upcoming films

[Robert Roten]

Greetings fellow film fans:

Two new movies open at Laramie theaters this week, the drama, "The
Bikeriders" and the horror movie "The Exorcism".

The best movies in town are "Inside Out 2", "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga",
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes", and "The Fall Guy".

There are a couple of low-cost movie series for kids this summer at
local theaters. The Regal Fox Theater 6 currently has a Regal Summer
Movie Express series for kids, with movies costing $2 each and the
Studio City UW+ARQ® Theater, has a kids series that costs $10 for 10 movies.

On Sunday, June 23, at 7 p.m., the Albany County Public Library starts a
free foreign film series with the 2001 German film, "Mostly Martha." The
shows are in the large meeting room.

A series of free family films will be shown outdoors in Undine Park this
summer, sponsored by Aspen Family Chiropractic.
Here is the schedule for the remaining movies in this series (all films
start at 8 p.m.):
June 26: The Sandlot
July 17: Cars
August 7: Shrek
September 4: Greatest Showman

One of last year's best movies, "American Fiction" is being released on
DVD this week.

The movie listings for local theaters below don't include limited run
movies showing in the next few days, including, "Raiders of the Lost
Ark" (1981) "Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince" (2009) "Spider-Man
Into the Spider-Verse" (2014) "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant
Mayhem" (2023) "Despicable Me 3" (2023) "Migration" (2023) and "The
Angry Birds Movie 2" (2019) along with other special event showings.
Check the local theater web pages (links below) to see information about
these limited run films and other upcoming movies, 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):
Bad Boys: Ride or Die -- C+
The Garfield Movie -- C+
If -- C+
Inside Out 2 -- B
The Watchers -- C

Opening on Friday, June 21 at the Regal Fox Theater Six:
The Exorcism -- C

Closing this week at the Regal Fox Theater (last shows on Thursday, June
20):
If -- C+

Now playing at the Studio City UW+ARQ® Theater, 2433 E. Grand (with
critics ratings):
Bad Boys: Ride or Die -- C+
The Fall Guy -- B
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga -- B
The Garfield Movie -- C+
If -- C+
Inside Out 2 -- B
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes -- B
The Strangers: Chapter 1 -- C
Treasure -- C
The Watchers -- C+

Opening Thursday, June 20 at the Studio City UW+ARQ® Theater:
The Bikeriders -- B
The Exorcism -- C

Closing this week at Studio City (last shows on Thursday, June 20:
The Strangers: Chapter 1 -- C
Treasure -- C

New movie videos for sale this week (with critics' ratings):
American Fiction -- A
Bad Behavior -- C+
LaRoy, Texas -- B
Nowhere Special -- B
Penitentia -- C+
The Present -- C
Romance With A Twist -- C+

Here is a list of some good 2023 movies that have not yet been shown in
Laramie theaters and how you can see them now:

20 Days in Mariupol -- A (Academy Award-winning documentary, free on
YouTube)
All of Us Strangers -- A (Hulu)
American Symphony -- A (Netflix)
Anatomy of a Fall -- A (Hulu)
Beyond Utopia -- A (Hulu)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget -- B (Netflix)
The Eternal Memory -- A (Paramount+)
Blackberry -- B+ (AMC+ Apple TV)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project -- B (Max)
How to Blow Up a Pipeline -- B (Hulu)
The Killer -- B (Netflix)
Nimona -- B (Netflix)
Maestro -- B (Netflix)
May December -- B+ (Netflix)
Nyad -- B (Netflix)
Origin -- A (Hulu)
Past Lives -- A (Fubo and Paramount+)
Rustin -- B (Netflix)
Rye Lane -- A (Hulu)
Saltburn -- B+ (Amazon Prime Video)
Sharper -- B (Apple TV+)
Shooting Stars -- B (Peacock Premium, DVD purchase or rental)
Sisu -- B (Starz, or DVD purchase or rental)
Society of the Snow -- B (Netflix)
Stamped From the Beginning -- B (Netflix)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Story -- A (Apple TV+)
Suzume -- A (Amazon Prime Video)
The Taste of Things -- A (AMC+, Acorn TV)
A Thousand and One -- B (Amazon Prime Video)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar -- A (Academy Award winning short
film on Netflix)
The Zone of Interest -- B (streaming on Max)

My own 2023 top 10 movie list is finally here:
http://www.lariat.org/atthemovies/essays/2023top10.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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-- Clarence Darrow, lawyer and author, (1857-1938)

-- Robert Roten, movie guru, journalist and curmudgeon
http://www.lariat.org/AtTheMovies/index.html --