Friday, May 6, 2016

Summer 2016 Movie List: Blockbusters and Ghostbusters

Ready, set, action movies! Summer movie season kicks off this weekend with Captain America. Look for some reboots, a lost fish, some naughty sausages and a few expected blockbusters, er, Ghostbusters. Here's a quick guide to what's coming each weekend of summer:




Friday May 6 
The Blockbuster: Captain America: Civil War


Friday May 13 
The Star Vehicle: Money Monster (George Clooney, Julia Roberts)
The Scary Movie: Dark Horse (Kevin Bacon)
The Jane Austen Film: Love & Friendship (Kate Beckinsale)
The Counter Programming: High-Rise (Tom Hiddleston)





Friday May 20 
The Family Film: Angry Birds
The Comedy: The Nice Guys (Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe)
The Comedy Sequel: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
The Counterprogramming: A Bigger Splash (Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes)




Friday May 27 
The Family Film: Alice Through the Looking Glass
The Superhero Film: X-Men: Apocalypse
The Sci-Fi Film: The Lobster (Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz)


Friday June 3 
The Date Night Film: Me Before You (Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin)
The Superhero Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
The Date Night Film: Maggie’s Plan (Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore)
The Comedy: PopStar: Never Stop Stopping (Andy Samberg)
The Documentary: Time to Choose (Oscar-winning documentarian Charles Ferguson)



Friday June 10 
The Sequel: Now You See Me 2 (Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson)
The Scary Movie: The Conjuring 2 (Vera Farmiga)
The Sci-Fi Film: Warcraft



Friday June 17 
The Buddy Comedy: Central Intelligence (Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart)
The Family Film: Pixar's Finding Dory (Voice by Ellen DeGeneres)
The Counterprogramming: Genius (Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman)




Friday June 24 
The Counterprogramming:Free State of Jones (Matthew McConaughey)
The Reboot: Independence Day: Resurgence
The Texas One:The Duel (Liam Hemsworth, Woddy Harrelson)



Friday July 1 
The Sci-Fi Film: The BFG (Steven Spielberg)
The Superhero Film: The Legend of Tarzan (Margot Robbie, Alexander Skarsgard)
The Fart Comedy: Swiss Army Man 



Friday July 8 
The Comedy: Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates
The Family Film: The Secret Life of Pets
The Thriller: Captain Fantastic (Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella)



Friday July 15 
The Franchise Reboot: Ghostbusters (Calls on Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones)
The Thriller: The Infiltrator (Bryan Cranston)

 



Friday July 22
The Sequel: Star Trek Beyond
The Family Film: Ice Age: Collision Course
The Comedy: Absolutely Fabulous The Movie
The Comedy Sleeper: Don’t Think Twice (Gillan Jacobs)


Friday July 29 
The Sequel: Jason Bourne (Matt Damon, whatever)
The Buddy Comedy: Bad Moms (Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell)
The Counterprogramming: Café Society (Woody Allen)
The Sleeper Hit: Indignation (Philip Roth novel)



Friday August 5 
The Superhero Film: Suicide Squad (Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Viola Davis)
The man turns into a cat film: Nine Lives (Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner)
The Counter Programming: The Founder (Michael Keaton)


Friday August 12 
The Family Film: Pete's Dragon (Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford)
The Non-family Film: Sausage Party
The Counterprogramming: Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep)



Friday August 19 
The Reboot: Ben-Hur
The Family Film: Kubo and the Two Strings (Voices by Matthew McConaughy, Charlize Theron)
The Sci-Fi Film: The Space Between Us (Gary Oldman)



Friday August 26 
The Sequel: Mechanic: Resurrection (Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones)
The Boxing Film: Hands of Stone (Robert De Niro)
The Date Night Film: Southside With You (Inspired by the Obama’s First Date. Really, it is.)



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