SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW: SEQUELS GALORE, BUT ORIGINAL GEMS TOO

Pass the popcorn, the summer movie season is here and all the spectacle and air-conditioned respite it offers audiences. Summer at the movies has long been synonymous with blockbusters and franchises that are easy to spend a few hours with. For the most part, 2019 is no different.

You want superheroes? You’ve got “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and “Dark Phoenix” on the horizon. Or sequels? There’s “Toy Story 4,” “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,”“Godzilla: King of the Monsters,”“The Secret Life of Pets 2,” and even a “Fast & Furious” spin-off, “Hobbs & Shaw.” How about a reboot with a casting twist? Look no further than the “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” update “TheInternational,” with Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth. Biopics? “Rocketman” is coming and “Brian Banks” too. A literary adaptation? There’s “The Sun Is Also a Star” and “Where’d You Go Bernadette?” Or a remake of an animated classic? Disney has you covered with two: “Aladdin” and “The Lion King.”