According to: Selina
20 – Leave No
Trace (6/29)
Tag Line: None
Production Company:
Bron Studios, Harrison Productions, Topic
Director: Debra
Granik
Writer: Debra Granik,
Peter Rock, Anne Rosellini
Actors: Ben
Foster, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey, Thomasin McKenzie, Isaiah Stone, Dana
Millican, Ayanna Berkshire, Alyssa McKay, Michael Draper
Genre: Drama
Rated: PG
Length: 109
minutes
IMDb Blurb: A father and his thirteen year-old daughter are
living in an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon, when a
small mistake derails their lives forever.
The concept of this film is fascinating to me. There’s a morality
debate that really comes into question with a story like this. The problem is
that it’s entirely possible that this film could wind up being very boring for
anyone not interested in that debate – which would be understandable.
That could just be the way I look at it because I’m not the
biggest fan of single genre dramas.
19 – Adrift (6/1)
Tag Line: None
Production Company:
Huayi Brothers, Lakeshore Entertainment, RVK Studios, STX Entertainment
Director: Baltasar
Kormakur
Writer: Aaron
Kandell, Jordan Kandell, David Branson Smith
Actors: Shailene
Woodley, Sam Claflin, Grace Palmer, Jeffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Tami
Ashcraft, Kael Damlamian, Luna Campbell, Zac Beresford, Siale Tunoka
Genre: Action,
Adventure, Drama
Rated: PG-13
Length: Unknown
IMDb Blurb: Based on the true story of survival, a young
couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure
of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded
history.
I flopped back and forth on whether I should add this film
to the list or not. In the end, it was a lack of better movies to consider that
had me put it on.
It’s not that it looks bad, it’s just been done to death. The
trailer feels a little slow to me, but that could be bad editing. The movie
itself could wind up being much better. Especially considering the cast
involved.
18 – Incident in
a Ghost Land (6/22)
Tag Line: You
would be frightened.
Production Company:
5656 Films, Inferno Pictures Inc., Logical Pictures, Mars Films
Director: Pascal
Laugier
Writer: Pascal
Laugier
Actors: Crystal
Reed, Mylene Farmer, Anastasia Phillips, Emilia Jones, Taylor Hickson, Kevin
Power, Rob Archer, Mariam Bernstein, Alicia Johnston, Ernesto Griffith, Adam
Hurtig, Denis Cozzi, Sharon Bajer
Genre: Horror
Rated: Unknown
Length: Unknown
IMDb Blurb: The story follows a mother of two who inherits a
home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home, she is confronted with
murderous intruders and fights for her daughters' lives. Sixteen years later
when the daughters reunite at the house, things get really strange.
I’m a sucker for stories that seem to suggest a writer’s
work is coming to life. I know it’s a huge trope and super over-done, and I’m
STILL a sucker for it.
As the trope goes, this one looks terrifying. I think it’s
worth a watch.
17 – 211 (6/8)
Tag Line: Your
life can change in an instant.
Production Company:
Millennium Films, 211 Productions, Nu Image Bulgaria
Director: York
Alec Shackleton
Writer: York Alec
Shackleton
Actors: Nicolas
Cage, Sophie Skelton, Michael Rainey Jr., Dwayne Cameron, Weston Cage, Cory
Hardrict, Ori Pfeffer, Mark Basnight, Amanda Cerny, Michael Bellisario
Genre: Action,
Drama, History
Rated: R
Length: Unknown
IMDb Blurb: Bank heist movie in the vein of "End of
Watch" meets "Black Hawk Down".
Nicolas Cage (Looking
Glass, Mandy, The Humanity Bureau) movies are VERY hit or miss. The thing
is, this one looks like a hit.
The story itself is interesting and thrilling. Not to
mention that it’s supposedly based on a true story and is written/directed by a
young documentarian.
I have faith in this film. I hope it doesn’t let me down.
16 – Ocean’s 8
(6/8)
Tag Line: Every
con has its pros.
