Not gonna lie, July’s lineup is pretty awful this year:
THE BFG
The Good: Steven Spielberg, y’all!
The Bad: The director hasn’t done a kids movie since the Adventures of Tintin; I know, I don’t remember either
Prediction:
It’s gonna look great, that’s for sure.
THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR
The Good: Taking the good horror movie premise and building it around Trumpmania.
The Bad: At some point, these movies will become tired.
Prediction:
My gut says this will be the high point for the Purge franchise, twisting the wicked premise around a campaign allegory, maybe?
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN
The Good: David Yates can handle big films, like 4 Harry Potters.
The Bad: We already had one lost human in the jungle this year, and it’s hard to make two of those different enough.
Prediction:
Some cool action, but warning signs abound here.
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
The Good: Toy Story’s premise around adorable CGI animals.
The Bad: It could be too geared for the lowest common denominator to suit children.
Prediction:
The Minions studio will know how to get this done right.
MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES
The Good: Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza going crazy as a gender inversion.
The Bad: Untested director and relatively unknown writers.
Prediction:
There may be a few good sight gags, but Zac Efron hasn’t proven he can win over comedies without Seth Rogen.
GHOSTBUSTERS
The Good: 4 very funny women and a director who knows how to get the most out of all of them.
The Bad: Do they really have to do the first Ghostbusters again?
Prediction:
The more I see of this one, the less excited I get, although I really am excited to see Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones on the big screen.
STAR TREK BEYOND
The Good: Justin Lin is an awesome action movie director.
The Bad: At this point, what is the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek
Prediction:
A competently made space thriller, but nothing more is my guess. The action is going to deliver though.
JASON BOURNE
The Good: Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass are back together.
The Bad: Is there really any more material left to cover with this Bourne?
Prediction:
These guys wouldn’t come back unless the story is that interesting, or the $$$ are that good; here’s to hoping for the former.
BAD MOMS
The Good: I like the 3 leads a lot: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn.
The Bad: Nothing like a movie about women written by crappy guy writers/directors.
Prediction:
I think this is gonna be Bad Teacher with 3 women instead of Cameron Diaz.