June doesn’t have quite as many blockbusters that I’m angsty to see compared to May – in fact, almost all of my anticipated June films are indies (I don’t have high hopes for Jurassic World). However, June has my most anticpated film of the summer too, so it’s got that going for it.
Love & Mercy (June 5, limited)
I love, love, love The Beach Boys. Pet Sounds is probably my favorite album at the current moment, but I’ve been listening to the reconstruced SMiLE and Surf’s Up a lot too. I’ve heard great things about this movie, and I want to see how the Paul Dano/John Cusack dual performance as Brian Wilson will work. I imagine it will be more conventional than Todd Haynes’ Bob Dylan flick I’m Not There, but hopefully this will be a welcome portrait in the biopic genre.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (June 12)
I actually read the book for this movie after hearing it won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance this January. It’s a solid book, but I am still excited for this movie because it feels tailor-made for me: a cinephile’s The Fault in Our Stars. Plus, the reviews have been solid.
The Tribe (June 17, limited)
This is Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s debut film, and I have no idea who he is. I can’t even pronounce his name. Or understand the language his movie, The Tribe, is in. The movie’s foreign, but it’s got no subtitles either. In fact, there’s no dialogue in it, only sign language. Yet, The Tribe still stands as my most anticipated movie of the summer. The reviews are incredible, which is part of the hype, but I also want to see how Slaboshpitsky handles his film, using only sign language to tell his story. It looks fascinating, and if there is to be a masterpiece in this year’s summer crop, it’s gonna be this one (or Mad Max: Fury Road, which I have yet to see).
Dope (June 19)
A$AP Rocky acts. Zero from The Grand Budapest Hotel goes thug. This movie just looks cool. And again, A$AP Rocky acts. That’s all I need to know that it’s gonna be great.
Inside Out (June 19)
Pixar has been off the saddle lately with their movies. Hopefully this is good. Amy Poehler seems like a perfect choice for a character representing the emotion ‘Joy’. I’ll wait for word from the Cannes Film Festival screening to find out if it’s hot or not.
Oh, and though it’s not a movie, I am still extremely hyped for True Detective: Season 2, starring Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch (!), and Vince Vaughn (!!!). June’s still got some good stuff coming my way. I’m ready.
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