The Definitive Guide to Living in the Capital , Cairo , Egypt

The slow and steady march of Hollywood’s summer blockbusters begun last week in Egypt with the release of The Mummy, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Despicable Me 3 – but that was just the beginning, with this week following suit with a certain friendly neighbourhood web-slinger, a high-octane action and an animation that bares more than just a passing resemblance to a classic.

Spider-Man: Homecoming

What’s it About? Marvel studious’ latest production follows the life of teenager, Peter Parker, who struggles to balance between his life as a high school student and his fight, as Spider-Man, against supervillain, Vulture.

Why it Might Be Good: Besides earning 7.9/10 on IMDB and being ‘93% fresh’ on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie seems promising on several other levels; having A-list star, Robert Downey Jr., appearing his role as Spider-Man’s mentor, Tony Stark/Iron Man, on the bill ties it nicely to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while getting to see Michael Keaton playing the villain gives the film a little extra weight.

Why it Might Be Bad: Although it skips the whole origin story approach, there have been five Spidey films since 2002 and how the film can put a new spin on the character’s trademark, naive, overly-enthusiastic, cheeky-chappy personality is going to be key. At this point, it feels like Spider-Man has been filmicly explored to death

Overdrive

What’s it About? Action flick, Overdrive, follows the journey of two car thieves, who, seeking new opportunities in France, wind up crossing a local crime boss.

Why it Might be Good: Overdrive is co-written by Michael Brandt and Derek Hass, who also wrote movies like Taken, Wanted and 2 Fast 2 Furious; so, if you happen to be a fan of any of these, this one might be good for you.

Why it Might be Bad: Except for Scott Eastwood, there are no other familiar names to look forward to seeing onscreen. Having said this, don’t expect anything more than a bunch of pretty faces in a procession of car-chase scenes.

Deep

What’s it About? This animation tells of the epic journey of three friends, who set to find a new home in the depths of the ocean. Think a Finding Nemo/Dory kind-of adventure.

Why it Might be Good: If you’ve been planning on taking your four-year-old nephew to the movies, this one might be good; it seems to be an easy-watch that demands nothing but slouching on the chair with a bucket of popcorn to munch on.

Why it Might be Bad: Just by looking at the poster, we can tell that Deep really has, let’s say, ‘borrowed’ a lot from Finding Nemo – you’ve been warned.