Summer Slowdown

Ever since Jaws was released 35 years ago, summer has been a time for big-budget movies that deliver big entertainment. But as the years have passed, studios’ definition of “summer” has loosened significantly, to the point where some movies that would normally be considered summer blockbusters are released in April. This is great for people who want to see more movies sooner, but not so much for fans of air conditioned theaters on hundred-degree days. Fewer and fewer quality movies are being released in the summer. Luckily, this summer has given us two major exceptions to this trend. READ MORE