Kuala Lampur, July 5 -- It's been a while since I last felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices available in Malaysian cinemas during the summer blockbuster season.

The last time I felt this way was probably before Covid-19 hit and changed the way people consume movies and how Hollywood studios distribute theirs forever.

When you combine the post-Covid effects of movie consumption with the Writers Guild of America strike in 2023, which pushed the production and release of quite a number of big Hollywood movies by at least a year or even more, the lack of excitement during the summer blockbuster season in the last few years is quite understandable.

This year, however, has seen that excitement back with a vengeance, with plenty of...