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AARP critic Tim Appelo picks upcoming movies and shows for grownups to watch
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
In theaters May 30
Benicio Del Toro, 58, stars as a European plutocrat in a film by Wes Anderson, 56. Tom Hanks, 68, Bryan Cranston, 69, Jeffrey Wright, 59, Hope Davis, 61, Scarlett Johansson and Benedict Cumberbatch round out the stellar cast.
FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA
In theaters June 6
If you think John Wick (Keanu Reeves, 60) was hungry for revenge, wait until you see Eve (Ana de Armas, [Knives Out]), a ballerina turned assassin. She was trained by the head of Ruska Roma (Anjelica Huston, 73), who also taught Wick how to kill with skill—plus she’s his adoptive mother. Eve is adept with guns, blades and fists. But what will she do when she’s confronted by John Wick?
THE LIFE OF CHUCK
In theaters June 6
Mark Hamill, 73, plays the grandpa of a brain tumor patient in a Stephen King tale. “It’s the sweetest, most poignant [story],” Hamill told the Politickin’ podcast, “not horror at all.”
STICK
On Apple TV+ June 4
Owen Wilson, 56, plays an ex-pro golfer whose career got derailed 20 years earlier, and now he’s lost both his marriage and his job at a sporting goods store. So he bets his future on a teenage golf prodigy (Peter Dager). It’s a comedy made with heart, featuring Marc Maron, 61, Timothy Olyphant, 57, and some of the best golfers alive.
OUTRAGEOUS
On BritBox June 18
Downton Abbey’s Anna Chancellor, 60, plays the upper-crust mother of the dazzling, notorious—and real—Mitford sisters, who scandalized England and the world in the 1930s.
F1
In theaters June 27
Brad Pitt, 61, plays a Formula 1 racer lured out of retirement to mentor a young driver (Damson Idris). Filmed during Grand Prix weekends, it’s apt to look authentic.