by Daniel Erenberg
Well, it’s only April, but the Summer Movie Season appears to have begun in earnest. Fast & Furious is out and making a ton of bank (over 100 million bucks in its first two weekends) and, in so doing has resurrected the careers of both Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. And thank Christ for that, right? But, meanwhile, the studios have also begun releasing genuinely good films. Adventureland gets my highest recommendation, as a mainstream comedy with an indie feel, some wonderful performances and the best damn Lou Reed-laced soundtrack ever. It’s one from the heart, courtesy of Superbad director Greg Mottola. If you don’t enjoy it, you’re probably stupid. Sorry to break that to you if you’re already hating on it. Also, Observe and Report came out, and it’s got to be the ballsiest mainstream studio comedy film to come out in years. This one, I’m more willing to understand people not liking, because it’s definitely not for every taste. But it’s completely for my taste. And it tastes pretty fucking great. Meanwhile, the Summer Movie Season is actually supposed to start every year in May. So I thought we could take a nice little look at where it’s headed. Month by month.
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April 15, 2009 at 5:14pm