Production Company:
Smokehouse Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures
Director: Gary
Ross
Writer: Gary
Ross, Olivia Milch, George Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell
Actors: Cate
Blanchett, Olivia Munn, Matt Damon, Dakota Fanning, Sarah Paulson, Anne
Hathaway, Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Armitage, Jaime King,
Katie Holmes, Mindy Kaling, James Corden, Awkwafina, Rihanna, Hailey Baldwin,
Kylie Jenner, Robbie DeRaffele, Kim Kardashian West, Carl Reiner, Kendall
Jenner, Adriana Lima, Anna Wintour, Zac Posen
Genre: Action,
Comedy, Crime
Rated: PG-13
Length: 110
minutes
IMDb Blurb: Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt
an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.
I want to be more interested in this film than I am. It’s
got a great cast and I have no doubt that there’s going to be a lot of amazing
moments.
Problem is, I also have no doubt that it’s going to be
pretty much exactly like all the others just with less testosterone.
Do I want more female-led films in action/adventure genres?
Hell yeah. But I’d like those movies to be original instead of riding the
coattails of a random series. Ocean’s 8
is just all the other Ocean films with a dash of pandering.
And it still manages to look good, which makes me grumble.
15 – Set it Up
(6/15)
Tag Line: Finding
love takes some assistants.
Production Company:
Treehouse Pictures
Director: Claire
Scanlon
Writer: Katie
Silberman
Actors: Zoey
Deutch, Lucy Liu, Pete Davidson, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, Tituss Burgess,
Shyrley Rodriguez, Meredith Hagner, Jon Rudnitsky, Evan Parke, Jacqueline
Honulik, Kate Middleton
Genre: Comedy,
Romance
Rated: Unknown
Length: Unknown
IMDb Blurb: Two corporate executive assistants hatch a plan to
match-make their two bosses.
There’s not much to say about this one. It looks like a
basic-bitch tropey-ass rom-com. It also looks adorable as hell.
If it’s made right, it could be the easy choice for a guilty
pleasure or date night. Probably won’t be winning any awards, though.
14 – Hover (6/29)
Tag Line: Fear
what flies.
Production Company:
Snowfort Pictures
Director: Matt
Osterman
Writer: Cleopatra
Coleman
Actors: Cleopatra
Coleman, Shane Coffey, Craig muMs Grant, Fabianne Therese, Rhoda Griffis, Leo
Fitzpatrick, Beth Grant, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Kasandra Bandfield, Don
Henderson Baker, Jim Gleason, Cailey Flemind, Caleb Tourres, Dre Starks,
MacArthur Hewitt
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated: Unknown
Length: Unknown
IMDb Blurb: HOVER takes place in the near future, where
environmental strain has caused food shortages around the world. Technology
provides a narrow path forward, with agricultural drones maximizing the yield
from what land remains. Two compassionate care providers, Claudia (Coleman) and
her mentor John (Craig muMs Grant), work to assist sick farmland inhabitants in
ending their lives. After John dies under mysterious circumstances, a group of
locals helps Claudia to uncover a deadly connection between the health of her
clients and the technology they are using.
There’s quite a bit of technology-based plots on my list
this month.
This one is a bit more trope-y, but I still find the trailer
captures my interest.
There are some possibilities that the story might go a very
different direction than I think… but I have a minor concern about that. Syfy
is known to distribute some absolutely ridiculous stuff. Not all of it resides
in the ‘so bad it’s good’ category. Quite a bit of it is just… bad.
Of course, the Asylum doesn’t have its fingers in this pie,
so there’s hope for it yet.
13 – Alex
Strangelove (6/8)
Tag Line: Love
can be confusing.
Production Company:
Mighty Engine, Red Hour Films, STX Entertainment
Director: Craig
Johnson
Writer: Craig Johnson
Actors: Ayden
Mayeri, William Ragsdale, Isabella Amara, Antonio Marziale, Madeline Weinstein,
Daniel Doheny, Joanna Adler, Nik Dodani, Bj Gruber, Annie Q., Daniel Zolghadri,
Aidan Pierce Brennan, Jesse James Keitel, Morgan Page, Sophie Faulkenberry, David
Fierro, Edward Sass III, Fred Hechinger, Kaydence Frank
Genre: Comedy
Rated: Unknown
Length: 99
minutes
IMDb Blurb: Alex Truelove (Daniel Doheny) is a well-rounded
high school senior with a wonderful girlfriend Claire (Madeline Weinstein) and
a bright future ahead of him - and with plans to achieve his last teenage
milestone by losing his virginity. But things get complicated when he meets
Elliot (Antonio Marziale), a handsome and charming gay kid from the other side
of town, who unwittingly sends Alex on a rollercoaster journey of sexual
exploration, kicking off a hilarious and moving adventure of love, sex and
friendship in our liberated and confusing modern times. Written and directed by
Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins, Wilson), produced by Ben Stiller, Nicky
Weinstock, and Jared Ian Goldman.
