The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Continued from C1 ‘The Flash’
(June 16, PG-13)
Starring: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Michael Shannon, Sasha Calle, Maribel Verdú, Ron Livingston.
What’s the story? Miller plays Barry Allen, aka the titular, lightning-fast superhero, in the troubled action-adventure film. The time-traveling plot of this DC Comics film, in which the protagonist is trying to save his mother (Verdú), involves two versions of Barry; two Batmans (Keaton and Affleck); the debut of Supergirl (Calle); and the return of Shannon as General Zod, a Kryptonian villain who was killed by Superman in “Man of Steel.”
What’s the buzz? There’s a lot of worrisome churn at this studio, with the cancellation of “Batgirl” and allegations against Miller related to substance abuse and assault, as well as criminal charges.
‘No Hard Feelings’ (June 23, R)
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Hasan Minhaj, Kyle Mooney.
What’s the story? In this raunchy comedy, Lawrence plays a woman who, to extricate herself from dire financial straits, accepts a job offer from a couple (Broderick and Benanti) who want her to, er, deflower their sexually inexperienced 19-year-old son (Feldman) before he goes off to college.
What’s the buzz? Can Gene Stupnitsky, a producer and writer on “The Office” and the director and co-writer of “Good Boys,” re-create that 2019 film’s mix of sex and sweetness?
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ (June 30, PG-13) Starring:
Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-bridge and Antonio Banderas.
What’s the story? Set in 1969, against the backdrop of the space race, the fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise — and the first film in the series not directed by Steven Spielberg, who passes the bullwhip to James Mangold (“Ford v. Ferrari”) — will also be the last appearance by Ford, now 80 years old, in the title role. It is therefore fitting that the plot of “Dial” seems to revolve around a device with some sort of time-travel potential: Indy’s goddaughter calls it a “dial that could
change the course of history.” A former Nazi working for NASA also wants the device so he can “correct” Hitler’s “mistakes.”
What’s the buzz? Mangold wanted to more directly acknowledge Indy’s age, so the film opens in 1944 with a digitally de-aged Ford as Indy before jumping to the main action.