Screenings continue to be a bit less frequent this time of year, although I somehow found plenty of movies to watch this week. Eddie Murphy is back in action-comedy mode, starring in
The Pickup alongside Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer. Their banter is enjoyable even if the plot is almost ridiculously simplistic. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are back for
Freakier Friday, a hugely enjoyable 20-years-later body-swap comedy sequel. And there were two astonishingly grisly horror movies:
Together stars Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple that's growing eerily close, while
Weapons stars Julia Garner as a teacher whose students have mysteriously vanished. Both are stomach-churningly yucky in all the best ways, and both have serious subtext that holds the interest.
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In addition, there was the family adventure
Sketch, about a teen whose drawings come to life and menace a small town. It's well-made and engaging. There were two films from France:
The Musicians is an engaging and warmly understated comedy about a group of egotistic artists who form a historic quartet. And
Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods is a nature documentary adaptation of the classic novel about a young deer growing up. It's beautifully shot, and openly emotive. I also watched
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (arrives on Apple TV on 15th August), which I thoroughly enjoyed. As a lifelong Peanuts fan, the line-art animation was particularly nice. And the catchy songs were fun too. I also attended a live performance of new absurdist comedy
Lost Watches at Park Theatre.
This coming week I'll be watching Jacob Elordi in
On Swift Horses, Bob Odenkirk in
Nobody 2, Orlando Bloom in
The Cut, Matilda Lutz as
Red Sonja, the animated comedy
Fixed and the Chinese remake of Richard Linklater's
Tape.
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