Summer may technically start on June 20, but the season officially it starts the first time you walk into a dark, cool theater to see a movie.
This year's movie slate is full of must-sees, from the already viral Amy Winehouse biopic. Back to black to delicious indie photos com Cora Bora i Summer Solstice. NYLON favorites Emma Stone, Hunter Schafer and Mia Goth are headliners sure to be the talk of Letterboxd. And then there's the directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz Blink twicefeaturing a stacked cast, including Alia Shawkat, Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie and Simon Rex.
Below, check out NYLON's favorite movie picks to add to your summer movie list. See you at the theater.
The long-awaited Amy Winehouse biopic starring Marisa Abela takes audiences through the singer's groundbreaking rise from Camden jazz clubs to global fame, and her tumultuous relationship with Blake Fielder- Civil that inspired the historical record. Back to black.
It used to be fun (June 7)
Baby Shiva i background Star Rachel Sennott returns to our screens in Ally Pankiw's new comedy-drama. In It used to be funSennott plays a comedian struggling with PTSD who suffers a moral crisis when a girl he used to babysit disappears without a trace.
Cora Bora (June 14)
Meg Stalter plays Cora, a lovable badass who fears that her open relationship with her girlfriend is just that too open to his own taste, leading to a surprise visit home and the realization that much more than his love life is in shambles. The film also features an original score by indie rock musician Miya Folick.
Summer Solstice (June 14)
In Noah Schamus' oddball buddy comedy, longtime friends Leo and Eleanor embark on an impromptu weekend getaway for the first time since Leo began his transition. In the quiet of upstate New York, the two have room to reconsider their old feelings for each other, making for a sweet and heartwarming examination of friendships and evolving sexual identity .
kind of kindness (June 24)
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone link up post-poor things for a strange anthology film that follows three different stories: a man with no choice but to take control of his life; a policeman who can't shake the feeling that his wife missing at sea has returned as a different person; and finally, a woman who is in search of a specific person destined to become a spiritual leader.
MaXXXine (July 5)
The latest installment in Ti West's bloody trilogy is set in 1980s Hollywood, where adult film star and aspiring actor Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) is ready for her big break. The only thing standing in his way now is a mysterious series of murders that threaten to reveal his past, which includes maiming farm animals, erratic behavior, multiple homicides, and dismembering a body and feeding it to an alligator on his farm.
When a mushroom trip summons her 39-year-old (Aubrey Plaza), 18-year-old Elliot can't believe how lame her future self turned out. But soon, Elliot realizes that his older self may have an inkling of how he should spend his last summer at home before college, seeking more quality time with his little brother, having deeper conversations with his mother and curiously avoiding the apparently harmless Chad. , a summer worker on her father's blueberry farm. Tissue pack – my old ass hard-hitting and heartfelt moments will hook you to ugly tears.
Tilman Singer's horror film cuckoo carry on 17-year-old Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) has just moved to a resort in the German Alps to live with her father and his new family. Things get weird when she realizes her father's boss is becoming increasingly obsessed with her mute sister, and when she's plagued by bloody visions and strange noises.
Blink twice (August 23)
It's a tale as old as time: a billionaire invites a beautiful woman to his private island where she discovers that nothing is what it seems. When Frida (Naomi Ackie) takes a trip on Slater King's (Channing Tatum) private jet to sip champagne by the pool and party at his estate, she soon realizes something is clear. switched off about the whole experience. Between blurry memories and missing people, Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut is a propulsive psychological thriller that meets black comedy.
Y2K (summer 2024)
It's New Year's Eve at the edge of the new millennium, and two high school students looking for a good time throw a New Year's Eve party. Before long, they'll find that the night is more than they bargained for as they embark on the fight of their lives in this A24 disaster comedy starring Rachel Zegler and directed by Saturday night live alumnus Kyle Mooney.
