With the first days passing 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the heat index, summer is in full swing. And with summer, comes a plethora of fun, escapist flicks. But July has also brought films with depth, humor and insight. On Friday's Central Standard, the movie critics give their take on what's moving movies forward and what can be left to burn up in the sun.
Opened June 27:
Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG-13) : 2 out of 5 stars
Obvious Child (R): 3 out of 5 stars
Snowpiercer (R): 3.5 out of 5 stars
Grand Seduction (PG-13): 4 out of 5 stars
Opened July 2:
Earth to Echo (PG): 2 out of 5 stars
Tammy (R): 2 out of 5 stars
Begin Again (R): 3.5 out of 5 stars
Opened on July11:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13): 4 out of 5 stars
Opened on July 18:
The Purge: Anarchy (R): 2 out of 5 stars
Life Itself (R): 4 out of 5 stars
Opens on July 25:
Hercules (PG-13): 3 out of 5 stars
Lucy (R): 3.5 out of 5 stars
And So It Goes (PG-13): 2 out of 5 stars
The United States of Amnesia (unrated): 3 out of 5 stars
I Origins (R): 3 out of 5 stars
