Every must-see movie for May, from Doctor Strange to Top Gun: Maverick

Also, Downton returns, Bob’s Burgers gets super-sized, and lots of other great reasons to head back to the multiplex

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Every must-see movie for May, from Doctor Strange to Top Gun: Maverick
From left: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness (Photo: Courtesy of Marvel Studios), Bob’s Burgers Movie (Photo: 20th Century Studios), Downton Abbey: A New Era (Photo: Ben Blackall / © 2022 Focus Features, LLC), Top Gun: Maverick (Photo: Paramount Pictures) Graphic: Courtesy of Marvel Studios, 20th Century Studios, Ben Blackall/Focus Features, Paramount Pictures

Of all the months that make up this year’s blockbuster-filled summer movie season, May might be the most deserving of top billing. Not only does it kick off the popcorn season for film fans—who are likely to turn out in a big way in 2022 after two years of a pandemic-driven downturn at the cineplex—but May also happens to host some of this year’s most anticipated titles. That includes the latest Marvel offering (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness), Tom Cruise’s long-awaited return to the skies with Top Gun: Maverick, and a pair of TV-to-film transfers in Downton Abbey: A New Era and The Bob’s Burgers Movie. Keep reading to get a closer look at these films as well as the rest of May’s most worthwhile titles.

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Theaters everywhere May 6 It hasn’t been that long since our last appointment with the good Doctor Strange. After splitting the multiverse into a thousand itty-bitty pieces in , accidentally creating a timeline where people re-evaluate those Marc Webb Spider-Man movies, Doctor Strange gets a sequel to himself with Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. But as exciting as it is to see Benedict Cumberbatch back in the goatee, Rachel McAdams back in the MCU, and Elizabeth Olsen’s follow-up to , it’s even more exciting to see Sam Raimi, director of the original Spider-Man trilogy, behind the camera again. It’s Raimi’s first movie since 2013, and if Spider-Man 2 proves anything, it’s that this guy knows how to direct a superhero movie. [Matt Schimkowitz]

14 Comments

  • maulkeating-av says:

    Kelly Macdonald (Holmes & Watson)What the fuck did she ever do to you?

  • juliedoc13-av says:

    Succession, Downton, and Mass listed for the other actors, and Kelly Macdonald gets Holmes and Watson. Not Gosford, or No Country, or Brave. Holmes and Watson. Pretty harsh.

  • milligna000-av says:

    Flawlessly campy? It was just a dull misfire.

    • robgrizzly-av says:

      Another Firestarter, eh? Since superhero movies are buzzy now, I wouldn’t be surprised if this horror remake tried to work that angle in.
      *movie wastes no time equating her to a superhero*

    • bcfred2-av says:

      Unlike that gripping Pet Sematary remake, right?How anyone could fuck up one of King’s scariest and most straightforward novels is beyond me.

  • ghostofghostdad-av says:

    Baby you can chive my car to the theaters. 

  • nogelego-av says:

    That Rebel Wilson in high school movie had better explain how a 37 year-old is allowed to enroll in a high school or why a GED won’t work. Also, this fitter Rebel Wilson looks like a blonde Shawnee Smith and now I can’t unsee it.

  • robgrizzly-av says:

    Annihilation is in no way superior to Ex Machina.

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