July is a huge month for sequels and bananas, with , , and Wolverine's banana-colored costume hitting screens Continuing this year’s running theme, July is light on tentpoles and new releases. It’s still a byproduct of last year’s shutdowns and Hollywood’s molasses-paced COVID recovery. Also not helping things: Potential blockbusters like going straight to streaming.
But it’s the movies. They will not go quietly into the night. They will not vanish without a fight.
They’re going to live on. They’re going to survive. Today, we celebrate our July movie calendar.
Theater owners do have some hope in sight. and hope to bring back repeat customers, while hope people remember the original. More interestingly, it’s a big month for independent film.
Ti West and Mia Goth’s latest slasher, , finally hits Hollywood, Sundance breakout expands nationally, and Levan Akin, the director of , returns with . So grab a Firecracker pop and a tall glass of lemonade because, to paraphrase Rob Thomas, baby, July’s a hot one, like seven inches from the midday sun. Why not go to the movies? (July 3) (July 3) Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Joey King, Will Ferrell, Sofía Vergara, Miranda Cosgrove, and Steve Coogan Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage They’re b-a-a-nana.
Yes, Gru and his loveable minions are returning for another 90 minutes of child-placating, parent-dissociating supervillain comedy courtesy of Steve Carell, Stuart, Bob, and Kevin. It’s always a good sign when a long-ru.