Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. Nothing says summer like a blockbuster. Tis the season for big budget movies, and here to break down the best and biggest movies at the box office this summer is our regular guest on all things movies, Sarah G. Vincent, a film critic and writer for Boston Movie News, Awards Watch, and In Between Drafts. Good morning Sarah.

Sarah G. Vincent: Good morning.

Siegel: So I thought we could hit on three summer movies: A true blockbuster, an impending blockbuster, and maybe an unexpected hit from this summer. So first, let’s start off with a true blockbuster. What is breaking the box office this summer?

Vincent: So right now, "Twisters" is doing really well after its first opening weekend.

Trailer: Extreme weather is getting worse all over the world. What we’re doing could help save thousands of lives.

Vincent: So it is a standalone sequel after the 1996 "Twister" movie that starred Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. This one is starring Glen Powell, who plays [Tyler], a tornado wrangler who butt heads, but of course, then ends up liking Kate, who’s played by Daisy Edgar-Jones. She’s an ambitious scientist who basically wants to stop tornadoes.

Trailer: When was your first tornado? I was eight, driving with my aunt. Sirens were going.

Vincent: Basically, they team up to see if her idea can work. It’s a pretty good movie. The star power is disproportionate to the actual, like, rigor of the plotline. But we’re here for the tornadoes. And if you’re looking for a nice blockbuster popcorn film, this is it. Anyone can see it. There’s not even any kissing. So it’s pretty safe for kids, although there are situations where people are getting sucked away. So that would be a little traumatizing. But also, the director is Lee Isaac Chung, who was very famous for being nominated in 2021 were his film "Minari."

Siegel: Okay, so next up, a movie that isn’t out yet but is likely to be one of the biggest of the summer.

Vincent: This is "Deadpool and Wolverine." I think this is the movie that the movie theaters have been waiting for. I saw it last night. It is hilarious, profane, and incredibly violent. This is not appropriate for children.

Trailer: Oh. Whisky [bleep] the claws. It’s quite common in wolverines over 40. You don’t want this unless you want to take a deep breath through your [bleep] forehead, I suggest you reconsider.

Vincent: So it’s the third Deadpool movie, it’s a sequel to Deadpool, but this is the first time that 20th Century Fox is not handling it because Disney bought them out, and Disney is the one that owns the rights, that has been creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’re in phase five. That means a little homework, everyone. So if you don’t know what’s going on with Loki, if you haven’t been keeping up with Deadpool and you don’t know who the X-Men are and mutants, this is not for you. However, for the rest of the universe, everyone who is into that — including people who liked Marvel projects before they’re with a marvel Cinematic Universe — there’s a lot of fan service, a lot of great cameos, and I was dying laughing. And there was one cameo where I literally howled and screamed. So if I did that, and I’m supposed to be jaded and I’ve seen it all, I think that the fans are going to lose their mind.

Siegel: Every summer there seems to be a movie that does unexpectedly well at the box office. Is there anything that’s doing that so far this year?

Vincent: There is, and actually it’s currently number eight in the annual gross. It’s "A Quiet Place: Day One." Now that’s really strange because I didn’t particularly love the movie. Now here’s the plot twist that I think is really hilarious. So you’ve got all these like amazing actors and, you know, there are aliens who are basically beasties who are destroying the whole planet. Everyone has to be quiet. That’s the premise. Now we’re in New York and it’s day one. It’s a little gimmicky. It’s not terribly visually impressive, but I think what people really enjoyed was the cat.

Trailer: You can’t have a cat in here. It’s a service cat.

Vincent: Actually. A cat was played by two people, Schnitzel and Nico. And I say people because I’m a cat owner. I think of them as people. And Schnitzel and Nico play the one cat, and there’s like a scene where the cat’s in the water. The cat did all the stunts. Like, it’s crazy. Even I was like, not into it, and I even I begrudgingly was like, what? But the cat’s really good.

