This is a summer when the comps got interesting. “Comps,” in showbiz parlance, are movies of similar genres that filmmakers can use to convince studios that their version has a viable audience. Documentaries have always enjoyed pride of place during the summer season, offering brainy diversion from the superheroes dominating the big screen. you start yawning immediately,” said Hawke, who starred in “The First Purge” and “First Reformed” this summer. In the meantime, it has helped resuscitate a form that Hollywood has otherwise written off in recent years: the romantic comedy.

Source: Washington Post August 30, 2018 21:00 UTC