Sun’s out, fun’s out!
A proper summer movie season is upon us, for a change.
What did this feel like again?
‘Jurassic World Dominion,’ out June 10.Universal Pictures
In a word, it felt like the movies.
Here’s what you should be seeing.
Top Gun: Maverick (May 27, in theaters)
Feeling the need for speed?
Jennifer Lopez in ‘Halftime,’ launching June 14 on Netflix.Netflix
Bowen Yang and Margaret Cho costar.Read our interview with Booster and see exclusive Polaroids from the shoot.
Sharp and satisfying, it’s not just for hoops fans.
Jeremiah Zagar (We the Animals) directs.Read our exclusive Q&A with Sandler.
Ethan Hawke in ‘The Black Phone,’ out June 24.Universal
Jurassic World Dominion (June 10, in theaters)
Summer doesn’t feel complete without dinosaurs.
We’re praying for as manyHustlersouttakes as they can cram in.
Read our interview with Raiff.
Fatma Mohamed in ‘Flux Gourmet,’ out June 24.IFC Films
It’s the best kind of summer counterprogramming and, smartly, you could watch it at home.
Lightyear (June 17, in theaters)
Even animated characters get origin stories these days.
When it comes toToy Story’s Buzz Lightyear, though, we hardly mind it.
D.C. Young Fly, Tosin Cole, and Jacob Latimore in ‘House Party,’ launching July 28 on HBO Max.Ron Batzdorff/Warner Bros.
Stephen King’s incredibly accomplished author-son.
The director’s latest is his most wildly unconventional: a story about weird musicians, food and farts.
You’ll think about it for days.
Idris Elba in ‘Beast,’ out August 19.Universal
A24 releases.Read our interview with Slate and co-creator Dean Fleischer-Camp.
We’d be remiss not to also mention her upcoming take on Jane Austen.
Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Eva Noblezada, Tiffany Haddish, and director Jay Chandrasekhar costar.
The film does an unusually fine job of detailing the secret under-economy of a glitzy Los Angeles.
