What's on the big screen this summer?

By Evan Dawson,

Published June 7, 2024 at 2:46 PM EDT

Five smiling people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: A man font left has short brown hair, a brown heard and mustache, and is wearing a green t-shirt and khakis; a man front center has short brown hair and is wearing a red t-shirt, a black zip-up sweatshirt, and jeans; a woman back left has dark hair and is wearing a white top; a man back right is wearing a baseball hat, a green t-shirt, and a plaid shirt; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a black short-sleeved shirt — (foreground) Scott, Pukos, Matt Passantino, (background) Amy Adrion, and Adam Lubitow on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, June 7, 2024

A smiling man with short dark hair wearing a blue button-down shirt and a grey blazer. He is holding a pair of eyeglasses. The word "Connections" appears on the left side of the photo in vertical letters.

Film industry insiders say they are concerned about the future of moviegoing.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, box office revenues are plummeting as fans turn to streaming films from their own homes. Will a new slate of summer movies be enough to bring more people to theaters?

This hour, we discuss the state of the industry and we preview what you can see on the big screen this summer.

Our guests:

Amy Adrion, Emmy-nominated director and writer whose work has screened at the Sundance, SXSW, and Tribeca Film Festivals and on national television; and assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation at RIT
Adam Lubitow, programming director for the Anomaly Film Festival
Scott Pukos, director of communications for the Little Theatre
Matt Passantino, film critic for CITY Magazine

*Note: To learn more about Little Theatre Day, click here.