July (July! It was March a few days ago!) is a month of summer blockbusters, from an unnecessary reboot of the Terminator franchise; to the latest Marvel superhero to hit the big screen, Ant-Man; to another dose of high octane Tom Cruise action in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. It's also a month of sequels, with the return of the Thunder Buddies in Ted 2, and six-packs and stripping galore in Magic Mike XXL.
From the wildly entertaining to the critically acclaimed, there's also the Sundance success Dear White People; the hotly anticipated Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy, from the director of Senna; Jake Gyllenhaal beefs up in gritty boxing drama Southpaw; and Pixar hits another home run with the highly intelligent, funny and ultimately touching cerebral tale, Inside Out. I saw a preview a few weeks ago and it's fully deserving of 5*, so if you only see one film this month then make it this one!
All films below are released in cinemas in July in the U.K.: some may have already opened abroad so if you're outside the U.K. then do check your local cinemas for film times and release dates.
TERMINATOR GENISYS
Thursday 2nd July 2015
"John Connor sends Kyle Reese back in time to protect Sarah Connor, but when he arrives in 1984, nothing is as he expected it to be."
AMY
Friday 3rd July 2015
"The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks."
COMET
Friday 3rd July 2015
"Set in a parallel universe, Comet bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple's six-year relationship."
MAGIC MIKE XXL
Friday 3rd July 2015
"Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance."
TED 2
Wednesday 8th July 2015
"Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law."
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
Friday 10th July 2015
"The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college."
LOVE & MERCY
Friday 10th July 2015
"In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy."
SONG OF THE SEA
Friday 10th July 2015
"Saoirse, a little girl who can turn into a seal, goes on an adventure with her brother to save the spirit world and other magical beings like her."
13 MINUTES
Friday 17th July 2015
"On 8 November 1939 - 13 Minutes could have changed history as we know it..."
ANT-MAN
Friday 17th July 2015
"Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world."
SELF/LESS
Friday 17th July 2015
"An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origin and the organization that will kill to protect its cause."
TRUE STORY
Friday 17th July 2015
"When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse."
EDEN
Friday 24th July 2015
"Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music."
INSIDE OUT
Friday 24th July 2015
"After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school."
[My 5* review can be found here - trust me, Inside Out is brilliant!]
THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON
Friday 24th July 2015
"Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer."
5 FLIGHTS UP
Friday 24th July 2015
"A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away."
SOUTHPAW
Friday 24th July 2015
"A boxer fights his way to the top, only to find his life falling apart around him."
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION
Thursday 30th July 2015
"Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF."
HOT PURSUIT
Friday 31st July 2015
"An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen."
Personally, I'm very excited to see True Story, Southpaw and Dear White People this month, and as it's blockbuster season I suppose it'd be rude not to watch Ant-Man and Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation too! Plus, I can't lie, I'm really looking forward to seeing Magic Mike XXL this week...
What are you looking forward to this month? Do let me know in the comments below!
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