I’m cautiously optimistic about this film.
During my time here on this Earth, the ideas and prejudices
surrounding sexuality have changed. Even going back just to when I was in high
school, being bisexual was like being put in the corner for me. I caught issues
from people who were both heterosexual and homosexual. I was deemed either
greedy, faking it for attention, or just using it as a step stool to becoming
attracted to only one or the other. Girls thought it was risky to date me
because I might just be curious and not actually interested. Boys thought it
was risky because entertainment media had them convinced bisexuals couldn’t
remain faithful.
However, even with that, it was a simpler time (not necessarily
better, just simpler). There were three sexualities. There were two genders.
Now, there’s more elasticity for everyone to just BE.
I recently learned the term “relationship anarchist,” and
after reading through various sources on the subject – I figured out that I was
exactly that. A relationship anarchist. I’ll sum that up by saying that
relationship anarchy is basically believe that whatever consenting adults
choose to do or be, it’s all good. Don’t include anyone that is incapable of
consent, or without their uncoerced consent, and you’re fine in my book.
Alex Strangelove
seems to delve into this new dynamic of sexuality. I think it’s important, not
just because the older generation needs to start seeing things for the way they
are now, but also because it’s important for kids to know that everyone is
fucking confused at their age.
Of course, there’s always the possibility that the film is
going to turn into another bullshit ‘bisexuals can’t remain faithful’ trope.
It seems like a movie that’s got better intentions, but I’ll
be pissed if they fuck up.
12 – Hereditary
(6/8)
Tag Line: Every
family tree hides a secret.
Production Company:
PalmStar Media
Director: Ari
Aster
Writer: Ari Aster
Actors: Toni
Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, Mallory Bechtel,
Zachary Arthur, Jake Brown, Brock McKinney
Genre: Drama,
Horror, Mystery
Rated: R
Length: 127
minutes
IMDb Blurb: When the matriarch of the Graham family passes
away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly
terrifying secrets about their ancestry.
I don’t feel like this is the most original film on the
list. In fact, it looks a lot like The Omen
(1976).
When I say it looks like The
Omen, I mean it seems to share that same ‘creepy kid’ feel. It’ll likely
make us wonder what kind of supernatural forces are at play with the girl. I’m
not saying it seems to have the exact same story at all. I’m just saying that I
think the feel is similar.
The trailer is decent enough to make me want to see what
differences there might be.
11 – Izzy Gets
the F*ck Across Town (6/22)
Tag Line: Life's
a journey. Hers is an obstacle course.
Production Company:
Amateur Detective Films, Aspire Talent Management, Izzy Gets The Eff Across
Town
Director: Christian
Papierniak
Writer: Christian
Papierniak
Actors: Haley Joel
Osment, Mackenzie Davis, Sarah Goldberg, Lauren Miller Rogen, Lakeith
Stanfield, Annie Potts, Alia Shawkat, Carrie Coon, Ryan Simpkins, Alex Russell,
Melinda McGraw, Rob Huebel, Brandon T. Jackson, Dolly Wells, Kyle Kinane,
Sheldon Bailey, Luka Jones
Genre: Comedy,
Drama
Rated: Unknown
Length: 86
minutes
IMDb Blurb: A woman at rock bottom must find her way across Los
Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party.
This looks like a raunchy, R rated version of My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997).
There’s a decent cast attached to this project, but I’m
mostly interested in the project itself. The trailer looks hilarious.
10 – Damsel
(6/22)
Tag Line: None
Production Company:
Strophic Productions Limited
Director: David
Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Writer: David
Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Actors: Robert
Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, Robert Forster,
Joseph Billingiere, Morgan Lund, Ray Kelleher
Genre: Comedy,
Drama, Western
Rated: R
Length: 113
minutes
IMDb Blurb: It's the Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster,
an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of
his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey
grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel.
