating journey into a world of monsters and nightmares, brought to life in an amazing way.
There’s also plenty of retro fun showing up on the runway this month that’s worth checking out. Hulu also launched Spielberg’s AI Artificial Intelligencewhich arrives very differently in 2026; The Criterion Channel is spoiling Sean Connery’s first outings as 007, and Dr. No, From Russia Is Loveand Goldfinger coming to the professional platform; and Prime Video brings all three Bill & Ted movies back to the future (sorry).
Here are WIRED’s picks for the best movies to watch right now.
I’m Frankelda
A dramatic stop from Mexico—the first of its kind in the country—this spiritual tale follows Francisca Imelda (Mireya Mendoza in the original Spanish and English dub), an aspiring young writer in late 1800s Mexico with a penchant for adventure and the occult. Taken to the terrifying world of Topus Terrentus by the winged Prince Herneval (Arturo Mercado Jr. in Spanish, Claudis Bridgeforth in English), Francisca is accused of being the country’s new “soothsayer”, responsible for writing down the terrible tales her people live with. The only problem is that the role is already filled, and the power-hungry Procustes (Luis Leonardo Suárez; Mark Lewis), a demonic spider, does not want to be replaced. Well designed, amazingly beautiful, imagine the mix The Nightmare Before Christmas, Pan’s Labyrinthand Alice in Wonderland with you approximately on the way to the alluring dark magic I’m Frankelda.
Poor things
If the arrival of Bugonia on Netflix last month left you wanting more from director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress (and producer!) Emma Stone, look no further. Poor things. Mad scientist Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) has spent years creating a group of germs to link together, but his latest and greatest success is his “daughter” Bella (Stone). A resurrected dead mother implanted with the brain of a fetus she carried, Bella has a childlike mind but learns and evolves quickly, especially under the tutelage of Baxter’s apprentice Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef). However, one sexual awakening later and Bella is a fugitive on a whistle-stop trip to Europe with lawyer Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), running into the remnants of her old life (or her body), while searching for new wisdom. Based on the book of the same name by the Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, this amazing simulation Frankenstein and the Lanthimos tip—the most beautiful, the most incredible.
Bill & Ted Trilogy
William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Ted “Theodore” Logan (Keanu Reeves) may seem like regular teenagers in 1988, but by 2688 they are revered as Elders, the music of their group Wyld Stallyns encouraging a better future through the divine principle of doing good to one another. Humanity may not have existed yet, but here in the year 2026, they all joke about the beginning of time. Bill & Ted’s Best Seller and its 1991 results Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey—who see the two get killed by their future-like robots before fighting Death himself—are a cult favorite.
