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While not every movie being released over the next four months or so is to my taste, there are enough to make this summer something to look forward to cinematically.

In roughly release order but with no particular preference, here are some of the films and movies that I plan to see in the theater.

Over Your Dead Body – A black comedy about a couple’s weekend plans to off each other. Samara Weaving has sold me that her performance in these types of movies is worth a ticket alone.

 

 

 

Hokum– An American and a haunted hotel in Ireland. It’s not a slasher or adapted from a video game so that grows my interest.

 

 

 

The Sheep Detective – The favorite script from the man who wrote Chernobyl  and show-runsThe Last of Us, returning to his comedic roots as sheep set out to solve the murder of their shepherd.

 

 

 

In The Grey – Guy Ritchie, action and crime film with a lighthearted tone. His action movies have worked for me and my sweetie-wife in the past, particularly when they have that light tone to them

 

 

 

Obsession – Horror movie about the dangers of getting what you wished for with a what looks to be a side statement about male entitlement.

 

 

 

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – Do I really need to say anything here?

 

 

 

 

Backrooms – Atmospheric horror adapted from a viral YouTube short film. This could be very good or it could become too self-important. It will all be in the script or not.

 

 

 

Pressure – Weather forecasting as drama leading up to the Normandy invasion on D-Day turning on the very real historical fact that access to north Atlantic monitoring may have turned the war.

Masters of the Universe – Live action, tongue in cheek adaptation of the 80s toy selling cartoon. I was out of the age range, too old, for the cartoon but the silliness of the trailer has sold me on this as ‘popcorn fun.’

 

Disclosure Day – Steven Spielberg returning to aliens and conspiracies, launching the conspiracy that this is a stealth sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

 

 

 

 

Hungry – A rogue hippopotamus stalks unlucky tourists in the Louisiana bayou. Hollywood still chasing the Jaws high but this looks to be a ‘turn off your brain’ creature feature and have fun.

 

 

 

The Odyssey – Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the ancient classic.

 

 

 

 

Spider-Man: Brand New Day – The next Marvel Cinematic Universe feature.

 

 

 

 

Coyote vs ACME – The movie that the studio tried to kill in favor of a tax break. As a Baby Boomer, I grew up on these cartoons, and the trailer looks interesting enough and I despise the ‘tax loss’ argument so much that I must see this in the theater.