Although I’m not the biggest fan of Robert Pattinson (The Lost City of Z, Life, Cosmopolis) or
Westerns, I still found myself grudgingly drawn to this movie.
There’s something unspeakably charming about the way things
are acted out in it and the subject matters they seem to touch on. I’m kind of
looking forward to it.
9 – Woman Walks
Ahead (6/29)
Tag Line: Defy
your times.
Production Company:
The Bedford Falls Company, Black Bicycle Entertainment, Potboiler Productions
Director: Susanna
White
Writer: Steven
Knight
Actors: Jessica
Chastain, Sam Rockwell, Ciaran Hinds, Bill Camp, Michael Nouri, David
Midthunder, Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Sharon Anne Henderson, Luce
Rains, Brenda Wehle, Rulan Tangen
Genre: Biography,
Drama, History
Rated: R
Length: 101
minutes
IMDb Blurb: Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s
Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes
embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.
I don’t like westerns usually… and this month two of them
made my list.
This one hits me a little harder than the other. I loved
reading about Native American culture when I was growing up. And that meant
looking into certain aspects of history. In this case, very sad and enraging histories.
Hate isn’t new… neither did it end long ago like many people
seem to believe. This movie looks into the existence of Native Americans, as
well as a woman who rebelled against her time and refused to hate. Despite the
genre, this is the kind of film I can really get behind… and hope to hell will
stand up to what it could be.
I want Woman Walks
Ahead to succeed.
8 – Won’t You Be
My Neighbor? (6/8)
Tag Line: A
little kindness makes a world of difference.
Production Company:
Tremolo Productions
Director: Morgan
Neville
Writer: None
listed
Actors: Joanne
Rogers, Fred Rogers, McColm Cephas Jr., Francois Scarborough Clemmons, Kailyn
Davis, Yo-Yo Ma, Joe Negri, David Newell
Genre: Documentary,
Biography
Rated: PG-13
Length: 94
minutes
IMDb Blurb: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of
iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers.
Mister Rogers
Neighborhood (1968-2001) was the best kid’s show ever.
Fred Rogers was all about teaching kids to be themselves,
stay informed, and not be scared of the simple things. He was my absolute
favorite as a child. I watched his show even more than I watched Sesame Street (1969) or anything Muppet
related. In fact, I’m going to make sure it is available for my daughter to
watch as she grows up.
I was immediately interested in this film. There’s a dose of
nostalgia in it for me, but I feel like it’s more important than that.
The newer generation of kids doesn’t have an equivalent of
this show. Not to the best of my knowledge, anyway, and that’s a shame. Hopefully
this film can show that there’s a gaping hole in our children’s entertainment that
needs to be filled.
7 – Distorted
(6/22)
Tag Line: Don’t
fear the lies. Fear the truth.
Production Company:
Bridgegate Pictures, Minds Eye Entertainment
Director: Rob W.
King
Writer: Arne
Olsen
Actors: Christina
Ricci, John Cusack, Brendan Fletcher, Vicellous Shannon
Genre: Action,
Mystery, Thriller
Rated: R
Length: Unknown
IMDb Blurb: A 32-year-old woman suffering from bipolar disorder
comes to suspect the proprietor of the state-of-the-art ''smart apartment'' she
and her husband just moved into is using the building's residents as unwitting
guinea pigs for a ''synthetic telepathy'' brainwashing plot with dire global
ramifications.
When did John Cusack (Chi-Raq,
Dragon Blade, Adult World) become underrated? He was the biggest of the
teenage stars in my day. Now when I bring him up in conversation, people “eh”
at me. Well, I think those people are wrong. I still love the hell out of him.
I think this film looks like a mind-fuck and a half.
Personally, I really enjoy that kind of story. I’m betting that Christina Ricci
(Mothers and Daughters, Around the Block,
Pan Am) and Cusack will work great together, as well.
My one issue is that I don’t know how Arne Olsen (Grizzly Rage, Hybrid, Here’s to Life!)
has held up as a writer. Not just because he used to write spectacular stuff
and then had some time off and worked on this… but because he used to write
relatively mediocre stuff and then the rest of it happened.
Regardless of that, I’m not willing to give this movie too
much crap. It could be that Olsen hasn’t been allowed to write what he really
wants because it wasn’t what production companies wanted. I’m definitely
willing to see how this goes.
