MAN OF STEEL

It's a film adaptation of the Superman superhero story, directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan (director of the Dark Knight trilogy), which promises to be a box office hit this summer. Release date: June 14th

The Clark Knight. (…) It lacks depth, warmth, and humor, but it's a spectacular sci-fi film; huge, functional, melodramatic, impressive. It feels like the 'Superman' of our time (…) Dan Jolin: Empire

ON THE ROAD

A road movie directed by Walter Salles. It tells the story of a young writer named Sal Paradise, whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of Dean Moriarty and his girlfriend, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a diverse group of people who will indelibly impact their journey. Release date: June 21

«"Salles has carefully crafted a delicate, poetic, and painfully romantic version of Kerouac's book that captures the fleeting nature of his characters' existence and the purity of their rebellious yearning to find the essence of life." Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY

A Disney-Pixar animated film directed by Dan Scanlon. It brings back to life the charismatic characters Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan, who couldn't stand each other during their college years. They eventually overcome their differences and become best friends. Release date: June 21

«"Even when the story mechanics feel a little secondhand, the exquisite interplay of vibrant pastel hues and almost photorealistic textures (...) make the film a continuous visual treat." Justin Chang: Variety

BULLET TO THE HEAD (THE EXECUTOR)

An action film directed by Walter Hill and starring Sylvester Stallone. Based on a graphic novel, it tells the story of Jimmy Bobo, a ruthless New Orleans hitman who teams up with a DC cop to take down the killers of their respective partners. Release date: June 21

«"A good action movie (...) unambitious but trying to get the audience's pulse racing. It succeeds, and with a good degree of ingenuity and style." Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD WAR Z

Directed by Marc Forster, this film follows UN employee Gerry Lane as he races around the world against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself. Release date: June 28th

«"A collection of impressive pieces strung together, rather than one good story told convincingly (...) There are some narrative surprises in the film and none of the silly, loud dialogue that usually infects this genre." Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter

PARKER

An action film by director Taylor Hackford that tells the story of a thief with a unique code of ethics who is betrayed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new identity and forming an alliance with a beautiful woman, he plans to steal the loot from his former partners. Release date: June 28

«'Parker' is undoubtedly great entertainment. It's part of a very welcome trend—or countertrend—in action cinema, an effort to move away from the apocalyptic grandeur and digital effects that have invaded the genre.‘ —AO Scott, The New York Times

IN THE HOUSE

A film directed by François Ozon, in which a sixteen-year-old boy writes about the family of one of his literature classmates for his French teacher. Thanks to this gifted and unusual student, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy's intrusion unleashes a series of uncontrollable events. Release date: June 28

«A masterpiece (…) a meticulously crafted game of mirrors in which reality and fiction, drama and comedy (…) intersect with an elegance and mastery rarely seen.” Luis Martínez: El Mundo newspaper