At The Movies for Wednesday 12 July 2023

AT THE MOVIES #930   CART BEFORE THE HORSE

 

Simon Morris notices an increasing number of franchise blockbusters reaching the end of the road – including the latest Mission Impossible.  He also checks out a French foodie movie, and the latest from the producers of Crazy Rich Asians.

 

 

Mission Impossible:  Dead Reckoning Part One – is Tom Cruise finally winding up the Impossible Missions crew?   Co-starring Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), Rebecca Ferguson  (Dune) and Hayley Atwell (Captain America).

 

 

 

 

Sugar and stars is the based-on-real-life story about a French-Arab orphan who decides to become one of the world’s great pastry chefs.  Another hit from the recent French Film Festival.

 

 

 

 

And Joy ride sees four Chinese-American women have an eventful holiday in China.   An R-rated comedy directed by Adele Lim (Crazy rich Asians), produced by Seth Rogen (Knocked up) and starring Stephanie Hsu (Everything everywhere all at once).