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Why do we love summer shark movies?

Shark movies have been a rite of summer for decades. Culture commentator Matt Hart takes on the genre's latest installment, The Meg 2, which opens in theatres this Thursday.

Culture commentator Matt Hart talks about how shark movies draw audiences in, summer after summer

The official posters for Sharknado, Jaws and Meg 2: The Trench.
The official posters for Sharknado, Jaws and Meg 2: The Trench. (Syfy, Oscars Museum Collection, Warner Bros. Pictures)

Shark movies have been a rite of summer for decades.

The sharks tend to get bigger and bigger, and the plots weirder and weirder. The latest, Meg 2: The Trench, features a prehistoric megalodon that comes back to life … to kill.

Culture commentator Matt Hart talks about The Meg franchise and how it's reviving the summer shark movie genre.

WATCH | Official trailer for MEG 2: THE TRENCH:

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Matt Hart produced by Jess Low.