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Summer is almost here! And in my region June is typically the beginning of the season. Many people look forward to the pool or beach. Most of us don’t look forward to the excessive heat. And so many of us look forward to lounging in air-conditioned movie theatres watching the next flick that's intended to be a blockbuster. I'm definitely in this last category but the movie doesn't have to be a blockbuster for me to enjoy, although I'll take one if it seems to be good beyond action and special effects. Summer 2022 looks like it has some promising, new sci-fi and fantasy movies as well as ones that aren't so promising although that can be simply a matter of opinion or taste. So, I conjured up two movie lists for you.
One list consists of films that are definitely science fiction, fantasy or horror. The other list consists of movies that some people may consider as falling into any of these genres but that others, myself included, can just as easily consider as not falling into any of them. Because of that, I only briefly comment on each movie in the second list. Some of these films on the lists are about super heroes, including Marvel’s Thor. Others are based on prose fiction and others have their own stories in which to that, I say it's about time! Until now, for the past five years it seemed like every other movie was a remake of something before it, as if the studios weren't hiring writers with original stories or writers who had scripts based on prose fiction that hadn't been adapted to film yet. So, here are the two lists of new sci-fi and fantasy movies for summer 2022!
New Summer 2022 Movies that are Definitely Sci-Fi and Fantasy
“Crimes of the Future” June 3: In a future synthetic environment of metamorphoses and mutations, performer Saul Tenser exhibits his changing organs in an avant-garde show. Meanwhile, a registry investigator is on Saul and his partner's trail. Since this movie is directed by David Cronenberg who is known for his body horror films such as the 1983’s "Video Drome", it will probably be very graphic and gory. So, if you like hardcore body horror, unlike me, this will probably be a film for you.
“Jurassic World Dominion” June 10: Four years after the destruction of the Island of Nublar, dinosaurs live among humans. But the balance between the two will determine whether or not humans will remain the dominant predators of the world. This film is based on ideas from Michael Crichton's novel, “Jurassic Park”, in which the 1993 movie adaptation started the whole Jurassic series of films. According to “Variety”, “World Dominion” is the final installment of the “Jurassic World” trilogy. I really liked the second movie of the trilogy because of the big turn that it took with its more gothic setting and storyline. What kind of turn this movie will take and how big that turn will be remains to be seen.
“The Black Phone” June 24: This movie is based on a story by Joe Hill that he collected in his book, “20th Century Ghosts”. A teenage boy gets abducted by a serial killer who locks him in a soundproof cellar. In there, the boy receives calls from the ghosts of the killer's past victims. According to the trailer, this sounds like it may be a good one with plenty of scares and weirdness. It's directed by Scott Derrickson who executive-produced “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”. So, the terror in this one should contain plenty of madness itself.
“Thor: Love and Thunder" July 8: Marvel Comics' depiction of the Norse god of thunder (played by Chris Hemsworth) teams up with his ex-girlfriend, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) to go after Gorr the God Butcher who is attempting to make all the gods extinct. The turn in this fourth of Marvel's Thor films is that Jane takes up her former boyfriend’s deified role with the help of his magic hammer, Mjolnir.
“Nope” July 22: The residents of a rural Southern California town are confronted by an alien monstrosity. This sci-fi horror flick is directed by Jordan Peele who also directed "Us" and "Get Out". This one looks like it's going to have a tinge of surrealism with the inflatable men waving around all over the movie's setting. That should add to the chills.
“Secret Headquarters” Aug. 5: A boy discovers a secret base under his home that looks like what a superhero would work out of. He then begins to believe that his dad may be a superhero himself. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (both directors of "Paranormal 3").
“Samaritan” Aug. 26: And another young boy makes a superhero-related discovery! Makes me wonder if the producers are trying to compete with the ones of the above mentioned film! But who can say for sure? In this one, the boy learns that a superhero who had been missing for 20 years after an epic battle may still be alive.
“The Bride” August 26: No, not the remake of the “Bride of Frankenstein” that keeps getting rumored around, but a movie that may be gothic horror enough! A young woman attends a wedding in England and realises that she’s in the midst of a "gothic conspiracy".
New Movies for Summer 2022 that Some May Consider Sci-Fi or Fantasy
“Bodies Bodies Bodies” Aug. 5: A slasher comedy which, when it comes to slashers, if they're about human killers without even a metaphorical supernatural or monstrous presence, I consider to be more crime/suspense than horror.
“Resurrection” Aug. 5: This is labeled "horror" but comes across in the trailer more as psychological thriller/suspense.
“Beast” Aug. 19: This is more of an adventure thriller film. However, because it's about a lion that stalks human prey it may be considered horror by some like "Jaws". Hell! Maybe this will be a summer blockbuster that goes down in movie history like "Jaws" did! You never really know.
“Three Thousand Years of Longing” Aug. 31: Labeled as “fantasy” but may be more of a religious drama since it centres around a Djinn, a spirit in Islamic belief that’s very similar to Judeo-Christianity’s angel.
Be here next post for more movie fun with our Book-To-Movie review of the month! Also, I'm trying to get the author’s newsletter for May out by next week. So, look out for it by the end of the week. If you haven't done so yet, you can subscribe for it here. It's free!
Are you planning to watch any of the above movies this summer? Which ones appeal to you most?
Until next time . . .
I'll be seeing several of those, with Thor at the top of the list. Did you know downloads of Sweet Child of Mine have skyrocketed since the first trailer?
ReplyDeleteI've heard of Sweet Child but don't know much about it. Have you seen it? Any good? The Thor movie I'd like to check out. However, I haven't even seen the second one yet so I'll have to try and watch that one first. I'm okay with skipping the third one because it didn't appeal to me as much.
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