June 2013 Movie Guide

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

Friday, June 7th

The Purge

Director: James DeMonaco

Stars: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane

o    Why? Is this concept really that far-fetched?

Much Ado About Nothing

Director: Joss Whedon

Stars: Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese

o    Why? Because Joss Whedon.

Friday, June 14th

Man of Steel

Director: Zack Snyder

Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe

o    Why? Because Superman.

This Is The End

Directors: Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen

Stars: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Paul Rudd

o    Why? With this many comedic actors in one movie, it's going to be difficult to fall flat.

Friday, June 21st

Monsters University

Director: Dan Scanlon

Stars: Nathan Fillion, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Billy Crystal

o    Why? Because Monsters, Inc.

World War Z

Director: Marc Forster

Stars: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, David Morse

o    Why? Because Brad Pitt vs zombies. And because zombies.

Friday, June 28th

White House Down

Director: Roland Emmerich

Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Richard Jenkins

o    Why? Because it appears to be an action-comedy version of Olympus Has Fallen.

Redemption

Director: Steven Knight

Stars: Jason Statham, Lee Asquith-Coe, Vicky McClure, Ian Pirie

o    Why? Because Jason Statham.

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