The summer of 2013 has left us with a lot in the realm of entertainment. Movies seemed to pop up out of nowhere. Here’s some of the more memorable entertainment from this summer.

• Iron Man 3 (PG-13): The long awaited third establishment in the Iron Man trilogy where Iron Man finds himself faced with the Mandarin, his toughest opponent yet. It seems like trilogies die a little once they hit the third movie, but this one is just as intense as the first two Iron Man installments. JourNoll Rating: 8.5/10
• Elysium (R): Matt Damon stars in a movie about a world divided between the wealthy and the poor. Damon finds himself desperate to find medical care after a work related accident, and his only hope is reaching Elysium, a ship that holds all wealthy citizens and the medical technology to save his life. Intense action, but not over the top. However, it’s pretty graphic, so it isn’t something to bring a 4-year-old to (this is made by the same guy that made District 9, and for some reason, he likes to make bodies explode in the most graphic way possible). JourNoll Rating: 9/10
• Monsters University (G): 12 years after Monsters, Inc., we take a look at the relationship between Mike and Sully during their college days. Ironically enough, the kids that saw this when it came out in theaters are going into college pretty soon, so Pixar executes great timing on this one. JourNoll Rating: 8/10
• Pacific Rim (PG-13): The fight between robots and aliens is led by a former pilot and a trainee in an attempt to put the apocalypse on hold. A fantastic movie if you love to overdose on CGI and insane special effects. JourNoll Rating: 7/10
• World War Z (PG-13): U.N. Employee Gerry Lane has to balance stopping the impending zombie apocalypse and protecting his family. Very heavy in CGI and pretty close-ups of Brad Pitt’s hair flowing in the wind. Strangely enough, there isn’t much blood…even though it’s a zombie film. Rather disappointing for those who enjoy good horror films. JourNoll Rating: 5/10
• Despicable Me 2 (PG): Villain and father figure Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is recruited by the Anti-Villain League in order to defeat a new super villain and falls for his new female spy counterpart. No worries, the minions are still in the movie and are adorable as always. JourNoll Rating: 7.5/10
• Man of Steel (PG-13): The popular story from the DC Universe about a traveling worker that is forced to confront his superhuman abilities when members of his own extraterrestrial race invade Earth. JourNoll Rating: 8/10
• This is the End (R): While at a party at James Franco’s house, him and several other celebrities (Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride and more) are suddenly trapped when the apocalypse happens. Definitely not a movie to take your little sister or grandma to see, but if you like crude humor, I would highly recommend this. JourNoll Rating: 7/10