Contents1Going out: Cinema2Going out: Gigs3Going out: Art4Going out: Stage5Staying in: Streaming6Staying in: Games7Staying in: Albums8Staying in: Brain foodGoing out: CinemaMoanaOut now
The 2016 Disney animation gets the “live action” treatment with a more-or-less remake starring Dwayne Johnson and newcomer Catherine Laga’aia, joined by, as you’d expect, animated versions of various critters, including Tamatoa the coconut crab (once more voiced by Jemaine Clement).Evil Dead BurnOut nowVenice critics’ week in 2023 closed with a bang courtesy of the French horror Vermin (AKA Infested) by Sébastien Vaniček, who now returns with a new stand-alone Evil Dead movie set at a reunion where a family are coming together to mourn the recent passing of one of their number.Rosebush PruningOut nowIncest, high fashion and other perversities are first and foremost in this scandalous arthouse romp about a rich family with no boundaries. Directed by Karim Aïnouz, it stars possible next James Bond Callum Turner, Pamela Anderson, Elle Fanning and Jamie Bell.Life SupportOut nowDaniele Rugo directs this documentary covering two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, from the point of view of doctors on the ground, who bear witness to overwhelming casualties, mainly women and children. Executive producers include Susan Sarandon, Asif Kapadia, Paul Weller and Melissa Barrera. Catherine BrayGoing out: GigsClub together … Sister Bliss of Faithless. Photograph: Matthew JohnsonBeat-Herder festivalNr Clitheroe, 16 to 19 JulyStarted 20 years ago as a small rave at a farm, the dance-leaning Beat-Herder has slowly blossomed into a much bigger deal. Headliners Faithless, Sigma and Wilkinson are joined by the likes of Roni Size, Mr Scruff and Tiga. Michael CraggBlack Country, New RoadQueen’s Park Arena, Glasgow, 16 JulyDespite losing their lead vocalist in 2022, Cambridge sextet Black Country, New Road are still going strong, with last year’s typically experimental art-rock opus Forever Howlong reaching No 3. They play this outdoor show as part of a concert series in Glasgow’s Southside. MCCaccini’s La liberazione di RuggieroPavilion Arts Centre, Buxton, 15 to 21 JulySeventeenth-century composer Francesca Caccini was the highest-paid musician on the payroll of the powerful Medici family and the most prolific female composer of her time. Buxton international festival offers a rare opportunity to see her only surviving opera, performed by a cast of rising stars and the musicians of Vache Baroque. Flora WillsonHenry LowtherAmerican International Church, London, 11 JulyA trumpeter-composer with an exquisite sound and boundless creativity for six decades on the UK jazz scene, the unique Henry Lowther celebrates both his 85th birthday and the launch of Primetime, a new double album of his music with this gig. Lowther joins the talent-packed London Jazz Orchestra for this special show. John FordhamGoing out: ArtEast Enders … Jah Guide Shaka by Denzil Forrester. Photograph: Richard Shellabear/Denzil Forrester/Todd-White Art PhotographyBackyard Biennial: EastWhitechapel Gallery, London, 15 July to 6 September
