Your summer movie bucket list
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The Washington Post
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🗓️ 29 June 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
“Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” “Mission Impossible 7” – the list goes on. Today we’re reviewing the movies you shouldn’t miss this summer. Plus, a closer look at Hollywood and the state of the movie industry.
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Summer movie season is upon us. The Washington Post’s movie critic Ann Hornaday and pop culture reporter Sonia Rao sit down with us to make sense of which movies to watch in theaters this summer. They break down which action movies are poised to be blockbusters, which under-the-radar movies you should go see, and their favorite movies this season.
Plus, we look at the state of moviegoing in a world increasingly dominated by direct-to-streaming movie models, how Hollywood celebrities are trying to save the traditional movie theater experience, and if the writer’s strike will affect movies coming out this fall.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Alahe. |
| 0:04.5 | So the Supreme Court today handed down a major decision on affirmative action, over turning |
| 0:09.8 | decades of precedent. |
| 0:14.3 | We have the university cases. |
| 0:17.0 | Okay, we're coming today. |
| 0:20.5 | The Court has restricted the use of race in college admissions and it's contentious. |
| 0:26.4 | I'm very saddened. |
| 0:27.4 | I'm very saddened by this decision. |
| 0:29.3 | I don't think it's going to bring our country forward. |
| 0:31.5 | Today is also a historical victory for all Americans because they should preserve the meritocracy. |
| 0:42.0 | This is a complex decision and we're going to have an episode for you tomorrow that not |
| 0:47.0 | only explains what just happened but really impacts what's next for college admissions. |
| 0:53.2 | But in the meantime, we have a little something different for you today. |
| 0:56.7 | A little break from the news. |
| 0:59.0 | I don't know about you, but these past few months have felt really hectic. |
| 1:03.6 | So I have been really looking forward to summer. |
| 1:05.7 | You know, it's a time to relax and escape with a good movie. |
| 1:16.7 | When I think of the movies coming out this summer, I keep returning to a Trojan horse metaphor. |
| 1:21.5 | That's Sonya Rao, a pop culture reporter for the post. |
| 1:24.5 | And I wanted to talk to Sonya about all the movies coming out this summer. |
| 1:28.7 | I'm expecting to be surprised. |
| 1:31.4 | I think which is the best part of watching a movie, right? |
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