Cannes fatigue is real, and while a whole slew of titles noteworthy, contentious, or otherwise irresistible has earned the attention of the media, the gap between their French premiere and their international debut come fall, as with the gap between that and their wide theatrical release, means that for this brief intermezzo we will have to look elsewhere. Save for MI:8 and The Phoenician Scheme, which we covered last month, and the Aussie creature-feature Dangerous Animals, which we’re doing here, the month of June typically offers respite from the festival circuit. Major summer releases, such as Celine Song’s much-awaited Materialists and the longer-gestating sequel to 28 Days/Weeks Later, have drawn theatergoers in droves — not quite the numbers achieved by Squid Game’s final season, but respectable enough. We’ve not entirely ditched the festivities, though, as Tribeca this year offered a smattering of generally engaging fare. But ask many an InRO writer and they’ll point to the upcoming FIDMarseille (8–13 July) and Locarno (6–16 August) as the real indicators of brat summer’s commencement. For now, our racetracks are seeing action from a real mélange of vehicles: the tentpole F1, no Top Gun, is nonetheless making waves, and outside the express lane android M3GAN, bullfighting Serra, live-action dragon trainer, sex itself, and more are giving Pitt and Kosinski a run for their money. If the month is dry and arid, don’t be sorry, baby; there’ll be plenty more hot milk come July.

June Reviews

Week of June 2

The Life of Chuck — Mike Flanagan

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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina — Len Wiseman

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Echo valley

Echo Valley — Michael Pearce

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Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle — Audrey Diwan

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Dangerous Animals

Dangerous Animals — Sean Byrne

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Predator: Killer of Killers

Predator: Killer of Killers — Dan Trachtenberg & Joshua Wassung

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Thug Life

Thug Life — Mani Ratnam

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The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire*

The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire — Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich

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The Ritual

The Ritual — David Midell

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Bad Shabbos

Bad Shabbos — Daniel Robbins

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I Don't Understand You

I Don’t Understand You — Brian Crano & David Joseph Craig

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Week of June 9

Materialists — Celine Song

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Shifty — Adam Curtis

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How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon — Dean DeBlois

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Meeting with Pol Pot

Meeting with Pol Pot — Rithy Panh

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Diablo

Diablo — Ernesto Díaz Espinoza

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11 Rebels

11 Rebels — Kazuya Shiraishi

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Sex

Sex — Dag Johan Haugerud

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Escape From the 21st Century

Escape From the 21st Century — Yang Li

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Prime Minister

Prime Minister — Michelle Walshe & Lindsay Utz

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Killing Mary Sue

Killing Mary Sue — James Sunshine

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Next Sohee

Next Sohee — July Jung

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Week of June 16

28 Years Later — Danny Boyle

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Familiar Touch — Sarah Friedland

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Everything's Going to Be Great

Everything’s Going to Be Great — Jon S. Baird

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The Dells

The Dells — Nellie Kluz

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7 Walks With Mark Brown

7 Walks With Mark Brown — Pierre Creton, Vincent Barré

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Week of June 23

F1 — Joseph Kosinski

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M3GAN 2.0 — Gerard Johnstone

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In Vitro

In Vitro — Will Howarth, Tom McKeith

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The G

The G — Karl R. Hearne

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Hot Milk

Hot Milk — Rebecca Lenkiewicz

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Ponyboi

Ponyboi — Esteban Arango

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Afternoons of Solitude

Afternoons of Solitude — Albert Serra

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Ponyboi

Sorry, Baby — Eva Victor

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