The cinema is not a slice of life but a piece of cake," Alfred
Hitchcock once said, and if that's true — and who are we to
dispute the master? — then summertime is when we gorge
(unhealthily, most of the time, on ear-splitting smash-'em-ups and
nerd-filled sex comedies). This year's summer movie season is sure to
contain its share of brain goo — is that the march of angry
robots we hear? — but there are more satisfying things on the
menu, too. Gorging, we say, is good — it's the American way
— but as we peruse the upcoming multiplex offerings, let's pledge
to seek out the occasional rare delicacy. To help, we've narrowed down
the season's gazillion releases, and what follows is our list of the
best, most intriguing and most promising films. All dates are subject
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