From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette, I'm Greta Johnson, and ever since, jaws came out

in 1975, this time of year is usually considered summer blockbuster season.

Which makes sense, right?

I mean, why not beat the heat by sitting in an aggressively air-conditioned movie theater

eating snacks in the dark while watching a big, loud movie with a bunch of strangers?

It sounds great!

Obviously, movie theaters weren't a thing at all last summer, and they kind of are now,

though the Delta Surge definitely means it's unclear, again, about what's going to happen

in movies that were planned for theater releases in 2021.

Which means we are definitely still seeing the impact of COVID on the entertainment industry.

Later in the show, we're going to check in with film critic Robert Daniels about his favorite

conflicts of the year, including one, I was quite surprised to hear it was actually good.

Nicholas Cage is this retired chef who just decided to retire to the wilderness with his

truffle pig, and Ollie wants his piece, that's Ollie wants.

But first, here to tell us about some summer movies to check out, and which ones to avoid,

and what the deal is with that whole Scarlett Johansson Disney lawsuit, is Eliana Doctoran

She writes about pop culture for time, Eliana, hello.

Thanks for having me.

So let's talk about what has come out lately, what's good?

For sure, I mean, I think one of the films that I have seen recently that I really liked

was Zola, which supposedly the first movie based on a Twitter thread.

You want to hear a story about how me and this bitch fell out?

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