Missing the sun? Looking for something to watch this weekend? Don’t worry about scrolling through the internet, we’re here to bring you our top five picks!
Desperados
Starring: Nasim Pedrad, Anna Camp, Lamorne Morris.
A panicked woman rushes to Mexico — with her reluctant friends in tow — to try to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. For fans of the sitcom New Girl, this movie offers a reunion between two fan favourites, and offers up and much needed fun and silyl summer movie.
Mamma Mia!
Starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård
As Sophie and her family are busy preparing for her wedding, she secretly invites three men, who were her mother’s lovers in the past, with the hope that one of them is her father. If you’re looking for a feel-good summer flick, this is the one to watch!
Call Me By Your Name
Starring: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar.
It’s the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who’s working as an intern for Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever. A visually charming movie that will make you wish you were lounging in an Italian villa.
Ibiza
Starring: Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson, Richard Madden, Michaela Watkins
Harper, a single 30-something New Yorker, lets loose on a business trip to Barcelona, leading to a flirty encounter with a famous DJ. The perfect film to watch if you’re missing nights out with your friends!
The Way Way Back
Starring: Liam James , Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb
If you’re looking for a charming coming-of-age summer movie, then The Way Way Back is just what you need. Duncan is an awkward teen who must spend the summer at a beach house with his mother, her boyfriend, Trent, and Trent’s obnoxious daughter. Trent can’t resist badgering Duncan, so the youth steals away to a water park and gets a job that will help him stay off Trent’s radar. As Duncan tends to the slides and pools of the aging park, he finds a father figure in wisecracking park manager Owen at a time when he desperately needs one.
