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Edited by Erin Kuschner timeout.com/austin/film @erinito


Wonder women


Summer movies always bring the heat, but this season is dominated by a robust selection of femcentric offerings. By Joshua Rothkopf


Atomic Blonde


WHEN THE WEATHER gets sultry, we often leave our brains at home before we head to the multiplex; it’s better for all involved. Thrillingly, this year might be the exception: Sure, this summer’s slate includes a ton of superheroic spandex and doofus-on-doofus yammering, but there are several smart alternatives. And we don’t think it’s a coincidence that those titles feature women, both in front of the camera and behind it. Movies grab back! Check out these seven lady-led films.


Snatched Amy Schumer says she pestered


Goldie Hawn for years to costar with her in this grungy action comedy, in which a recently dumped woman takes her mom on vacation to South America, where they get in over their heads. The dirty trailer includes an already-classic spit take; we’re hoping that’s not the best joke. à Opens May 12


Alien: Covenant Fans are geeking out over the


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leaks from the set that humor is being emphasized. That’s a good sign. à Opens June 2


Rough Night We’ll watch Scarlett Johansson


Alien: Covenant


return of director Ridley Scott to his signature series. (Didn’t they learn anything after his dull-as-dirt Prometheus?) Adding immeasurably to the plus column is Inherent Vice’s scrappy Katherine Waterston, playing a hard-as-nails space jockey à la Sigourney Weaver. à Opens May 19


Wonder Woman If there’s any hope for the dead-


on-arrival DC Comics universe, it’s this side project starring the statuesque Gal Gadot. She’ll never be Lynda Carter—let that one go—but already we’ve heard


in anything and have the scars from Ghost in the Shell to prove it. This rude ensemble comedy about a bachelorette party gone horribly wrong should set the star back on track. Adding Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon and Big Little Lies’ Zoë Kravitz to the mix doesn’t hurt one bit. à Opens June 16


The Beguiled Don’t mess with Sofia


Coppola. Even when she takes on a remake of an underrated 1971 Clint Eastwood movie about a house full of vengeful women, you can expect the psychological warfare to be sharpened to a prickly point. Her cast includes Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning and the on-fire Nicole Kidman. à Opens June 23


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Atomic Blonde Charlize Theron is basically


a superhero in real life, and after stealing Mad Max: Fury Road from its title character, we’re glad to see her getting her own action vehicle. Here she plays a British spy who heads to Berlin in 1989 to infiltrate a vicious—oh, who cares? It’s Charlize with guns and attitude. à Opens July 28


Snatched


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