NEWS4U JUNE 2023 | ENTERTAINMENT
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June cinema offerings feature a J-Law flirt-fest, Spanish teen romance and the return of Indiana Jones
NO HARD FEELINGS
THROUGH MY WINDOW: ACROSS THE SEA
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
this raunchy comedy. I wouldn’t exactly call
Through My Window is a gorgeous, colorful
mystery-solving hero is back on the big screen.
it a rom-com, though. Lawrence’s Maddie
look at the electric love between two teen
Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones character has
is only trying to seduce the sheltered Percy
neighbors from vastly different worlds set
entertained film-goers since 1981 and now
in hopes his helicopter parents will gift her
against the bustling Barcelona backdrop.
a new generation is going to see what that
a Buick Regal. Quite the bargain, eh? After
Julio Pena’s tall, dark and handsome Ares
iconic hat is truly about. Those who favor the
a call-out on Craig's List, Maddie agrees
is the youngest heir of a huge Hildago
franchise's most recent release, 2008's Kingdom
to the twisted deal with Percy’s parents
family empire that own the illustrious Alpha
of the Crystal Skull, should note that Shia
(played by out-of-touch dad Matthew
3, while the witchy, studious next-door
LaBeauf does not return in his role. Instead,
Broderick and Laura Benanti as the over-
neighbor Raquel, played by Clara Galle,
we get Phoebe Waller-Bridge playing Jones’
involved mom) because she needs a car
scrolls through his shirtless pics in her tiny
mysterious goddaughter who pulls him into a
as an Uber driver. Percy is played perfectly
room. Through the tumultuous trials of
new globetrotting adventure involving NASA,
by newcomer Andrew Barth Feldman,
falling in love to breaking apart and coming
Nazis and the space race all with the backdrop
who goes toe-to-toe with Oscar winner
back together again, the first film ended
of the 1960s. Antonio Banderas, Boyd Holbrook
Lawrence. From encouraging Percy to
with Ares pursuing his dreams and studying
and Mads Mikkelsen also co-star. This is the first
drink to skinny-dipping at night, Maddie
medicine in Stockholm, while Raquel stayed
Indiana Jones film not written from a story by
does everything in her power to force him
home in Spain. The sequel brings the two
George Lucas or directed by Steven Spielberg
to come out of his shell. We saw J-Law's
back together, but not without their issues
so it remains to be seen if The Dial of Destiny
knack for comedy in Don’t Look Up but
- just like the After series, this film explores
will stick the landing. My guess is, there's
this film gives her the chance to take her
a tortured yet beautiful love. (P.S. You don’t
no problem that the master of mischief and
physical comedy to the next level.
have to be fluent in Spanish to watch this
mayhem cannot solve - it's all about that hat.
Jennifer Lawrence is trying to “date the brains out” of a nerdy, shy 19-year-old in
In theaters 6/23
For Spanish language lovers out there,
star-crossed romance - that's what subtitles are for.) Netflix 6/23
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Our favorite crime-fighting, adventure-seeking,
In theaters 6/30