Summer Movies

By Laura Knoy on Friday, July 6, 2007.

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As the summer starts to heat up and the box office gets hot, weâ€™ll take a look at the growing list of summer movies coming out over the next few months, from a slew of sequels to a rash of remakes to a score of sendups based on everything from Nancy Drew to the Simpsons to the Transformersâ€¦and look at the occasional original nugget of originality among the masses.

Guests

Amy Diaz, Executive Editor and Film Critic for The Hippo Press
Garen Daly, film critic and Artistic Director for the Peterborough Community Theatre

Garen and Amy's summer movie picks:

Garen Daly:

Sicko: Michael Moore's latest 'documentary' is timely, funny, sad and poignant. It's his best film yet.

Ratatouille: Brad Bird is a great story teller, and Pixar is a great studio. This is a great film for all ages.

Waitress: This is a wonderfully 'small' film with a tragic back story, which only shows what we lost.

You Kill Me: John Dahl directs Ben Kinglsey & Tea Leoni about a hit man trying to go straight. In the vein of Grosse Point Blank.

A Mighty Heart: Angelina Jolie is more than a well photographed personality with pouty lips. She can act; she proves it here.
Amy Diaz:

Live Free or Die Hard: A perfect summer popcorn movie.

Ratatouille: Excellent animated feature that entertains the whole family.

Sicko: Michael Moore's documentaries are well crafted, funny and entertaining.

Knocked Up: A great adult comedy.

A Mighty Heart: A serious, intense drama.

Honorable mention â€” Spider-man 3: The best of the threequels