June 2018 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.

week of June 1

Action Point

Synopsis: A daredevil designs and operates his own theme park with his friends.

Director: Tim Kirkby

Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Johnny Pemberton, Susan Yeagley

Why? Fans of Jackass and especially Bad Grandpa will enjoy this story-

driven insanity.

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Synopsis: Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life.

But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down,

his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem.

Director: Leigh Whannell

Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Richard Anastasios, Rosco Campbell, Richard

Cawthorne

Why? Written and directed by Leigh Whannell, the genius behind the Saw

and Insidious concepts. That's really all I needed to know to get me on

board; however, the trailer is very impressive.

week of June 8

Hereditary

Synopsis: When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter's

family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their

ancestry.

Director: Ari Aster

Stars: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro

Why? I'm not really sure what to expect from this one, and I like that.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Synopsis: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's

television host, Fred Rogers.

Director: Morgan Neville

Stars: Joanne Rogers, McColm Cephas Jr., François Scarborough Clemmons,

Kailyn Davis

Why? I'm not big on documentaries, but having grown up with Mister

Rogers, I'm interested in this one.

week of June 15

Incredibles 2

Synopsis: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen

(Elastigirl) is out saving the world.

Director: Brad Bird

Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Sophia Bush, Holly Hunter, Catherine Keener

Why? I already have my ticket for the double feature. I'm so glad they are

revisiting this Pixar franchise.

Tag

Synopsis: A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual

game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.

Director: Jeff Tomsic

Stars: Annabelle Wallis, Jeremy Renner, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones

Why? Based on a true story! That's insane, and this movie looks like so

much fun.

week of June 22

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Synopsis: When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and

Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-

level event.

Director: J.A. Bayona

Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Jeff Goldblum, Ted Levine

Why? I'm always up for another visit to Jurassic Park/World. Dinosaurs

will never not be cool.

week of June 29

Sicario: Day Of The Soldado

Synopsis: The drug war on the US-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels

have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal

agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.

Director: Stefano Sollima

Stars: Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Isabela Moner, Catherine Keener

Why? Oh man, this was unexpected. I'll really have to go back and re-

watch the first one. It was good, but I didn't expect a sequel.

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