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The Extraterrestrial me as a was released. However, slowly but Disnerd surely, we are getting back. All major when it theater movie chains have relinquished comes to their mask mandates. AMC theaters was Summer is here and that means the Disney’s the first to do it followed by Cinemark return of summer blockbuster movies. It animated and Regal theaters. feels a little weird to say that after the feature When the Alamo Drafthouse returns past year. 2020 was not kind to the movie length films later this summer, it will do the same. theater industry. I don't think there's ever (or the But as movie goers go back to the theater, been a time when we didn't go see a “Disney the biggest question looming is what to movie in the summer. Even during the Canon”, as they like you to call them), see. In a lot of ways, it's still very much Great Depression people could still go to I’ve been skeptical, to say the least, when as a lackluster year for movies, but far movie theaters even if they could not it comes to the live action remakes. I’ll be from the drastic change that happened afford it. Finally being back to movies in the first to admit, many of them have last year when all of a sudden we an actual theater is a sigh of relief to say been surprisingly good. Some...eh...at couldn't go to a theater to see a movie. the least, But we all know that it's going least I’m reminded through them how Only a third of movies that we would to take a while to get back to normal. A much I like the original animated film. normally see during the summer have lot of the movies we expected to be The bar for me was set low to begin with, been released and very few are getting released have still been pushed back to in my great annoyance with the film released in July and August. The two the fall of 2021. Shouldn't we have seen Maleficent. I’ll try not to get into details biggest movies coming out over the next the latest James Bond installment by about why that movie really didn’t work couple of months is Marvel's Black now. How many of you were looking for me, but it boils down to how needless widow which is finally being released forward to seeing the sequel to Top Gun? it is to ruin such a perfectly evil villain by after a year and WarnerMedia's Suicide It's been a slow process getting back to giving her a sympathetic alternative squad 2. Of course, Space Jam 2 is finally the theater. After months of Covid-19 backstory. Fast forward eight years later, getting released, but that doesn't really protocols where social distancing and and I’m really hoping Cruella convinces feel like a summer blockbuster movie masked mandates were still in full effect. me to give the same concept another st where one that people will rush out to as of June 1 , according to CDC chance. The film follows Estella Miller theaters to see when they can see it on guidelines, if you have been vaccinated (Emma Stone), a child with a wild side HBO Max the day it releases. So here at then you can return to the movie theater, whom she desperately tries and fails to That Nerd Show, we offer you a nerd's the same as you did before the pandemic. control, in her journey into becoming the opinion on what movies you should see It's safe to say that some people are character we all know, Cruella de Vil. We and why. Check out our reviews for all still apprehensive, but we are starting to see her, as a child, meet her two the major releases as you decide what see a rise in going back to the movie rapscallions that would grow up to be movies to see in the theater this summer. theaters which means we finally get to her trusted lackeys, Horace (Paul Walter It may not be like in years past and it enjoy summer blockbuster movies, at Hauser) and Jasper (Joel Fry). As she may be years before we get back to least a few of them. In 2020 revenue at grows up, she turns to crime using her normal when it comes to summer movie theaters fell 80% from the year skills of fashion to create their disguises. blockbusters, but there are quite a few past. Only renting movies on demand Now, as an adult, she gets a job at the good ones that are worth going to see. through a theater seem to keep the best clothing store in the city to try to enter into the fashion industry from the character in itself. I can go on for quite a ground floor, which is literal as she is while about how, on a technical level, scrubbing basement floors. She gets the Cruella deserves very high scores. by Marcus Blake attention of the Baroness (Emma However, I wanted to give it as much Thompson), a world famous designer, by credit as I could before I get into the bad. Lin-Manuel getting drunk one night and making a Unfortunately, the “bad” in this film is window display in a style that we can enough to outweigh the good. Disney Miranda’s, only classify as Cruella. While working attempted to make a compelling story in “In The for the Baroness, Estella starts to go which we, the audience can sit for two Heights” has behind her back and start stealing a new and a half hours and relate and finally hit the prize, the public's attention with the help empathize with a villain who we all big screen. One of her old school friend, Anita Darling know later kidnaps and attempts to of the films that (Kirby Howell-Baptiste). The film also murder puppies. And to their credit, they should have stars Emily Beecham as Estella’s Mother, did their best. But the writing of this come out Kayvan Novak as Roger Dearly, and movie was just all over the place. I’m before the Mark Strong as John, the Baroness’ valet. doing my best to give this review pandemic, but Cruella was directed by Craig Gillespie without spoiling much, but I’m not sure got delayed and if you are a fan of the (Lars and the Real Girl; I, Tonya) and if Disney knew exactly what they wanted musical, then it has been worth the wait. written by Dana Fox (Couples Retreat) this movie to be. Is it a literal canon The great thing about any musical that and Tony McNamara (The Favourite). I prequel that takes place before the gets turned into a film is you’re able to have to mention the cinematopher, animated feature we all know so well? Is do more with your set and I think the Nicolas Karakatsanis (The Drop; The it a completely sympathetic “alternative” best part about this film is it really Loft; I, Tonya) because there were so look into a misunderstood villain’s origin showcases the neighborhood of many beautifully shot scenes. For story? Washington Heights in New York. I example, there was an extremely fast Perhaps with some of the more almost think that is the best character of tracking long shot when they showed off “grey morality” villains (and very this story.