Vogue Editors' Most Anticipated Fall Films | PLUS Harry and Meghan Head Back to the UK

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0:22This is The Run Through. I'm Chloe Mal. And today, our dear Choma is still on vacation, trekking across the Swiss Alps, we hope, like a goat. And I'm joined this morning by podcast regular, friend of the pod, Marley Marius. Hi, CM. A reluctant hello. Today on the show, we have a conversation between Taylor Antrim, Lisa Macabasco, and Liam Hess, our resident cinephiles. Liam was visiting from the UK last week, so we took a rare moment to have the three of them in the studio to discuss fall film festivals, which kick off with Venice next week. Taylor, Lisa, and Liam will all be attending some of these festivals and came on to talk about the most anticipated films of fall 2026.

1:13But before we get to that, news from this past week. Yes. I mean, I think the big breaking news moment was finding out that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are returning to the United Kingdom. Apparently this fall, as soon as it's fall, their kids are going to be at school. The kids are enrolled. Which is crazy. They're apparently keeping their Montecito house. They're keeping their vacation house in Portugal. but they'll be back on UK soil, but not as royals, like just as people. And Tina Brown reported this weekend that it was because Megan got a role in a Guy Ritchie show, but then there's reports that then that was off.

1:48So it's all very unclear. But I have to say, I'm a fan of the as-ever jam, and I feel this is not good for my jam supply. Less jamming gonna happen in London. That is a shame. But I think it's so cute, the kids having, like, an English childhood. Somehow that feels right to me. I mean, I think it's confusing. I'm sure the British press have a lot to say about this. But this feels like a nice full circle thing for them in some sort of sweet way. When that news broke, I did gasp. Me too, honestly. I couldn't believe it. I was like, we've been through so much. Literally, this must have been a long, hard conversation between the two of them, honestly, because they knew how this was going to be, like, reacted to.

2:27Marlee, what has been your August cinematic diet? Okay. I mean, great question. Honestly, I've been watching some old things. Like, I recently watched Parade's End, like, the miniseries from 1800 years ago. Wow. Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, adapted from the Ford Maddox Ford novels. Anyway, fabulous, amazing, gorgeous stuff. But more recently, or in terms of sort of more recent content, over the weekend, And I did watch the new documentary about Novak Djokovic. Oh, which Corey really liked. He really did. And that sort of turned me on to it. He is someone who has sort of been villainized by the tennis media.

3:07Which makes me like him. You know, that makes sense. He's a real prester. You're like a feisty guy. And that is very much like explored in the film. It's directed by Jason Heer, who did The Last Dance a couple years ago, about the Bulls and Michael Jordan. Are you watching Furious? No. Everyone's watching Emmy Rossum a little crazed in Furious. I have not seen that. Me neither. But it's nice. I mean, Emmy Rossum feels like a blast in the past, so it's nice that she's having another moment. We love that for Emmy. We really do. I went to the cinema. Yeah. What did you see, Pray Tell? I saw the Paw Patrol movie.

3:49And how was that? It was thrilling. I love going to the cinema. Is this the first Paw Patrol movie or like have they been doing this? No, they've been doing this. But this is Paw Patrol Dino Island. And it was very exciting. And it really was like the rumination on man's ruining of natural environments. It was. Wow. I was moved. And how about your children? They were less moved but equally titillated. Was it a well-attended theater showing? It was not. It was an 11 a.m. and there were like five of us. But, you know, I do think that kids' movies are a great business proposition because you sell double the tickets because every child has to have a chaperone.

4:36So true. Wow. Okay, so Chloe, besides seeing Paw Patrol, what else were you up to this weekend? Well, I did a lot of crafting. Oh, what kind? Alice and I were doing collages. And then we went to the Bridgewater Country Fair, which was huge. Okay. What did you, like, get there? There was fried dough, which was exciting. Artie got a axolotl stuffed animal from the balloon dart game. And Artie and I did the most terrifying spinning ride that made me feel so ill. Yeah. Is that fair like one weekend every year or is it like go on for a long time? It is one weekend every year. Oh, wow. Okay. And then there's another fair in Goshen, Labor Day weekend.

5:26Okay, huge. And I also, I went to Film Forum last week during the Visconti Festival and saw White Nights, which was really, really a Mastroianni masterclass. Wow. Oh, my God. I was thinking about him. I'm always thinking about him. But I was thinking about him specifically going into Venice because his daughter with Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, has a film and will be there. And I'm just obsessed with her. I'm like, the blood that runs through her veins. I feel like Venice must be like a second home to her. You know what I mean? Like, that's just sort of, like, her play. So I'm very excited to see her on Melito next week, among actually other things that we're looking forward to.

