upcoming films

[Robert Roten]

Greetings fellow film fans:

Two new movies are opening in Laramie this week, the sequel "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" and the animated comedy "Ruby  Gillman, Teenage Kraken". Both of them open in Laramie movie theaters on Thursday, June 29. Also on June 29, there is a free kids movie at 1 p.m. in the Albany County Public Library.

Some good movies in town include "Asteroid City", "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse", "The Little Mermaid", "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3", "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" and "The Flash ".

Both movie theaters in town are running low-cost movie series for kids this summer. See the following links for more information:

https://pages.wyomovies.com/2023-summer-series/

https://www.regmovies.com/static/en/us/smx

Check the local theater web pages (links below) to see information about upcoming movie schedules, because the lists below do not include the kids series movies, or limited run showings in town, like "Dirty Dancing" (1987) "Jaws" (1975) "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" (1984) and "Castle in the Sky" (1986) as well as some other Fathom Events, TCM anniversary showings, sports events, concerts, operas, etc. Check the following web pages often to find these and other special showings:

https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-fox-theater/
https://wyomovies.com/showtimes/

https://pages.wyomovies.com/flashback/

Movies now playing at the Regal Fox Theater 6, 505 S. 20th, Laramie
(with critics ratings):
Elemental -- C+
The Flash -- B
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 -- B
No Hard Feelings -- C+
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse -- B
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts -- C

Opening  on Thursday, June 29 at the Regal Fox are:
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny -- C+
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken -- C+

Closing this week at the Regal Fox (last shows on Thursday June 29):
The Flash -- B
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 -- B

Now playing at the Studio City UW+ARQ® Theater, 2433 E. Grand (with critics ratings):
Asteroid City -- B
The Boogeyman -- C+
Elemental -- C+
The Flash -- B
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 -- B
The Little Mermaid -- B
No Hard Feelings -- C+
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse -- B
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts -- C

Opening at Studio City on Thursday, June 29:
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny -- C+
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken -- C+

Closing this week at Studio City (last shows on Thursday, June 29):
The Boogeyman -- C+
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 -- B
The Little Mermaid -- B

New movie videos for sale this week (with critics' ratings):
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World -- C
Double Threat -- C
Evil Dead Rise -- B
Flesh City --C
In Viaggio: The Travel of Pope Francis -- C+
Johnny & Clyde -- D+
Tales of the Walking Dead -- C

Here is a list of top 2022 movies, and year end award nominees, in alphabetical order, and where you can see them:

Top rated movies (A):

All Quiet on the Western Front - (Netflix)
All That Breathes - (HBO Max)
Argentina, 1985 - (Amazon Prime)
Catherine Called Birdy - (Amazon Prime)
Emily the Criminal - (DVD, Netflix)
Everything Everywhere All at Once - (DVD, Paramount+ with Showtime add on)
The Fabelmans - (DVD, digital rental or sale)
Fire of Love - (Disney+)
Moonage Daydream - (DVD, digital rental or sale)
Nanny - (Amazon Prime)
Navalny - (HBO Max)
She Said - (DVD, Peacock Premium)
Slumberland - (Netflix)
Tár - (DVD, Peacock)
Turning Red - (DVD, Disney+)

Movies rated (B+):

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths - (Netflix)
Elvis - (DVD, HBO Max)
Emergency - (Amazon Prime)
Hustle - (Netflix)
The Territory - (Disney+)
Thirteen Lives - (Amazon Prime)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (DVD)

Other nominated films below (with critic ratings):

Aftersun - D+ (digital rental or purchase)
The Banshees of Inisherin - B (DVD, HBO Max and digital rental)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - C+ (Disney+ DVD in Feb. 2023)
Blonde - C+ (Netflix)
Causeway - B (Netflix)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - B (Netflix, DVD in March 2023)
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio - B (Netflix)
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On - B (rent on Amazon)
RRR - B (Netflix, DVD in June 2023)
The Sea Beast - B (Netflix)
Top Gun: Maverick - B (DVD, Paramount+ and Amazon)
Triangle of Sadness - B (YouTube rental, Apple TV and Amazon, DVD in April 2023)

Here is my own 2022 top 10 list (http://www.lariat.org/atthemovies/essays/2022top10.html).

Thanks to our sponsors, The Alibi Pub Wood Fire Pizzeria and Bakery, the Mizu Sushi restaurant and The Pedal House, supporting all Laramie Film Society activities.

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--  Robert Roten, movie guru, journalist and curmudgeon
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