This summer inevitably once more looks to be a landscape of sequels, and comic book and tentpole movies, though the most virulent trope seems to be that of the Found Footage movie, with a healthy footprint through the three blockbuster months. And even though Marvel and DC now seem more drawn to earlier, lucrative Spring slots for their premiere releases - aside from one major exception this year - Hollywood still clearly sees the benefit of double-stuffing the summer with giant popcorn spectacles. What that means for film fans is a bountiful landscape of movies, and a multitude of options every week, but how do you make that choice? Fear not, for we've put together a comprehensive list of the best and most hotly anticipated films of the summer (some for reasons other than quality) to act as a cheat sheet to the best of the available options. Whatever you choose, coming off the back of two big releases at the end of May in the shape of Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways To Die In The West and Maleficent, the forthcoming sunny months are again some of the best to head into the dark of the multiplex, and here are the 20 biggest reasons why...
