The combination of Hot Summer Guide and post-Memorial Day lull means the film section in this week’s NOW was a little less labor-intensive than it’s been in recent weeks — and I’m thankful for that, because it only gets busier from here.

But I still have my share of stuff — here’s the movie content of the HSG, and a look at the Terrence Malick retrospective starting up at the Lightbox on Saturday. (I may prefer Malick’s earlier, funny films, but “The Thin Red Line” and “The New World” are still worth seeing on a big screen.) Oh, and Susan and I did a little thing about our favourite scenes from Woody Allen’s movies, which you may or may not enjoy.

And now, I must scramble off. I did say it gets busier …