6:06Like, I mean, do you have any films that you're looking forward to this fall, actually? Yes. I loved the play Ink. I saw it in the U.K. like 10 years ago with my mother about a young Rupert Murdoch taking Fleet Street. And Claire Foy is in the film adaptation, which is coming out this fall. Who's the actor in that? It's also Jack O 'Connell, Guy Pearce. Ooh, Guy Pearce, I think, is playing young Murdoch. And it's directed by Danny Boyle. That will be good. Claire Foy, I think, also is sort of, like, underappreciated. Don't sleep on Claire Foy. Totally. We love Claire Foy. I mean, so that will be at Venice.

6:45I mean, some of the things I'm looking forward to at Venice, there's, I mean, and I think Taylor and Lisa and Liam kind of get into this as well. But there's Werner Herzog's Bucking Fasterds starring the Mara sisters, which I'm thrilled about because I love a Rooney Mara sighting in any context, really. They're playing twins. I wonder what that will be on the red carpet because I feel like they have quite different styles. I mean, I think Rooney is so much more of a fashion girl in my mind than Kate is. So I think I'm curious to see what that looks like during their promotion of that film. We'll have a new Martin McDonough movie, Wild Horse 9, with John Malkovich.

7:20I mean, Sam Rockwell. Parker Posey. I wonder if we'll see... We love Parker on the red carpet. Oh, my God. She's going to be... I think she's going to be living her best life. I wonder if Phoebe Waller-Ridge will be there supporting her man. I hope so. We love Phoebe. What's Phoebe been up to? Great question. I think the world would love to know. Speaking of red carpets, big... Honestly, the reaction in the Vogue Slack channel was like everyone grabbing their holsters at the same time when Margaret Qualley stepped out with the barefoot Chanel. It was, you know, in Slag it says Marley Marius is typing.

7:55It was like everyone typing at the same time. During the Chanel resort show in Biarritz, there was a barefoot sandal, which is basically a half a sandal. It's just a heel cap. And no toe support at all. It's just a little ankle support. Or a cup. It's a little ankle cup and with leather twine tied around it. And Margaret Qualley stepped out in these on the red carpet of dog stars. Yeah. And a lot of debate in our office. Indeed. I really want someone to try wearing them. We need to test drive them. But I mean, I don't know what the other applications are for such a shoe. Well, we have been talking a lot this summer on the fashion team about barefoot light.

8:45Almost barefoot shoes. Like the zero sandals is supposed to be the closest to barefoot you can get. Max Berlinger has been trying these out. So there is a trend afoot. Oh, my God. Totally. But no, I do feel like Venice is a great red carpet fall kickoff. Yeah, I mean, is there anyone in particular looking forward to seeing? Well, we love an Amal Clooney sighting, and George Clooney is getting an award. So I hope there's a great vintage moment for Amal, who's very good at that. Actually, something that Radhika Seth, our colleague at British Folk, wrote about a couple weeks ago is how, in fact, like some of the big, some of the movies that we're expecting to be Oscar contenders in the coming year are skipping Venice, like and just going to like the New York Film Festival, going to like Toronto.

9:41because, like, her argument, which I thought was sort of compelling, was that, like, the critics in Venice can be kind of tough, and if you get a bad review there, it can kind of just, like, set these movies up for failure going further into the season. Like, a year ago, that was when Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts and Io Debrey were in Venice promoting After the Hunt, and it was not really well-received there, and that sort of set it up for kind of failure going into the season. It was kind of hard for it to regain momentum after that, And so Rad's thinking was that some of these bigger movies that definitely want a shot during awards season are going to kind of wait until they have sort of friendlier press opportunities in New York, in like North America, ultimately, rather than in Europe.

10:23Because in Europe, they're just kind of a bit, maybe these films are under a bit more scrutiny, is sort of the argument. which is to say it's not until New York Film Festival that we're going to see like Julianne Moore's movie with Jesse Eisenberg called The Debut and there we'll also see like kind of a bunch of sort of starrier things, do I say. Okay. Yeah. One last thing. We are taping on a Monday morning, but by the time this airs, it'll be August 25th, the day we are celebrating our Vogue September issue at Casa Magazines here in New York City. From 12pm to 6pm, we will have a special phone booth set up where you can leave your questions about Fashion Week, the September issue, or Vogue.

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14:17Today on the podcast, I'm very excited that we have a little bit of a culture takeover, and we're here to talk about the upcoming fall film festival season. And to do that, I'm joined here in the studio today by my fellow movie enthusiasts, Lisa Wong-Macabasco and Liam Hess. Hi, guys. Hi. Hi. So, yes, this is like, we've been through like the doldrums of summer where there are pretty much no movies to get excited about or see the month of August, particularly what I'm talking about. And then we're just looking at this kind of banquet of movies that are coming in the fall and that are specifically running at three festivals that I think we're here to talk about, which run like one after the other.

