2018 Nominee Watch – July 6th

The July 4th holiday is over, all the fireworks have been spent, so how it's time to see if there are any fireworks from the latest Marvel film to hit theaters.

Ant-Man and the Wasp
It may feel like the first Ant-Man film just came out, but when I looked it up, it was actually almost three years ago. Since then there have been seven other Marvel film, only the first of which (Captain America: Civil War) featured Paul Rudd's Ant-Man character.

One of the big talking points of the blogosphere and bulletin boards at the end of April was the question about where Ant-Man was in the latest Avengers film. Well, prepare for your answers this weekend.

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Many have pointed out that there is a level of superhero fatigue with all the Marvel and DC Comics films that have been released over the last several years. As much as I love these films, I'm starting to feel it as well. The good news is Marvel is taking a break until next March but will be back in full swing at that point.

Until then, enjoy something with a little more fun and humor than the downer that was Avengers: Infinity War. Ant-Man and the Wasp promises to be funny and able to laugh at itself. Rudd looks just a funny as usual, while playing off the larger role of Evangeline Lilly's Wasp in this film. Michael Peña's Luis provides additional comic relief as he tries to crack Hank Pym's (Michael Douglas) hard exterior.

All in all, this looks to be a fun summer movie but likely won't get any buzz at Oscar time.

Limited Releases

• Bleeding Steel – Jackie Chan stars as an agent tasked with saving a woman with a mechanical heart from a superhuman criminal.
• Moss – Coming-of-age story about a trouble teen and the mysterious woman he meets along the river banks.
• Na Band Na Baraati – Romantic comedy focused on several Pakistani families living in Canada.
• No Postage Necessary – Romantic comedy with a computer hacker who has a change of heart after falling in love.
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda – Documentary film about Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto.
• Sharp Edges – Amy Adams (Arrival) stars as a reporter forced to confront her own past when she returns home to cover the murders of two teenagers. (HBO)
• Sorry to Bother You – Telemarketer Cassius Green climbs the ladder of professional success, discovering that there may be more to his new job.
• Under the Tree – Icelandic film about neighbors arguing over the shadow cast by a tree which turns violent. Iceland's submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the 90th Academy Awards.
• Whitney – Documentary about pop singer Whitney Houston.
• King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen – Documentary about filmmaker Larry Cohen (God Told Me To, It's Alive) featuring interviews with Hollywood names including J.J. Abrams, John Landis, and Martin Scorsese. (July 7th)
• Yellow Submarine – ​If you're in Ireland or the UK, take the chance to check out the Beatles' classic film Yellow Submarine in theaters. (July 8th)