Summers are known for outdoor fun like pool parties and beach BBQs. Hikes and picnics allow us to take advantage of the favorable weather.

Enter the extended heatwave.

If you have ever been so brave to venture outside when temperatures rise to the upper 90’s, then you probably noticed how vacant the city is. Nobody in the streets except for those who absolutely need to be. It really is just going from one AC’d space to another.

You’re not into being an official couple. But, some days are better spent inside, saving money and eating cooling bitter salads.

Annie Potts makes her debut in a movie about a car and capitalism. Nice outfit, right?

And, a movie.

Choose one that is compatible with your leading Dosha or the one that has you in the feels. Pour yourself a Suicide, sit back on your Jennifer Convertible and watch The Magazine’s top picks.

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Corvette Summer (1978)

A 1973 Stingray gets pimped, then stolen.

Take a wild ride to a time long, long ago when Mark Hamill was less politically recognized. In Corvette Summer he plays a high-schooler who is passionate about restoring a 1973 Stingray. The final car is customized for the fieriest candy apple Summer from Van Nuys to the Vegas Strip. Hamill’s character, Kenny, gets a reality check on capitalism by his disingenuous teacher. Mr. McGrath tries to convince Kenny that stealing a student’s hard work, aspirations and treating everything, including people, as a commodity is acceptable practice. Ever meet that so-called mentor?

This film is not Star Wars, but Hamill still makes a statement on good vs evil. Corvette Summer revs up Pitta’s need for speed and also puts the brakes on overly competitive antics. Annie Potts debuts as a frisky sidekick, and a keen eye spots Three’s Company’s Dean Travers.

Mark Hamill is not having it from his thieving, deceptive “mentor”.

“Everyone has to answer the question: Am I a sucker or what? Everyone plays the game, but who makes up the rules?”

— Mr. McGrath

Man in the Moon (1991)

Dani’s dad let’s her know that other people are suffering from the same loss.

Talk about a coming of age story! Man in the Moon never gets stale or banal. In her debut, Reese Witherspoon plays 14-year old Dani who is stuck between staying a little girl and growing up. This film shows us how to have compassion for others despite personal pain. Dani goes from idolizing her perfect big sister to developing a stronger bond after a tragic death.

Man in the Moon comforts Kapha’s need for close relationships and how to feel beyond immediate grief. We live in fast times, but this is not Ridgemont High. This film lets us take it nice and slow.

Reese Witherspoon makes her debut as an Elvis-loving tween.

“If you get so wrapped up in your own pain and don’t see anyone else’s, then you might as well dig yourself a hole and pull the dirt in on top of you. Because you’re never going to be much use to yourself. Or anyone else.”

— Dani's Father

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

Wiig and Mumalo find their sparkle in culottes. Cheers to riding the waves away from fear.

Get out your culottes! Pineapple Queens Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumalo team up for a hilarious take on a BFF trip based on abandoning fear. Honestly, Dr. Kuver initially put this in the not-that-funny silly category because it lacked that certain… something. But, something made it stick and now it is on repeat.

Barb and Star eases Vata worries about living after loss and developing close friendships. It is lighthearted inspiration to venture out of the anxiety zone in head-to-toe Tommy Bahama and milky white skin. Later, Trish.