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Movie Critics: Your Guide To Movie Releases In May

It’s another summer of sequels!

With the release of Iron Man 3, The Hangover Part III, and Fast & Furious 6, it looks like Hollywood is attempting to once again attract people with the familiar and the established.

The movie critics, Russ Simmons, John Tibbetts, and Alan Rapp, discuss their favorite sequels, as well as the movies that never got a sequel, but deserve one (John Carter, anyone?).

They also discussthe recent closing of the Screenland Crossroads and its impact on the midnight movie scene.

REVIEWED FILMS:

Opened on May 3:

Iron Man 3 --- 3.5 Stars

Opened on May 10:

The Great Gatsby --- 2.5 Stars

The Reluctant Fundamentalist --- 3.5 Stars

Renoir --- 4 Stars

Opened on May 17:

Star Trek Into Darkness --- 3 Stars

The Iceman --- 3.5 Stars 

KonTiki --- 3.5 Stars

In The House --- 5 Stars

Opened on May 24:

Fast & Furious 6 --- 3 Stars

The Hangover Part III --- 3 Stars

Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.
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