Fall 2024 is rapidly approaching, and cinema enthusiasts are already buzzing with excitement for the new, upcoming film season. Before 2025 can make its entrance, The Buzzer is here to look back on this summer’s most anticipated releases. Did these movies meet the mark? Were expectations set too high? Are there any new movies that aren’t part of a pre-existing franchise? Grab a bucket of popcorn and find out what these movies have in store for you.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Release date: June 6th, 2024
Rating: R
Genre: Action/Comedy
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 65%
Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 97%
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth part of the beloved American cop action series. It tells the story of two cops, Mike and Marcus, on a dangerous path to clear their falsely accused captain’s name. As most action movies tend to do, it falls short of critics’ expectations. Despite this, devoted watchers found Bad Boys: Ride or Die, a great addition to the franchise.
Movie watchers who enjoy witty one-liners and cop chases should watch Bad Boys: Ride or Die. If they really like that description, they should start with the first movie in the franchise.
Inside Out 2
Release date: June 14th, 2024
Rating: PG
Genre: Family/Comedy
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 90%
Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 95%
A sequel to the sentimental, tear-jerking Pixar family comedy Inside Out, Inside Out 2 follows 13- year-old Riley as she spends a summer at hockey camp before beginning 9th grade. Things take a turn when new emotions enter Riley’s head: Anxiety, Ennui, Embarrassment, and Envy. Riley’s core emotions battle her changing mind for a spot in headquarters and Riley’s life.
Watchers who enjoy exciting, comedic, and touching family movies should dive into the Inside Out duo.
A Quiet Place: Day One
Release date: June 28th, 2024
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror/Sci-fi
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 87%
Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 73%
Switching up the trend of sequels, A Quiet Place: Day One is the long-awaited, chronological beginning of the Quiet Place movies. The movie follows Sammy, a young woman stuck in New York City during a violent alien invasion. Alongside a group of survivors, she quickly learns that she must remain silent since the aliens hunt by sound.
Cinema watchers who like suspenseful, jittery monster horrors will greatly enjoy staying silent during A Quiet Place: Day One and its sequels.
Despicable Me 4
Release date: July 3rd, 2024
Rating: PG
Genre: Family/Comedy
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 56%
Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 88%
The fourth movie of the hilarious Despicable Me franchise, Despicable Me 4 , follows Gru and his family, now with the addition of Gru Jr. Gru battles the pressures of being a good father and being forced to flee from home when Gru’s old nemesis, Maxime Le Mal escapes from prison.
Watchers who enjoy playful, sentimental family comedies should consider viewing Despicable Me 4, as well as Despicable Me 1, 2, and 3.
Twisters
Release date: July 19th, 2024
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 75%
Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 91%
The first stand-alone film in our lineup, Twisters, follows Kate, a woman traumatized by a tornado catastrophe, as she is lured into central Oklahoma during prime storm season. Surrounded by unlikely allies, Kate battles for her life against daunting tornadoes and fights to break through her haunting experience.
Viewers who like adrenaline-inducing, cut-to-the-chase action films should pay Twisters some mind.
Deadpool and Wolverine
Release date: July 26th, 2024
Rating: R
Genre: Action/Comedy
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 78%
Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 94%
Another addition to a series, Deadpool and Wolverine is the third movie in the Marvel Deadpool film franchise. In the movie, Deadpool’s calm life comes crashing down when he is forcefully recruited by the Time Variance Authority, an organization set out to protect the multiverse. Deadpool unites with an unlikely ally, Wolverine, to take on the Time Variance Authority’s quest.
Film watchers who are partial to the Marvel cinematic universe and enjoy raunchy, comedic, stunt-filled action movies will enjoy Deadpool and Wolverine alongside the rest of the Deadpool franchise.
It Ends with Us
Release date: August 9th, 2024
Rating: R
Genre: Romance
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 57%
Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 90%
The last film in our lineup is also independent. It follows the plot of the viral, sensational novel of the same name written by author Colleen Hoover. The movie details the life of rising business owner Lily Bloom as she meets and falls in love with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid and is shocked to later discover his darker, more sinister nature. The narrative grows more complicated as Lily’s past lover, Atlas, re-enters her life, and she faces the ultimate choice.
Of course, those who have read the book should explore the film, alongside movie watchers who enjoy deep, complicated relationships and intense life choices.
