May. It's a wrap
Friday, May 31, 2019 at 8:00AM
NATHANIEL R in The Film Experience

In May we were busy gazing forlornly at Cannes and also watching Fosse/Verdon intently. What were you up to? Here are a dozen highlights from the month that was so you can get caught up if you're rejoining us or if something grand slipped past you.

ICYMI
Midnight Cowboy a 50th Anniversary look-back
Game of Thrones "The Iron Throne" meltdown
• Pain & Glory at Cannes  Pedro Almodóvar has another hit on his hands. And an Oscar contender?
• Posterized: Keanu Reeves Whoa. He's made 55 movies and he's 55 years old. How many have you seen?  
Top 10 Nicole Kidman Vanity Fair Covers The enduring beauty hit a milestone so we ranked them.  
Two new Hong Chau movies The Downsizing breakout made good on her promise at Tribeca
Booksmart a great comedy. Go see it
Aladdin a three-part retrospective of the 1992 animated classic. One of our three wishes at the moment is that you would comment more on this deep-dive.
Y Tu Mamá También's Ending the latest episode of your new favourite series "The New Classics" 

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Doris Day (1922-2019) A  legend has left us after a long life / huge career
Posterized: Anne Hathaway She's back with The Hustle. How many of her 27 features have you seen?
Renée Zellweger as Judy The teaser shows her singing. What do you make of it?

Previously in 2019 Summaries
Best of April | Oscar Season | Best of January

COMING IN JUNE
We have not one but two Smackdowns coming this month (2001 and 1960) for a double-whammy. Plus Emmy FYCs as nomination voting begins and various movies/festivities for LGBT Pride Month. All that plus new movies: Ma, Late Night, The Dead Don't Die, Godzilla: King of Monsters, Rocketman, Yesterday, Men in Black International, and The Last Black Man in San Francisco. 

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