Notable releases. Click on the title for the IMDB page. Click here for John’s Summer Movie Preview.
MAY
May 3
“Long Shot” – Political rom-com with Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron.
“UglyDolls” – Animated.
“The Intruder” – Horror/thriller.
May 10
“Pokemon: Detective Pikachu” – Live-action/CGI mix with Ryan Reynolds’ voice.
“The Hustle” – Comedy with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as con artists.
“Tolkien” – Biopic of the “Lord of the Rings” author.
May 17
“John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” – Capper of the Keanu Reeves action trilogy.
“The Sun is Also a Star” – Teen romance.
May 24
“Aladdin” – Live action adaptation starring Will Smith.
“Booksmart” – Comedy about two bookish teen girls trying to catch up on cool stuff.
“Brightburn” – Dark answer to “Superman” mythos; produced by James Gunn.
May 31
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” – Sequel to “Godzilla” (2014) as this cinematic monster universe (also including “Kong: Skull Island”) expands.
“Rocketman” – Elton John biopic starring Taron Egerton.
“Ma” – Horror flick where perfect teen party house isn’t what they think.
JUNE
June 7
“Dark Phoenix” – Long-delayed “X-Men” film adapting the famous comic arc on the new timeline.
“The Secret Life of Pets 2” – Animated.
“Late Night” – Dramedy about inner workings of a late-night show.
June 14
“Men in Black: International” – Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth come over from the MCU as a new alien-busting duo.
“Shaft” – Third-generation sequel to the 1970s classic, with Samuel L. Jackson returning as the middle Shaft.
“The Dead Don’t Die” — Arguably the most loaded zombie-film cast ever assembled is led by Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Steve Buscemi, Tilda Swinton and Chloe Sevigny.
June 21
“Toy Story 4” – Latest entry in the legendary animated series.
“Child’s Play” – New entry in the old horror franchise, with Mark Hamill as Chucky’s voice.
June 28
“Annabelle Comes Home” – The “Conjuring” universe keeps cranking ’em out with this third “Annabelle” installment.
“Yesterday” — A man enters an alternate reality where the Beatles never existed and becomes a superstar by performing their songs.
JULY
July 5
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” – The start of a new wave of MCU films.
“Midsommar” – Writer-director Ari Aster’s followup to the acclaimed “Hereditary”; starring Florence Pugh.
July 12
“Stuber” – Uber-driver comedy with Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista.
July 19
“The Lion King” – A CGI take on the animated classic.
July 26
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” – 1969 period dramedy with Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie.
“Brahms: The Boy II” – Unlikely sequel to the surprisingly good horror flick, this one starring Katie Holmes.
AUGUST
Aug. 2
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” – Franchise’s first spinoff, starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.
“The New Mutants” – “X-Men” franchise gets an infusion of the horror genre in long-delayed film. (Moved to April 3, 2020.)
“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” – Live-action version of the animated toddlers’ favorite, this time for older kids.
Aug. 9
“Artemis Fowl” – Family fantasy adventure. (Moved to May 29, 2020.)
“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” – Teen horror.
Aug. 14
“Blinded By the Light” — In 1980s Britain, Bruce Springsteen’s music helps a teen through tough times.
Aug. 16
“The Angry Birds Movie 2” – Animated.
“Good Boys” – R-rated comedy about sixth-graders behaving badly.
“47 Meters Down: Uncaged” – Sequel to the shark thriller, this time with double the terrified divers.