14:59And that would be Venice First, which, Liam, you are going to see. I am, yeah. And then Toronto hits, which both Lisa and I are going to, I think you for your first time, me for my, I think my fifth time. And then there's the New York Film Festival, which sort of takes over Lincoln Center here in New York, and we'll both be hitting screenings for that. So what I thought would be fun to do is just sort of run through the films. There's some films that we've already seen and some ones that we're really excited about seeing at these respective festivals. But I also thought we could just do a quick primer on like, what is it about this festival circuit that is special or interesting or why do we want to cover it?

15:35Why do we get excited about it? And Liam, since you're going to Venice, maybe you should start because that's the first one and it's coming, what, like right at the beginning of September? Yeah, if you're a filmmaker, these festivals are sort of the single most consequential launch window in the calendar outside of Cannes or Sundance. dance and if you're a film fan it's it's why you might read about a film and say early september but it doesn't come out till christmas or early the following year so yeah it's really an opportunity for films to be seen to pick up distribution um and to generate buzz as well and venice i'm lucky enough this is my third time going yeah i would say it's probably the most glamorous partly just by virtue of being in Venice.

16:21Everything takes place out on the Lido, which is a sort of barrier island in the lagoon. And that's where all the screenings are and all the premieres. But of course, you know, all of the stars and most of the film industry that descends upon the city for that 10 days, two weeks, they're staying all in and around the city. So you have all of these very fabulous parties that happen alongside the screenings in all sorts of incredible venues, like historic palazzos on the Grand Canal and these kind of incredible hotels that exist within the city. So it's sort of fun in that sense as well because you get to go over in the morning to the Lido, catch some movies, and then usually then I'm whipping out my laptop and getting some work done in the afternoon.

17:06And then in the evening, there's usually some fun event to go to. So the glamour is really like palpable. Like you're kind of seeing it around. you're actually seeing stars in red carpets because the venice is the one that yields all the sort of fashion red carpet pictures that we run and get excited about and talk about here at vogue but your experience is that it's pretty palpable around you i would say so yeah and it's pretty easy to go and you know watch the red carpets and people whizzing around on the water taxis and i think also it sort of has a lot more star wattage because i believe historically can has not allowed streamers to premiere films there because there's very strict rules around having a proper cinema release in France, whereas Venice has always sort of welcomed Netflix and the Amazons of this world with open arms.

17:54So it tends to bring a bit more kind of Hollywood star on it. Yeah. I mean, there's also an element of Venice where there are movies that are not in competition that sort of appear there as big sort of promotional moments. I feel like maybe the Top Gun movie or one of the Mission Impossibles is Tom Cruise falling out of a plane in Venice or something like that. The Joker sequel. Yeah, exactly. There's that element of just like a big Hollywood moment. Yeah, studios seem to have maybe got a little more nervous about premiering these big films at the full festivals. And, you know, last year we saw One Battle After Another and Marty Supreme, neither of which did this sort of full film festival circuit.

18:32And some maybe took that as a sign in advance that maybe the films weren't very good, which obviously didn't end up being the case. So, yeah, it'll be interesting to see how that plays out with some of the other kind of big tentpole studio films later this year in terms of Tom Cruise and Digger or The Social Reckoning. Digger is the inner Ritu film. Exactly, yeah. Yeah. Okay, so from Venice, we go to Toronto. And listening to you talk about Venice, Liam, is sort of funny because Toronto is probably like the antithesis of what you're describing. It is, I wouldn't call it glamorous. There definitely are stars there and there are red carpets and, you know, movie lovers lining up to catch glimpses of big stars.

19:15And big stars definitely go. But there's like an element of like earnest film adoration in Toronto, which is what people love. And you definitely experience it there. It can sometimes feel a little bit like you're in a giant citywide like movie club, you know? And the like movie fan, movie nerd chatter is ubiquitous and all around you. And I sort of sometimes get a little grumpy about that because I want a little more glamour out of Toronto. I've tried going to a few parties in Toronto. You know, there was like a Chanel dinner I went to once, and I was like, oh, yeah, this is not really what one goes to Toronto for.

