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Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in June 2018?



Action Point

Synopsis: A daredevil designs and operates his own theme park with his friends.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Adrift

Synopsis: Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

Will I watch? = No

American Animals

Synopsis: Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.

Will I watch? = No

Upgrade

Synopsis: Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem.

Will I watch? = Maybe

A Kid Like Jake

Synopsis: A Brooklyn couple has always known that their four-year-old son is more interested in fairy tale princesses than toy cars. But when his preschool director points out that his gender-nonconforming play may be more than a phase, the couple is forced to rethink their roles as parents and spouses.

Will I watch? = No

The Doctor from India

Synopsis: The story of Dr. Vasant Lad's mission to bring the ancient health care system of wellness called Ayurveda from India to the West in the late 1970s. From the director of One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das.

Will I watch? = No


Ocean's 8

Synopsis: Debbie Ocean gathers a crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.

Will I watch? = No

Hereditary

Synopsis: When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.

Will I watch? = No

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Synopsis: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers.

Will I watch? = No

Hearts Beat Loud

Synopsis: A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.

Will I watch? = No


Incredibles 2

Synopsis: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world.

Will I watch? = Yes

Tag

Synopsis: A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.

Will I watch? = Yes

SuperFly

Synopsis: The movie is a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film 'Super Fly'.

Will I watch? = No

Loving Pablo

Synopsis: A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Will I watch? = No

Eating Animals

Synopsis: An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies. Based on Jonathan Safran Foer's memoir.

Will I watch? = No


Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Synopsis: When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.

Will I watch? = Yes

First Reformed

Synopsis: A former military chaplain is wracked by grief over the death of his son. Mary is a member of his church whose husband, a radical environmentalist, commits suicide, setting the plot in motion.

Will I watch? = No

Under the Silver Lake

Synopsis: A man becomes obsessed with the strange circumstances of a billionaire mogul's murder and the kidnapping of a girl.

Will I watch? = No

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

Synopsis: A woman at rock bottom must find her way across Los Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party.

Will I watch? = No

Damsel

Synopsis: It's the Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel.

Will I watch? = No


Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Synopsis: The drug war on the US-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Hustle

Synopsis: A remake of the 1988 comedy, 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels', in which two down-and-out con artists engage in a "loser leaves town" contest.

Will I watch? = No

Uncle Drew

Synopsis: After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax (Lil Rel Howery) is dealt a series of unfortunate setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival (Nick Kroll). Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend UNCLE DREW (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) and convinces him to return to the court one more time. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew's old basketball squad (Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, and Lisa Leslie) and prove that a group of septuagenarians can still win the big one. After a successful five years as a fan-favorite digital episodic series, originally conceived by Pepsi, UNCLE DREW, will hit theaters June 29, 2018. UNCLE DREW is a Summit Entertainment release produced by Temple Hill in association with PepsiCo's Creators League Studios.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. Ocean's 8 — I only saw the first of the original...I mean, of the remake...and I'm not into this all that much, but considering the other choices, I'd pick this over Action Point or Won't You Be My Neighbor, which were the only two other ones in the running.

5. Upgrade — The premise sounds interesting, at least.

4. Sicario: Day of the Soldado — I haven't seen the first, but it looked good, so maybe I'll watch that and then watch this.

3. Incredibles 2 — Admittedly, I didn't love the first one as much as most people, but I did like it, so there's no reason why I wouldn't see this.

2. Tag — This seems so stupid, but fun. Why not?

1. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom — I don't have the greatest feeling in the world about how this is going to pan out, but it's another film in this series, so of course I'm seeing it.