Guardians of the Galaxy 3 | Through the Shattered Lens

Welcome to the month of May! Here’s a few things that I’m looking forward to over the next 31 days!

Cannes Film Festival

The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival will be taking place from May 16th to May 27th! Along with discovering which films will be honored by the Ruben Ostlund-led jury, we will also be getting initial reactions to Asteroid City, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Killers of the Flower Moon. While doing well at Cannes is hardly a requirement for being an Oscar contender, it certainly doesn’t hurt.

2. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

Admittedly, I’ve kind of grown a bit weary of the MCU. I’m among those who feel like it all should have just ended with Tony Stark’s funeral at the end of Endgame. However, I’m still looking forward to the third Guardians of the Galaxy film. Seriously, who can resist Peter Quill, Groot, Drax, Rocket, and Gamora? Plus, James Gunn is once again in the director’s chair. Hopefully, they can bring some fun back to the MCU because, after The Eternals and all that, the MCU could definitely use it. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 is due to open on the 5th.

3. Fast X

I can’t help it. I like fast cars and I like movies about fast cars. Despite the fact that the franchise has started to show its age, I’ll always be willing to check in on the adventures of Toretto and the gang. Fast X opens on May 19th.

4. Your Hurt My Feelings

I’ve heard very good things about the latest film from Nicole Holofcener and also about Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s starring performance. You Hurt My Feelings opens on May 26th.

5. The Finale of Barry

HBO’s Barry is set to wrap up its story on May 28th. I can’t wait to see how it all ends, even if I am a bit worried that all of my favorite characters are going to be dead by the time the final credits roll.

6. The Televised Coronation of Charles III

Seriously, how often do you get to watch a coronation? We’ll get our chance on May 6th! If nothing else, it’ll remind those of us in America of why we had a revolution. Or, depending on how Charles does, it’ll make us reconsider the revolution in the first place. Either way, it’ll get some sort of reaction.

What are you looking forward to in the month of May?

To be honest, I’ve been a little bit bored with the MCU lately. I mean, the Spider-Man films were fun and WandaVision was certainly better than I was expecting it to be but, for the most part, it’s been hard to shake the feeling that, post-Endgame, the MCU has lost a bit of its spark. Endgame was such a logical place to stop that everything that’s come after it has felt a bit superfluous.

Still, if anyone can respark my interest in the MCU, it would be James Gunn and the Guardians of the Galaxy. And, fortunately, they’ve got a new film coming out next year! Here’s the trailer, which seems to promise that the Guardians will continue to poke subtle fun at the conventions of the MCU while also using those conventions to their advantage.

At the very least, it should have a good soundtrack.