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The Onion’s 2023 Summer Movie Preview

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More economically anxious and lonelier than ever, Americans are increasingly returning to movie theaters in hopes of catching the ending before the mass shooting starts. The Onion highlights the most-anticipated films of summer 2023.

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny: Producers hope Nazis’ recent surge in popularity will draw audiences back to see their beloved heroes face off against dastardly archeologist Indiana Jones.

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Book Club: The Next Chapter: This sequel to 2018’s Book Club thrusts audiences back into a fantastical alternate universe where women over 40 have sexual desires and internal lives.

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One: Tom Cruise’s latest failed suicide attempt hits theaters July 12.

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Elemental: It’s Pixar. Take your kids. Probably end up crying yourself. You know the deal.

Oppenheimer: Director Christopher Nolan continued his commitment to world-class practical VFX by detonating a dozen nuclear bombs in New Zealand for this film.

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Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse: With its flashy visuals and state-of-the-art sound effects, this Spider-Verse sequel is the first movie that legally qualifies as a slot machine.

About My Father: Your annual reminder that Robert De Niro is still alive.

Barbie: This three-and-a-half-hour lecture by spandex-clad Scholar Barbie (Judith Butler) on digital intersectionality in fourth-wave feminism is already being touted as a huge summer hit.

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Past Lives: This riveting Korean American love story is 2023’s single Hollywood film allowed to have Asian leads.

The Little Mermaid: This is going to be bad, but for none of the reasons people will actually complain about.

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