And in this corner, Chris Hemsworth repeatedly doses Miles Teller in Spiderhead, a movie from Joseph Kosinski, hot off Top Gun, that refashions a George Saunders short story into a meat-and-potatoes sci-fi thriller. In this corner, Adam Sandler coaches a basketball hotshot to NBA glory in Hustle, a good time especially for people who enjoy identifying pro athletes in quick cameos. As franchises flood theaters, the streamer has pulled back the curtain on a pair of A-list star vehicles with enough draw to get audiences to stay home. It may not have hot popcorn or sweet, delicious synthetic butter, but Netflix does indeed observe the summer-movie solstice.
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