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# ✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 28-August 3
- URL: https://pamphleteer.co/post/weekly-film-rundown-july-28-august-3/
- Published: 2023-07-28T12:35:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-17T10:45:53.000Z
- Author: Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
- Tags: Movies, #hidden, #Import 2026-08-01 20:40

*The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a list of new and upcoming films, check out our* [*2023 Movie Guide.*](https://pamphleteer.co/post/the-pamphleteers-comprehensive-2023-movie-guide/)

[***Talk to Me***](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/talk%5Fto%5Fme%5F2023?ref=pamphleteer.co)It’s not clear how these artsy fartsy Gen Z kids commandeered an embalmed hand or why it summons demons, but distributor A24 has earned its horror track record. For those that liked *Under the Skin,* *Hereditary*, *The Witch*, *It Comes at Night*,, and *Midsommar*, this is the pick of the week. *Now playing in theaters.*

[***Circus Maximus***](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time%5Fcontinue=1&v=KvLg2LAg5kQ&embeds%5Freferring%5Feuri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F&embeds%5Freferring%5Forigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com&source%5Fve%5Fpath=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb%5Flogo&ref=pamphleteer.co)No one has any idea what this movie tie-in for Travis Scott’s new album is, though it seems like it’s taking a page from Beyoncé’s *Lemonade*\-era playbook. Any film that brings together *Drive* director Nicolas Winding Refn, Argentine *enfant terrible* Gaspar Noé, and Nashville black sheep Harmony Korine more than earns its street cred and a trip to the multiplex. *Now playing in theaters.* 

[***The Mother and the Whore***](https://www.belcourt.org/films/the-mother-and-the-whore/?ref=pamphleteer.co) This rarely-seen 70s French classic may boast a run time of 3.5 hours, but no film charts the underbelly of flower power and free love quite like Jean Eustache’s autobiographical deep dive into a soul-sapping *ménage à trois*. *Playing at The Belcourt on Tuesday 8/1 and Wednesday 8/2.*

[***Theater Camp***](https://www.belcourt.org/films/theater-camp/?ref=pamphleteer.co) A group of drama nerds bands together to outwit the tech bro (Jimmy Tatro) who takes over their arts camp when his mother (Amy Sedaris) falls into a coma is a ruthless satire with some authentic indie edge. *Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20 and The Belcourt.*

[***The Haunted Mansion***](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/haunted%5Fmansion%5F2023?ref=pamphleteer.co)Those clamoring for a reboot of a movie based on a Disney theme park ride by the director of *Dear White People* will have a last-minute Christmas in July. Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, and Rosario Dawson. *Now playing in theaters.*

[***The First Slam Dunk***](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the%5Ffirst%5Fslam%5Fdunk?ref=pamphleteer.co)Japanimation meets the basketball court as an underdog point guard challenges the reigning high school champs. The closest most anime fans will come to exercise this summer. *Now playing in theaters.* 

[***The Baker*** ](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the%5Fbaker?ref=pamphleteer.co)Ron Perlman plays the titular baker with a sketchy past who takes along his 8-year-old granddaughter and a baguette full of heroin to the city in search of his missing son. Perlman has proved insufferable as a social media blowhard lately. Still, reviews are polarizing enough to give this one a shot.   *Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20 and Regal locations.*

[***The Essential Church***](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez20oh%5Fx3Vg&ref=pamphleteer.co) A documentary look at how three pastors faced down the COVID lords and kept their churches open during the pandemic. My “Fauci for Prison” sticker may have a prominent place on my laptop case, but artless polemicism is artless polemicism. At least the audience for *Sound of Freedom* will be a little less annoying this weekend.   *Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20, AMC Murfreesboro 16, Regal Hollywood 27, and Regal Opry Mills 20.*

**The Latest in Bolly/Tolly/Kolly/Lollywood and Other Special Presentations of Asian and Middle Eastern Imports.**

[***Bro*** ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOm-GWR6Zk&ref=pamphleteer.co)(Telugu)If *Liar Liar* were a musical about time instead of dishonesty, this would be it.

*Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27\.* 

[***Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani* (Hindi)**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mdxy3zohEk&ref=pamphleteer.co)“Magnifies the power of love, embraces the complexities of relationships, and celebrates the beauty of both perfect and imperfect families.” Does anyone know of any Bollywood blurb writer TED talks? 

[**Tag** ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D386mci-u7E&ref=pamphleteer.co)(Arabic) An awkward Egyptian music teacher fails to hide his newly discovered superpowers when the pursuit of the woman he loves forces him to intervene in dangerous situations.

*Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.*