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Watch Peter Travers on the Best, Worst and WTF of 2015 Summer Movies


With summer nearly in the rear-view,Peter Travers has surveyed the five best and worst films ofthe season from Oscar-worthy, post-apocalyptic action (Mad Max: Fury Road) to, well, Adam Sandlers reliably unwatchable attempts at comedy (Pixels).

Rolling Stones critic wields the dreaded Scum Bucket to open the clip, tossing in the awkward, Owen Wilsonstarring thrillerNo Escape. (I havent seen a mix of suspense and stereotypes this bad since Michael Bay was a pup, Travers cracks.) He follows with the garbage futuristic thrillerHitman: Agent 47and the fumbling action-comedyAmerican Ultra, which wastes its excellent leads Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart on a tired script. At Number Two is the aforementionedPixels, which findsAdam Sandler just going for a record every time he makes a movie, its horrible. But even that dud cant match the scumminess of the rebooted superhero bombFantastic Four:I know they just did this eight years ago and it wasnt good, Travers says, but now its an atrocity.

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Fortunately, Travers also rounds up five films worthy of your time. The first is Amy, the acclaimed biopic chronicling the rise and fall of late musician Amy Winehouse.We see her develop as a talent; we see her lose everything to drugs and the wrong guys, Travers says. And its just perfectly done. Next up is Amy Schumers sweet-and-sour comedyTrainwreck, the Disney-Pixar collaborationInside Outand the NWA biopicStraight Outta Compton, which touches a modern nerve with its depiction of police brutality.

But Travers saves his loftiest praise for George MillersMad Max: Fury Road, a posy-apocalyptic head-turner defined by the directors sharp visual style and the scene-stealing presence of Charlize Theron.I want this movie nominated for a ton of things, Travers says.

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