Ant-Man (July 17) Tonal inconsistencies might be what sink Ant-Man. The early trailers had a much more serious focus, which didn't quite mesh with a tiny man riding a honeybee (or whatever). They've since been going for more of a Guardians of the Galaxy vibe in their marketing, which may work.

Then again, Marvel's due for a bomb, aren't they? And by "bomb" I mean, "under $200 million domestic." That's Incredible Hulk territory there.

Pixels (July 24) Everybody crowing about how this looks like Adam Sandler's best movie in decades realizes he stole the whole fucking plot from an episode of Futurama, right?

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (July 31) I'm conflicted, because while MI: Ghost Protocol was damn good fun and the best of the franchise so far, Tom Cruise is a capital "N" Nutbag and probably has slave labor trick out his cars and motorcycles.

I also don't want to see this guy run anymore. Every movie; run run run. I swear it's in his contracts so we can be impressed by how fit the little bastard is. Roger Moore only ran when a) he was chased, b) Barbara Bach was waiting for him in bed.

The Fantastic Four (August 7) These guys again. The problem with the Fantastic Four is they were the first superhero team Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (reverse that depending on whose version of creative events you believe) came up with, and as such they really aren't that interesting. I say this as a guy who's read comics since he was a kid and seen both of the previous Fox films.

Maybe there's a way to do them right, but something tells me a movie that's had its release pushed back twice isn't the answer.

Straight Outta Compton (August 14) I could have sworn that NWA album came out earlier, because I have memories of listening to "Fuck Tha Police" in the parking lot behind my high school, and if it was 1988 that means I was in college when this happened, which is really sad.