The HousehasSNL alum Will Ferrell and Amy
Poehler appearing on the big screen together for the first time. The two play a married couple, who after blowing their daughter’s college fund, start an illegal casino in their basement. (June 30) Dunkirkthe WWII epic directed by Christo-
pher Nolan, stars Tom Hardy (double swoon) and is told from three perspectives: From the air, the land and the sea. (July 21)
dunkirk
beatriz at dinner
‘CAUSE THIS IS
THRILLER It Comes at Night explores the
dichotomy of the horrors outside versus the ones inside, as an unnatural terror threatens the world at large, spelling consequences for a family secured in their home.June 9 47 Meters Downis
this summer’s “Hope that you’ll be scared to go in the water because of sharks” movie! Two women (Mandy Moore and Claire Holt) get trapped underwater in a shark cage, surrounded by Great White sharks.June 16 Amityville: The
the house
Awakening revisits the famous haunted house. For God’s sake, “Get out…Again…” June 30 A Ghost Story
FLICKS WITH CHICKS Ever sinceBridesmaidsbecame a hit in 2011,
it seems every summer we have a female- driven comedy hoping to match its success. Rough Night, picks up this year’s mantle,
starring Scarlett Johansson and scene-stealer, Kate McKinnon. Gal pals do too much cocaine at a bachelorette party and accidently kill a male stripper, Oops. They then parade him around Miami, alaWeekend at Bernie’s...Who hasn’t been here? June 16 Girls Triphas Queen Latifah, Regina Hall,
Jada Pinkett-Smith and Tiffany Haddish atravelin’ to New Orleans. While in “The Big Easy” the quartet reconnects with aplomb and party hardy.July 21 Atomic BlondeoffersCharlize Theron asthe
titularAgent Lorraine Broughton (yeah, I know it doesn’t roll off the tongue like Bond, James Bond) who is equal parts sexy and savage. She finds herself embroiled in a “mission impos- sible” when attempting to retrieve a valuable dossier with the help of James McAvoy (triple yum).July 28 Fun Mom Dinnerserves up disastrous results
when Toni Collette, Molly Shannon, Katie Aselton and Bridget Everett, decide to have an innocent night
out.August 4
Casey Affleck gets sheet-faced as a recently deceased man who dresses in a white sheet to check in on his grieving widow (Rooney Mara). This one goes the more existential “What is the meaning of life?” route, than an all-out scarefest.July 9 The Hitman’s Body-
guardis an action/ comedy flick starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as the world’s best bodyguard and hitman. The pair must work together to make a court date. August 21 Annabelle:
Creationhas the scariest doll this side of Chucky, returning for a terrifying origin story. August 11
SUPERHEROES THE FRANCHISES
AT THE CINEPLEX The
Mummyreturns...And has Universal Studios
banking that the film will do well enough so they can resurrect their storied movie monsters as a cinematic universe, ala Marvel Comics flicks. Tom Cruise takes on an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella), whom he has awakened from her crypt. June 9 Transformers: The Last Knight, the supposed final
in the series, is made up of explosions, cars turning into robots and this time features “Markie-Mark” Wahlberg. It’s the end of an era, humans.June 23 Spider-Man: Homecomingis the third reboot
of the web slinger series and has Peter Parker (Tom Holland) still struggling to reconcile being a high school student and your friendly, neighborhood Spidey-Man. Matters get even more complicated, with the arrival of The Vulture (Michael Keaton). The web-slinger’s story also stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr. and Marisa Tomei as Aunt May!July 5 War for the Planet of the Apesshowcases the next
chapter in the hominoid saga, with Caesar (Andy Serkis) avenging his tribe and waging war on the humanoids, including Woody Harrelson.July 14 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
follows the adventures of Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) as they attempt to halt the dark forces primed to attack the planet of Alpha.July 21 The Dark Tower,one of Stephen King’s series,
receives the big screen treatment with Idris Elba’s gunslinger Roland Deschain, in hot pursuit of Matthew McConaughey’s “The Dark Man” across an alternate-world
landscape.August 4
There you have it folks, a sampling of what awaits
you at the movies this summer. Whether they prove to be box office bonanzas or fall flat on their celluloid
faces...Remains to be seen, literally.
the dark tower
transformers: the last knight
spiderman: homecoming
valerian and the city of a thousand planets
the mummy
war for the planet of the apes
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