19:53But the real thing about Toronto is there are so many movies there. It's an incredible array of international movies, big commercial swings, cool little indies, discovery films, horror movies. Like, it is just a total banquet. And Lisa and I were talking about this before we started recording. Like, when you start to pick through the lineup, it's totally overwhelming, right? Aren't you feeling that? Yeah, there's, like, hundreds of movies you're just scrolling. There's, like, a good amount of Canadian films. Yeah, I think it's just hard because there's just a number, the scale. When you're scrolling through that sort of endless list of movies, what is it that makes something jump out to you as one you actually want to go and see?

20:34Yeah, I mean, that's the thing. I think it's like filmmakers that I might have heard of or seen their work before. Obviously, cast actors I want to see. And sometimes it's just like premise or like cinematographer. Also, like, just like kind of like you're looking for something that might be familiar. And if not that, then something that just piques your interest in some way, story or setting. It's more of a risk when you're not familiar with any of the names. Yeah. What about you guys? Yeah. I mean, I, to like look behind the scenes a little bit, it's fun to go to these festivals. But the reason I'm there is really to find some intel for Vogue for the year.

21:10Like, so I often look at the lineup and try to find, like, who are the big actresses or actors that we're excited about this year that we want to just have, like, an early look at? Like, ooh, there's a Margaret Qualley movie at Toronto. Like, that's something we should see because she's constantly in the conversation about what she's up to, how we might cover her. Julianne Moore's in a big movie. You know, like, so those are the ones that start to go to the top of my list so that I can come back to Vogue and say, I've seen this. This is how big it might be or something like that. But then there are other movies that are just like one for me.

21:39You know, like I do one for Vogue and then one for me. And so if there's like a dark, gritty crime caper, I'm like, yes, please, you know. So I find myself at like a horror movie at 930 in the morning on a Thursday there. But the last thing I say about Toronto is that it has this sort of reputation of giving the audience award, which is the culminating award at the end of the festival, to like a very crowd-pleasing sort of commercial-minded movie. Once Upon a Time Green Book, that movie that won the Best Picture, not much loved movie, won the audience award. That film Belfast, if you remember, from a few years ago, kind of slightly more, I don't want to say sentimental, but you know what I'm saying.

22:18Like, that kind of fair does very well at Toronto and fits with the kind of over-earnest mood of the city. So, Venice, Toronto, New York Film Festival. Lisa, you've been to the New York Film Festival probably more than any of us have. What is its character compared to the other two? Yeah, I always say that New York is my favorite film festival out of all of them. You can really sense the hand of curation. It's very curated. That's what it's known for. So, you're not just, like, scrolling through movies. It comes after Cannes, Venice, and Tiff. So they've seen the best of what's out there. And also you've read the reviews of what's out there by now for a good number of things.

22:55So they have kind of like culled the cream of the crop. And I think that they really focus on auteurs and also New York filmmakers and performers and stories. And so that's why it's not surprising that Paper Tiger is the opening night film this year. It's set in Queens. So, yeah, I mean, if you had to only just go to one festival, I feel like you could go to New York and do quite well. Really? Famously, last year, there was like a secret screening of Marty Supreme, a New York movie. So, that's like a very New York Film Festival kind of thing to do amidst all these really interesting sort of smaller foreign films that are really fun to check out.

23:33So, you mentioned Paper Tiger. I thought that might be a fun movie to start talking about because you and I have seen it. Tell us a little bit about it and why people are excited about it. It's by James Gray, a very regarded filmmaker, and it stars Miles Teller and Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as members of a family. I think it takes place in the 1980s in Queens. Yeah. Amazing borough. And there's a lot of wigs and suits and accents that are a little over the top. And I think there's a mob connection, and it's kind of about how this family is handling this mob connection. I mean, it's kind of a thriller, right?

24:10Like, in a way, James Gray's movies are often very classical and kind of like almost a little romantic. His last movie was also set in Queens. What was it called? Armageddon Time. Armageddon Time, yeah. There's something about his work that is very male to me. Yeah, totally. Here, here. I don't want to say a dad wave. But not maybe if the shoe fits. So, I don't know. He's not for me, I think. Right. Yeah, I mean, I am the only one in this room who kind of liked Paper Tiger. I was very happy to sit there for two hours. I really liked Miles Teller. The question I want to ask about this, though, is like, what do we do with Adam Driver?

24:48Because I feel like everyone gets super excited about Adam Driver films. And then this is a quite mannered performance to me. And I found myself asking in one of our group Slack conversations, like, is Adam Driver a great actor or not? I mean, I like Adam Driver, but I feel like he's one of those actors who very much picks his projects based on the director rather than the script. which has led to some like real clangers along the way. Gucci, House of Gucci. House of Gucci. This kind of reminded me of that. Was it? No, not Cosmopolis. Oh, Megalopolis. Megalopolis. Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah. Anyway, Paper Tiger, check it out.