Siegel: Come for the aliens, stay for the cat. Begrudgingly. The movie was "A Quiet Place: Day One." That is Sarah G. Vincent, a film critic at Boston Movie News, Awards Watch, and In Between Drafts. Sarah, thanks as always.

Vincent: Thank you.

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Break out the popcorn: Nothing says summer like a blockbuster.

‘Tis the season for big budget movies, so Sarah G. Vincent, a film critic and writer for Boston Movie News, Awards Watch, and In Between Drafts, joined GBH’s Morning Edition co-host Jeremy Siegel to break down the biggest movies at the box office.

“Twisters”

In theaters

Last weekend’s top-grossing movie was “Twisters,” the stand-alone sequel to the 1996 Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt movie “Twister.” Don’t be confused by the similar titles: The original was singular, and this year’s release is plural.

In this movie, Glen Powell plays Tyler, a tornado wrangler who teams up with Kate, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones, a scientist who thinks she can stop tornadoes for good.

It was directed by Lee Isaac Chung, who drew acclaim for his 2021 film “Minari.”

“It’s a pretty good movie,” Vincent said. “The star power is disproportionate to the actual rigor of the plotline. But we’re here for the tornadoes. And if you’re looking for a nice blockbuster popcorn film, this is it.”

It has a PG-13 rating and may be safe for some older kids to enjoy, Vincent said, though parents should use their discretion.

“There’s not even any kissing,” Vincent said. “Although there are situations where people are getting sucked away. So that would be a little traumatizing.”

Read Sarah G. Vincent’s full review of “Twisters” here.

“Deadpool & Wolverine”

In theaters

Two of the Marvel universe’s unlikely heroes, Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s X-Man Wolverine, are teaming up.

The third installment of the “Deadpool” series marks the first time 20th Century Fox won’t be behind the production: Disney acquired the company in a massive $71.3 billion deal in 2019, and the movie is full of inside jokes about it.

“I think this is the movie that the movie theaters have been waiting for,” Vincent said. “It is hilarious, profane, and incredibly violent. This is not appropriate for children.”

The people who enjoy this movie most will likely be the ones already engrossed in Marvel movies and the universe’s lore, Vincent said.

“We’re in phase five. That means a little homework, everyone,” she said. “If you don’t know what’s going on with Loki, if you haven’t been keeping up with Deadpool and you don’t know who the X-Men are and mutants, this is not for you.”

But long-time fans will be rewarded, she said.

“Everyone who is into that — including people who liked Marvel projects before they’re with a marvel Cinematic Universe — there’s a lot of fan service, a lot of great cameos, and I was dying laughing,” Vincent said. “There was one cameo where I literally howled and screamed. So if I did that, and I’m supposed to be jaded and I’ve seen it all, I think that the fans are going to lose their mind.”

Read Sarah G. Vincent’s full review of “Deadpool & Wolverine” here.

“A Quiet Place: Day One”

In theaters

This movie, too, is part of an existing film franchise: In “A Quiet Place,” alien monsters are destroying the earth, and humans must stay silent so as not to draw their attention.

This prequel follows Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn through New York at the outset of the invasion.

“I didn’t particularly love the movie,” Vincent said. “You’ve got all these like amazing actors … Now we’re in New York and it’s day one. It’s a little gimmicky. It’s not terribly visually impressive.”

But there was one performance Vincent said she really enjoyed: Nyong’o’s cat, Frodo.

“The cat was played by two people, Schnitzel and Nico,” Vincent said. “And I say people because I’m a cat owner. I think of them as people.”

Schnitzel and Nico not only stole the show, but did their own stunts, Vincent said. If you enjoyed their performance, you can follow them on Instagram.

“There’s a scene where the cat’s in the water,” she said. “It’s crazy. I was not into it, and I even I begrudgingly was like, what? But the cat’s really good.”

Read Sarah G. Vincent’s full review of “A Quiet Place: Day One” here.