May 2013 Movie Guide

These are my picks (complete with the reason for my choice) for the movies coming to theaters in May, but feel free to check out all of May's releases by visiting the Internet Movie Database's Coming Soon page.

Friday, May 3rd

Iron Man

Director: Shane Black

Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Don Cheadle

·         Why? Because Iron Man.

Friday, May 10th

Aftershock

Director: Nicolás López

Stars: Eli Roth, Andrea Osvárt, Ariel Levy, Nicolás Martínez

·         Why? Because it's horror and Eli Roth is in it.

Friday, May 17th

Star Trek Into Darkness

Director: J.J. Abrams

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto

·         Why? Because Star Trek. Because JJ Abrams. Because other reasons.

Friday, May 24th

Fast & Furious 6

Director: Justin Lin

Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez

·         Why? Because The Rock and Vin Diesel and if you've been following along for at least the last few chapters, then you'd know that they're crafting quite the little continuing storyline.

The Hangover Part III

Director: Todd Phillips

Stars: Bradley Cooper, Heather Graham, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms

·         Why? Because same director and same cast and Heather Graham is back!

Before Midnight

Director: Richard Linklater

Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed

·         Why?  This might be the least-hyped trilogy ever, and I think I've only seen one chapter.  I remember liking it though, and I'm looking forward to having watched all 3.

Friday, May 31st

After Earth

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Stars: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Isabelle Fuhrman, Sophie Okonedo

·         Why? M Night Shyamalan + Will Smith sounds good to me, and it's the first time that Shyamalan is directing someone else's screenplay.

Now You See Me

Director: Louis Leterrier

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine

·         Why? Because would you look at that cast?? Geez. So much awesome.

The Purge

Director: James DeMonaco

Stars: Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke, Tony Oller, Max Burkholder

·         Why? Because Lena Headey + Ethan Hawke + a pretty interesting concept.

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