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“Inside Out 2” (PG) – The sequel to Disney’s “Inside Out” (2015) has become the second highest-grossing animated film of all time after bringing in a whopping $1.597 billion, and it’s well deserving of its immense success. The film boasts a star-studded cast, with new additions Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”) and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) joining Amy Poehler, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan, who reprise their roles from the first film. Taking place two years after she first moved to San Francisco, Riley is now officially a teenager and faces a new learning curve in life as she hits puberty. Insert four new emotions for her to deal with: anxiety, envy, embarrassment and ennui – oh, my! To keep their storytelling as authentic as possible, the film’s production team even consulted psychologists so that teenage viewers could truly relate to Riley’s pestilent pubescent problems. Rent it now! (Apple TV+)
“Twisters” (PG-13) – Almost three decades after Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton’s “Twister” hit the big screen back in 1996, a standalone sequel was released and pulled in $315.3 million in the box office so far. The new cast of tornado chasers is led by Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Normal People”), Anthony Ramos (“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”), and the always-grinning Glen Powell (“Hit Man”). Their adrenaline-loving, yet brilliant characters take on a myriad of bone-chilling storms throughout rural Oklahoma, facing tornadoes that reach a Category 5 of incredible damage on the EF Scale. While the story’s scientific accuracy has been critiqued, the stunning visual effects make it a mesmerizing, nail-biting watch. Out now to rent. (Amazon Prime Video)
Ryan Gosling, left, and Emily Blunt star in “The Fall Guy.” (MovieStillsDB photo)
“The Fall Guy” (PG-13) – Let’s move on to a film that actually underperformed at the box office, even with its two notable stars. This action comedy loosely based on the 1980s TV series of the same name gave us another “Barbenheimer” moment by putting “Barbie’s” Ryan Gosling opposite “Oppenheimer’s” Emily Blunt. Gosling plays stuntman Colt Seavers, who is tasked by his film’s producer to find the missing lead actor, Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), and stop his ex-girlfriend’s (Blunt) film from being ruined. Turning into somewhat of a bounty hunter, Colt starts to track Tom’s whereabouts, but the closer Colt gets to finding him, the more Colt realizes that he’s been seriously misled as to what’s really going on with Tom. Premieres Aug. 30. (Peacock)
“Simone Biles Rising” (TV-MA) – If you didn’t get enough of the talented Simone Biles during the recent Paris Olympics, you should definitely give this two-part documentary series a try. Viewers can follow along as Biles prepares to make her return to the Olympic stage after withdrawing from the 2020 Tokyo Games due to her struggles with mental health. Starting from the point where Biles felt herself coming apart in Tokyo and leading up to moments before she would snag four medals in Paris, the series gives fans an intimate, up-close portrait of the world-renowned gymnast in all aspects of her life – as a daughter, a sister, a teammate, a friend and a wife. Two more episodes of the series are planned to be released later in the fall for a total of four episodes, but you can check out the first two now. (Out now, Netflix)
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