6 – Animal World
(6/6) UK/Limited Only
Tag Line: None
Production Company:
Beijing Ruyi Xinxin Film Investment, Enlight Pictures
Director: Yan Han
Writer: Nobuyuki
Fukumoto, Yan Han
Actors: Yi Feng
Li, Dongyu Zhou, Michael Douglas, Alberto Lacellotti, Archibald C. McColl
Genre: Action,
Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rated: NR
Length: 120
minutes
IMDb Blurb: None listed.
Animal World seems
to be only partially in English. I’m not sure which language the other one is,
I’m guessing it’s Chinese, but I could be wrong.
I was hooked on this trailer the moment I saw it. It seems
to be like Men in Black (1997) meets
some kind of kung fu meets It (2017).
Even aside from the fact that I’m dying to know why that clown is kicking SO
much ass, I’m also interested in the way the filmmakers meshed cultures.
Normally, from my experience, when a foreign film includes
anything English-based, they use little-known actors, or actors that you kind
of expect corn from. Not Michael Douglas (Ant-Man,
Haywire, Solitary Man) types. I’m greatly looking forward to seeing how the
film incorporates both cultures.
Judging from the trailer? I think it’s going to be a hell of
a ride.
5 – Upgrade (6/1)
Tag Line: Not
Man. Not Machine. More.
Production Company:
Blumhouse Productions, Goalpost Pictures
Director: Leigh
Whannell
Writer: Leigh
Whannell
Actors: Logan
Marshall-Green, Richard Cawthorne, Linda Cropper, Michael M. Foster, Betty
Gabriel, Renah Gallagher, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie, Clayton
Jacobson, Sachin Joab, Christopher Kirby, Simon Maiden, Melanie Vallejo
Genre: Action,
Comedy, Horror
Rated: R
Length: 95
minutes
IMDb Blurb: Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly
all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his
world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer
chip implant called Stem.
I originally watched the basic trailer for Upgrade. I was already impressed with
that one, but the red band version played before Deadpool 2 (2018) and I just wound up looking forward to it even
more.
The idea of AI taking over the world really isn’t new. I’ll
give you that. But I still find this plot to be worth looking at as more than
just a meshing of tropes.
Upgrade looks a
little like what you would get if you mixed Knight
Rider (1982-1986) with John Wick (2014).
There are clearly also some unique camera angles that are likely meant to show
the disorientation involved for a person being taken over by an implant.
It seems like it will be an immersive, bloody, and humorous
ride. With a creator like Leigh Whannell (Cooties,
Insidious, Saw) at the helm, what else could you expect?
I just hope it doesn’t go bad and end with a robotic
apocalypse trope. It doesn’t need that. Give me the working-together-under-protest
angel. I’m much more interested in that.
4 – Incredibles 2
(6/15)
Tag Line: It's
been too long, dahlings.
Production Company:
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Brad
Bird
Writer: Brad Bird
Actors: Samuel L.
Jackson, Sophia Bush, Holly Hunter, Catherine Keener, Jonathan Banks, Craig T.
Nelson, Brad Bird, Bob Odenkirk, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Vowell, John
Ratzenberger, Huck Milner, Kimberly Adair Clark, Toya Turner
Genre: Animation,
Action, Adventure
Rated: PG
Length: 118
minutes
IMDb Blurb: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for
Jack-Jack while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world.
Like the majority of the people who saw the original Incredibles, I was very impressed. I
wouldn’t, however, list it among my favorites. That’s why the sequel isn’t
higher on my list.
However, the trailer looks pretty damn epic as it is. I
particularly enjoy the part where Mr. Incredible goes off about the new way
schools are doing math… but that’s just because I’ve gone on that exact rant.
Recently.
Aside from that, we get to see how Jack-Jack developed at
the same time as watching the other kids enter the more difficult-to-parent
years. Plus, Elastigirl takes center-stage as the head superhero in the crew,
for whatever reason. There’s nothing to dislike about the trailer.
Whether or not you got to see the original film, shouldn’t
matter. Still, I recommend giving it a watch just to refresh your memory.
3 – Tag (6/15)
Tag Line: Based
on a True Story. We're Not Kidding.
