One or two of the following will be among the bestmovies of the summer.
We haven’t seen them, so we don’t know for sure, but often the best movies of any season are the independent films that sneak up under the radar and make a lasting impression. On the schedule we find the latest from an esteemed veteran director (Terence Davies), a Spanish film featuring two superstars (Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz) and a French film with two superstars (Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon). In addition, there’s what looks to be a breakthrough comedy from comedian Jo Koy.
Here are some releases to remind you that summer is not just about sci-fi and blockbusters:
海湾地区电影院希望吸引人们back this summer. Can they?
‘Benediction’
Any new film by Terence Davies (“The Deep Blue Sea”) is worth our attention, and his latest, about the life of author Siegfried Sassoon, looks particularly interesting. Sassoon was a British soldier in World War I who protested the war while still in the service. Following the war, he became a writer and had a number of affairs with men. Jack Lowden stars.
6月3日，星期五，在剧院上。
‘The Janes’
First premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and screening at the San Francisco International Film Festival, this is an HBO Max documentary about a group of women in Chicago who devised a complicated network of support for women seeking abortions before abortion was made legal everywhere in 1973. The film’s release couldn’t be more ironic or more timely following the leak of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes.
从6月8日开始在HBO Max上流式传输。
‘Hustle’
In a dramatic role, Adam Sandler plays a basketball scout just getting by who discovers a novice player with enormous natural talent and potential during a trip to Spain. Juancho Hernangomez (of the Utah Jazz) plays the basketball player, and the story seems to be about their shared struggle to get him into the NBA.
In select theaters, and available to stream on Netflix starting June 8.
‘Official Competition’
This Spanish comedy stars Antonio Banderas as a movie star and Oscar Martinez as a director who team up — despite being temperamental opposites — to make a film at the behest of a wealthy patron. Penélope Cruz co-stars. If the trailer is anything to go by, this one looks to be genuinely funny.
In select theaters starting June 17.
“宽恕”
在冰上射击的情况下，拉尔夫·费恩斯（Ralph Fiennes）和杰西卡·查斯顿（Jessica Chastain）扮演一对已婚夫妇，他们在参加摩洛哥的聚会的路上发生了事故。他们试图掩盖它，但事物并没有保持掩盖，导致西方人举行众议院党与生气的周围社区之间的冲突。
In select theaters July 1.
‘Fire’
The big-deal foreign release of the summer will be this French entry, which won the Silver Bear at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival for director Claire Denis. Juliette Binoche plays a woman torn between her longtime lover (Vincent Lindon) and a man from her past (GrégoireColin). The trailer doesn’t tell us much — it’s just Binoche and Lindon swimming and kissing. But then, a movie like this is all about star power, and this one has it.
In theaters July 8.
‘Easter Sunday’
乔·科伊（Jo Koy）扮演一位喜剧演员，他在复活节周日返回旧金山访问他的菲律宾美国家庭，他称之为“菲律宾超级碗”。在电影的过程中，他必须调解母亲和姨妈之间的争执，并与当地的黑帮打交道。从预告片中可以看出，这看起来很有趣和迷人。
In theaters Aug. 5.
‘Emily the Criminal’
Summer movie season quiets down in mid-August, which sometimes results in some interesting releases. “Emily the Criminal” looks like a good one for Aubrey Plaza. She plays an unemployed woman who needs money, so she gets involved in a credit card scam that quickly spirals out of control, and she ends up having to deal with some very scary people in Los Angeles.
In theaters Aug. 12.
Correction: This story incorrectly stated the name of the basketball player starring opposite Adam Sandler in “Hustle.” It is Juancho Hernangomez.