VOD News | On 07, Sep 2025

MUBI this month shines a spotlight on Francis Ford Coppola’s unapologetically ambitious Megalopolis, led by Adam Driver, a celebration of the career renaissance of Mickey Rourke, Pamela Anderson and Demi Moore, plus two essential works from Oscar-winning filmmaker Rob Epstein – The Times of Harvey Milk and The Celluloid Closet.

In the meantime, it’s your last chance to stream The Assistant.

What’s new, coming soon and leaving soon? Read on for your monthly MUBI Digest.

 

This month on MUBI

Mulholland Drive – 1st September

The late great David Lynch’s labyrinthine Mulholland Drive (2001) is a hypnotic descent into a Los Angeles defined by dreams and yearning, where identities blur and desires twist reality. Upon arriving in Los Angeles to chase her dream, aspiring actress Betty (Naomi Watts) meets amnesiac Rita (Laura Elena Harring) and the two join forces to solve the mystery of Rita’s lost memory, moving through a world where streets, conversations, and even identities shift unpredictably.

Megalopolis – 5th September

As determined by its protagonist’s vision, Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis (2024) unfurls in New Rome, a grandiose and futuristic version of New York City devised by architect Caesar Catilina (Adam Driver). As Caesar dreams of further developing New Rome to its utopian potential with the mysterious material Megalon, his bold vision begins clashing with the city’s entrenched institutional figures.

Minari – 10th September

Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari (2020) follows the Yi family as they move from California to rural Arkansas in the 1980s, hoping to build a small farm. Jacob (Steven Yeun) pursues his dream with determination, while Monica (Yeri Han) adjusts to the challenges of country life. Their young son David (Alan Kim) forms a special bond with his grandmother Soonja (Youn Yuh-jung), who teaches him about minari, a resilient herb that becomes a quiet symbol of growth and perseverance.

First Love – 20th September

In usual Takashi Miike-style, First Love (2019) shuffles fluidly between violence and slapstick as a botched drug deal entangles a web of yakuza, Chinese gangsters, crooked cops, and wronged women into a series of boisterous and near self-contained storylines. However, as the threads begin to merge, a darker threat is unveiled between the threaded narratives, and the film’s kinetic and darkly comic tone makes way to reveal an unexpectedly poignant take on crime and obsession.

Majonezë – 20th September

Giulia Grandinetti’s Majonezë (2024) follows Elyria, a young woman who, upon feeling constrained by her father’s strict rules, begins to harbour a strong desire for rebellion. For her portrayal of personal revolution against patriarchal standards, Grandinetti won Best Italian Short Film at Alice nella Città and the Canal+ Award at Cinemed.

The Times of Harvey Milk – 21st September

A powerful chronicle on the legacy of America’s first openly gay elected official.

Animals – 26th September

In Sophie Hyde’s Animals (2019), aspiring writer Laura (Holliday Grainger) and her best friend Tyler (Alia Shawkat) live for late nights out in Dublin and borrowed glamour, but when Laura falls for a disciplined pianist, their once-symbiotic bond begins to strain, pushing her towards making forced choices on the type of life and art she wants to pursue.

 

Other titles also coming to MUBI UK in September 2025:

5th September
Paterson

17th September
The Wrestler

21st September
The Celluloid Closet

 

Last chance to stream: Titles leaving MUBI soon

Ramona
Available until: 8th September

The Assistant
Available until: 19th September

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