David Fear
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Clockwise from left: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' 'The Mandalorian and Grogu,' 'The Odyssey.' Once again, summer’s here, and the time is right for dancing in the streets — or, should it be too hot out to dance, to find refuge in the lovely, air-conditioned environment of your local movie theater. The summer movie season technically kicks off on Memorial Day weekend, but there are a few early May entries you’ll want add to your list of things to check out over the next few months.
And there’s definitely a lot to see from now until the dog days of August: superhero franchise flicks (naturally), a new Star Wars spin-off, a James Cameron-directed concert film, a sex comedy or two, some oddball character studies, an anti-capitalism satire, a farewell from the Jackass gang, a little bit of arthouse fodder, and a whole lotta horror. Here are the 36 movies you need to know about from now ’til Labor Day.
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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ (May 1)
Image Credit: Macall Polay/20th Century Studios First off, it’s nice to know that the Prince of Darkness still has great taste in designers. Second, this sequel to the beloved 2006 rom-com — in which Anne Hathaway dealt with a demanding boss who is definitely not based on anyone in real life, nope, not at all or even a little bit — reunites the Les Mis Oscar-winner with her old co-stars Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley “the Tooch” Tucci for more misadventures in the fashion-mag industry. Plus, the original’s director and screenwriter, David Frankel and Aline Brosh McKenna, respectively, are back in the fold as well. Joining the veterans: Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, Kenneth Branagh, Rachel Bloom, Lady Gaga, and Donatella Versace. Let’s find out if details of an assistant’s incompetence still don’t interest Miranda Priestly, shall we?