Production Company:
Broken Road Productions, New Line Cinema
Director: Jedd
Tomsic
Writer: Rob
McKittrick, Mark Steilen, Russell Adams
Actors: Annabelle
Wallis, Jeremy Renner, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Leslie Bibb, Jake Johnson,
Jon Hamm, Ed Helms, Hannibal Buress, Brian Dennehy, Nora Dunn
Genre: Comedy
Rated: R
Length: Unknown
IMDb Blurb: A small group of former classmates organize an
elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the
country.
I have some skepticism as to whether or not this film really
is a true story… but I want to believe it so much. It looks like so much fun,
both in practice and on screen.
Though, if someone had tried to tag me at my wedding…
Actually, it would have fit in with everything else that
happened at my wedding. So much stuff went wrong. Including the alarm going off
in the middle of my ceremony. Still fun. The alarm going off is one of my
favorite parts. I just about dropped dead laughing when it happened.
But I digress.
Tag looks like
it’s going to be a hell of a lot of fun to watch. There are some fantastic
actors involved. I’m also intrigued by the fact that Rob McKittrick (It Has begun: Bananapocalypse, Mancrush,
Still Waiting…), the writer/director of Waiting…
(2005), is involved. That movie was fucking hilarious and I expect a lot out of
McKittrick here, too.
2 – Hotel Artemis
(6/8)
Tag Line: No
guns. No cops. No killing the other patients.
Production Company:
Marc Platt Productions, Point of No Return, The Ink Factory
Director: Drew
Pearce
Writer: Drew
Pearce
Actors: Sofia
Boutella, Dave Bautista, Sterling K. Brown, Jodie Foster, Jenny Slate, Jeff
Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Charlie Day, Zachary Quinto, Evan Jones, Kenneth
Choi, Ramses Jimenez
Genre: Action,
Crime, Sci-Fi
Rated: R
Length: Unknown
IMDb Blurb: Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel
Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for
criminals.
This film looks kind of futuristic, kind of American Horror Story (2011-), kind of
heist-y… it’s a mishmash of a bunch of pretty awesome stuff. The action
sequences even seem somewhat overshadowed by the phenomenal acting portrayed in
the trailer.
The only concern I have is that my expectations could be way
too high. They are going to be incredibly hard to live up to for Hotel Artemis.
I’m definitely looking forward to finding out.
1 – Jurassic
World: Fallen Kingdom (6/22)
Tag Line: Life
finds a way.
Production Company:
Amblin Entertainment, Apaches Entertainment, Legendary Entertainment, Perfect
World Pictures, Universal Pictures
Director: J.A.
Bayona
Writer: Colin
Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, Michael Crichton
Actors: Bryce
Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Jeff Goldblum, Ted Levine, Toby Jones, James
Cromwell, BD Wong, Rafe Spall, Daniella Pineda
Genre: Action,
Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rated: PG-13
Length: 128
minutes
IMDb Blurb: When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to
life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from
this extinction-level event.
Jurassic Park
(1993) is one of my all-time favorite movies. I know that people who’ve read
the book might look at it differently, but I don’t care. I love the hell out of
it. When I was in college, whenever I had to write a paper I played Jurassic Park in the background on
repeat.
I don’t know why I did that, but I always got my work done
quicker so… who cares?
I really enjoyed Jurassic
World (2015). Not as much, but I still liked it. Then again, I still enjoy
the two movies the production company has decided to retcon. Sure, I consider
them guilty pleasures… but still.
The point I’m trying to arrive at is that I’ll literally
watch anything with the Jurassic Park
branding. So, this film being number 1 for this month shouldn’t be a surprise
to anyone.
I also can’t fully express how happy I am to see Jeff
Goldblum (Isle of Dogs, Thor: Ragnarok,
Portlandia) involved again. It just makes my heart feel good.
Movies to Look out For
According to: Cat
Boundaries .20
Ideal Home .19
A Kid Like Jake .18
Hearts Beat Loud .17
Woman Walks Ahead .16
The Yellow Birds .15
211 .14
Damsel .13
Leave No Trace .12
Hereditary .11
Distorted .10
2036 Origin Unknown .9
Under the Silver Lake .8
Set it Up .7
Hotel Artemis .6
Adrift .5
Ocean’s 8 .4
Upgrade .3
Incredibles 2 .2
Jurassic World: Fallen
Kingdom .1
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