Nope, Thor, Minions, and more good reasons for moviegoing in July

Summer movies are in full swing, and it won’t take much Persuasion (starring Dakota Johnson) to check out these titles

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Nope, Thor, Minions, and more good reasons for moviegoing in July
Clockwise from top left: Thor: Love And Thunder (Marvel Studios), Nope (Universal Pictures), Persuasion (Nick Wall/Netflix), Minions: The Rise Of Gru (Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures) Graphic: Libby McGuire

As summer marches on, July brings some of the most anticipated titles of the season to the big screen. Two pop culture titans dominate, helmed by beloved Oscar-winning auteurs: Taika Waititi follows up on his Marvel Cinematic Universe flair with Thor: Love And Thunder, while Jordan Peele unveils the most brilliantly titled horror film of the year, Nope. Streaming services have plenty to offer as well, between Dakota Johnson’s Persuasion and Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans’ The Gray Man on Netflix, and Billy Porter’s directorial debut Anything’s Possible on Prime Video. And for those who can’t get enough Minions, there’s, well, more Minions. Read on for your closer look at the July 2022 films that are worth the price of popcorn today.

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Minions: The Rise of Gru | Official Trailer 3 [HD]

Theaters everywhere July 1It’s got to be tough writing a movie in which the protagonists are basically oversized banana Tic-Tacs who speak in a barely comprehensible, Esperanto-like, pure nonsense, yet the first spin-off film managed to pull off a hilarious slapstick extravaganza in the vein of classic silent comedy. That’s a daunting enough achievement once; for the second go-around, writers Brian Lynch and Matthew Fogel have brought back the Minions’ original master, Gru (Steve Carell), to provide dialogue and more of a character arc. Making this a prequel to the original also removes Gru’s biggest shortcoming—ever since he reformed from being a supervillain to become a good dad, he’s been a dud of a character. Now a 12-year old fanboy, he must earn that Despicable title from the beginning.An unexpectedly star-studded supporting cast includes Taraji P. Henson, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, and Alan Arkin as the super-villain team the Vicious Six. (One of these things is not quite like the other!) And as Gru’s Mom? Julie Andrews. Hey, not every kid she raises can turn out to be a Banks or Von Trapp. [Luke Y. Thompson]

25 Comments

  • maulkeating-av says:

    Check out these other slideshows!Fuck off.

    • theodyssey43-av says:

      It’s not completely inexcusable for “check out this list of TV series / films”
      It’s a bit less justifiable for “here is a review of Lightyear in slideshow format”

      • maulkeating-av says:

        Yeah, labelling slideshows as “features” are the worst.MAYBE HIRE SOME FUCKING FUCKS WHO DIDN’T FUCKING LEARN TO FUCK WRITE ON FUCKING TWITTER, YOU FUCKING CALIFORNIA FUCKWITS.

        • visiblyturgid-av says:

          Management would be real upset if they could read that.

          • maulkeating-av says:

            Somewhere in LA…“YOU THERE! INTERN! THE ONE WITH THE TITS – NO, NO YOU, GIRL, YOU DON’T HAVE ANY TITS. THE FAT DUDE. READ WHAT THIS SAYS AND THEN TRANSLATE IT INTO A SERIES OF SHORT GRUNTS THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND!”

          • nilus-av says:

            “SO YOU ARE SAYING HE DOES NOT LIKE SLIDESHOWS YET HE STILL CLICKED ON THE CONTENT AND COMMENTED. BWHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! OUR PLAN IS WORKING, DEPLOY THE FULL SCREEN ADS WITH NO CLEAR WAY TO CLOSE THEM”

        • knappsterbot-av says:

          Why do you dummies think that the writers picked the slideshow format

  • nuerosonic-av says:

    And one good reason for not: a fucking pandemic!

  • bustertaco-av says:

    I’m really digging Chris Evans as the bad guy in the trailer for The Gray Man. The movie looks pretty generic, but I may have to check it out just to see Evans be an evil asshole.

    • visiblyturgid-av says:

      *Knives Out peeks from around the corner* 

      • bustertaco-av says:

        Yeah, but that was really only at the end where we got to see him be an asshole; he was hiding it most of the film. I want him to be a prick right from the start, really get to lean into it throughout.

    • robert-moses-supposes-erroneously-av says:

      “The trailer, though, augurs a chase sequence with massive streetscape destruction”Citizens of Prague/Budapest/Dubrovnik just trying to drive to work: “again? sigh…”

  • hootiehoo2-av says:

    Really looking forward to Thor and Nope.

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  • davidcbudd-av says:

    You referred to “Us” as uneven?  Fuck off.

  • dannyvapid-av says:

    Nope will be the biggest disappointment of the year. 

  • synonymous2anonymous-av says:

    I can’t believe I’m saying this…but I’m looking forward to Minions. To put it into context, I’m REALLY looking forward to Thor but still.

    • nilus-av says:

      The Minions movies are the purest example of dumb fun.  I think people hate the Minions less for their movies and more for the lazy boomer meme pictures of them that seem to infest Facebook

      • willoughbystain-av says:

        They were the Garfield of the 2010s. Annoyingly overexposed but cute in small doses. The new film does look like they’re making a real effort to freshen things up a bit.

  • taransquanderer-av says:

    “…Minions spin-off film managed to pull off a hilarious slapstick extravaganza in the vein of classic silent comedy…” Please tell me this is sarcasm. That movie was unfunny and boring.

  • anthonypirtle-av says:

    Nope.

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