Your Weekend Movie Guide for June 2019

Well, the summer movie season is upon us and this photo from "The Blob" clicks a couple of boxes.   The theater is air conditioned and that's often the main reason why we go to the movies during the summer.  Plus we do see the Blob itself.   Indeed, this was an ideal "beat the heat" film.

Let's see what can keep us cool this weekend.   I am guessing most of it is a lot of hot air.   You know the monthly routine, folks.  I'll flip through the movie pages of the LA Times and give you my gut reaction to what Hollywood has to offer this week.   

But, at least, the theater is "healthfully air conditioned."

The Dead Don't Die:   I Googled.  Yes, they do.

Men in Black - International:   The beating of a horse that died 15 or so years ago.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco:  From what I hear on the news, he's probably homeless.

Late Night:  Blog review coming.  Emma Thompson as a late night TV talk host.   And that means she's already 100 times more entertaining than the idiots who are doing it in real life.

Rocketman:  Reviewed here the other day.  Surprisingly entertaining for what you expect to be a rather routine biopic.

Booksmart:   It's about high school kids in America.  I think the title is supposed to be ironic.

Echo in the Canyon:   A documentary about all those old rock musicians who lived in the Hollywood Hills.   I hear it glosses over their alcohol and drug use, which makes no sense.

The Biggest Little Farm:  A documentary about a couple who starts a farm outside of Los Angeles.  My guess is that their biggest obstacle will be growing an audience.

The Fall of the American Empire:   Is this about Trump, too?

Framing John DeLorean:  Framing as in criminal activity?  Or is there a painting that needs to be hung?

American Woman:  #NotMetoo.

The Edge of Democracy:  Nope, not Trump this time.  This one's about Brazil.

Anna:  A young woman assassin.  Helen Mirren is in the cast.  She ain't a young woman.

Burn Your Maps:  A young boy is fascinated by Mongolia.   Well, it sounds different.

Child's Play:  They're rebooting Chuckie???!!!

The Command:  A real life story about a Russian submarine disaster.  Collusion!!!

Wild Rose:  A woman from Glascow wants to be a country music star.  I have no words.

Toy Story 4:  The only Pixar franchise I like.   And likely Don Rickles' very last screen credit.

The Samuel Project:  Hal Linden as a Holocaust survivor.   Paging Abe Vigoda.

Nightmare Cinema:  Moviegoers are trapped by a killer projectionist.  Frankly, we have all been victims of this.  Richard Chamberlain is in the cast.  Paging Dr. Kildare.

In the Aisles:  Romance between workers in a big box store.  Already marked down.

The Quiet One:  A documentary about Rolling Stone Bill Wyman.  This is the new movie genre---spotlighting musicians from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Shaft:   Another reboot with Samuel L. Jackson, who is becoming a pest.

The Secret Life of Pets 2:  Strictly for those who saw "The Secret Life of Pets 1."

Dark Phoenix:  A power failure in Arizona?

Dinner last night:  Bratwurst and baked beans.