Whether it's family night, girls' night, or date night, this summer's movies are sure to please!
MAY 18
Book Club (Comedy • PG-13) Oh what a cast! Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen play four lifelong friends whose lives change in unexpected ways when their book club tackles the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey. It's the first of many movie nights out I'll be having with my besties this summer!
Deadpool 2 (Super Hero Action/Comedy • R) Ryan Reynolds, AKA the funniest dad on Twitter, is BACK! This time he'll have to battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family and friendship. Like the first one, watching it with your kiddos will be more than a little ... AWKWARD!
MAY 25
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Sci-Fi Action/Adventure • PG-13) Sure he's a scoundrel, but that's why we love him so much! Follow a young Han Solo as he travels the galaxy, meets his future copilot Chewbacca, and encounters the notorious but charming gambler Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover).
JUNE 1
Adrift (Drama • PG-13) Based on a true story, Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin star as a young couple in love who embark on an exciting sailing trip together. But when their small boat hits one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in history, their adventure of a lifetime turns into a story of survival.
JUNE 8
Ocean's 8 (Action/Adventure • PG-13) It's a whole new "Ocean's" when eight women — played by Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter — plan and execute a heist in New York. There is nothing that can keep me away from this film! #starpower #yaaaassssss
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (Documentary • NR) Mr. Rogers was the epitome of love, kindness, acceptance, and wisdom and I think our world could use a little more of that. This movie about the magic behind Mister Rogers' Neighborhood had its World Premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
JUNE 15
Incredibles 2 (Animated Action/Adventure • PG) Everyone's favorite super hero family is back, but this time Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight, leaving Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) at home. When a new villain hatches an evil plot, the family and Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) must all work together again.
Tag (Comedy • R) Now why didn't I think of this? A group of classmates play an elaborate annual game of tag well into adulthood! The cast is full of some of my favorites, including Jeremy Renner, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Jon Hamm, Ed Helms, Hannibal Buress, and many more!
JUNE 22
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Sci-Fi Action/Adventure • PG-13) What can go wrong with cloning dinosaurs? This time, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) must decided whether or not to rescue dinosaurs from an extinction-level event. A variety of people and dinosaurs will certainly perish.
JULY 6
Ant-Man and the Wasp (Super Hero Action • PG-13) The first Ant-Man movie was one of the funniest super hero movies I've ever seen! Hubby and I My boys can't wait to see Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) embark on an urgent new mission in which he will fight alongside Hope Van Dyne/The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly)!
JULY 13
Eighth Grade (Dramedy • R) Written and directed by internet star Bo Burnham, this coming-of-age story focuses on Kayla (Elsie Fisher), who's just trying to make it through the final week of 8th grade before moving on to high school.
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (Animated Comedy • PG) Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg are one of my favorite Hollywood couples ever! Join your favorite monster family on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac (Sandler) can take a break from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. It's a dream vacation that turns into a nightmare!
Skyscraper (Action • PG-13) FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) has been framed for setting the world's tallest building on fire. With his family trapped inside above the fire line, he must find the real perpetrators, clear his name, and rescue his family ... all while evading capture.
JULY 20
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Musical • PG-13) In this ABBA-centric sequel, Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgård all return and are joined by — OMG! — Cher!
JULY 27
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Action/Adventure • PG-13) Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) are back in a race against time after a(nother) mission gone wrong. It looks like it will be exactly the same as the previous four missions ... they'll keep making 'em if we keep paying to see 'em.
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (Animated Action/Comedy • PG) When the Teen Titans go to the big screen, they go big! Our egocentric, wildly satirical Super Heroes have their first feature film extravaganza — a fresh, gleefully clever, kid-appropriately crass, and tongue-in-cheek play on the superhero genre, complete with musical numbers.
AUGUST 3
Christopher Robin (Family Action/Adventure • PG) The animals from Hundred Acre Wood must venture into the human world to help the now-grown Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) rediscover the loving and playful boy who is still inside his heart.
The Darkest Minds (Sci-Fi Action • PG-13) Based on the novel by Alexandra Bracken. In a futuristic dystopian world, most children have died. The ones who survived have superpowers and the government is holding them against their will. One teen escapes and finds an entire group of teens who are planning a resistance. Based on the novel by Alexandra Bracken.
The Spy Who Dumped Me (Comedy • TBD) Two best friends (Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon) become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women gets dumped by her boyfriend, who also happens to be a spy.
AUGUST 10
Dog Days (Comedy • PG) Follow the lives of multiple dog owners and their beloved fluffy pals around sunny Los Angeles. When these human and canine's paths start to intertwine, their lives begin changing in ways they never expected.
The Meg (Sci-Fi Action • PG-13) A deep-sea submersible has been attacked by a prehistoric 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon, previously thought to be extinct. Expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) — who had encountered this terrifying creature years before — is recruited to save the crew ... and the ocean itself. It's Jaws meets Moby Dick.
AUGUST 17
Crazy Rich Asians (Romantic Comedy • PG-13) Based on the acclaimed worldwide bestseller by Kevin Kwan and featuring an international cast of stars, the story follows New Yorker Rachel Chu as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. There she learns that he is the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families as well as one of its most sought-after bachelors. Money can’t buy love ... but it can definitely complicate things!
Down a Dark Hall (Horror/Thriller • PG-13) Based on Lois Duncan's popular YA novel about Kit Gordy (AnnSophia Robb), a student at the exclusive Blackwood Boarding School, where students demonstrate extraordinary supernatural abilities and the Headmistress (Uma Thurman) has dark powers of her own.
AUGUST 24
A-X-L (Sci-Fi Action • PG) What happens when you combine cutting edge artificial intelligence with the heart of a dog? You get A-X-L. The classic "boy and his dog" story gets a modern upgrade in this story about a teenage boy named Miles (Alex Neustaedter), a robot dog called A-X-L, and the intense bond they share.
SEPTEMBER 28
Night School (Comedy • PG-13) The comedy from director Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the long shot change they’ll pass the GED exam. Starring Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Rob Riggle, Taran Killam, and Romany Malco join Hart on-screen.
Smallfoot (Animated Adventure/Comedy • TBD) An animated adventure for all ages, with original music and an all-star cast, “Smallfoot” turns The Bigfoot legend is turned upside down when a bright young Yeti finds something he thought didn’t actually exist — a human. With original music and an all-star cast, it's an adventure for all ages about friendship, courage, and the joy of discovery.
