Summertime...and the movies are cheesy

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Pedestrians pass an AMC movie theater in Times Square in New York City.
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The new Hulk movie and Get Smart are escapist and frothy enough for light movie going. But the B movie perhaps fits the summer movie bill even better. These films are lower budget, but still are thrilling in their own ways.

Here are the films recommended by listeners and Ken Turan during the show: "The Producer," "Blindsight," "XXY," "To the Deathhouse Door," "Standard Operating Procedure."

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