Ping Pong Summer
Nate von Zumwalt
“Remember from before when we did sex to each other?” asks Jenny Slate’s character in Obvious Child, a rom-com redux that follows one crude comedian’s ungainly reaction to being “dumped up with.”
After making waves in the NEXT section at this year’s Festival, Obvious Child makes its formal theatrical debut this month alongside another NEXT standout and charismatic ’80s throwback Ping Pong Summer.
William Eubank’s The Signal offers a change of pace in the form of a striking sci-fi drama that delivers the tension of a classic hostage thriller, and there’s even more to discover in this month’s Now Playing blog.
In Theatres
Friday, June 6
Obvious Child, directed by Gillian Robespierre
The Case Against 8, directed by Ben Cotner & Ryan White
Ping Pong Summer, directed by Michael Tully
Before You Know It, directed by PJ Raval
Friday, June 13
Ivory Tower, directed by Andrew Rossi
The Signal, directed by William Eubank
Hellion, directed by Kat Candler
Friday, June 27
They Came Together, directed by David Wain
WHITEY: United States of America v. James J. Bulger, directed by Joe Berlinger
DVD and Blu-Ray
Tuesday, June 3
When I Walk, directed by Jason DaSilva
Tuesday, June 17
Ernest and Celestine, directed by Vincent Patar
Tuesday, May 27
Pandora’s Promise, directed by Robert Stone
