Arts & Entertainment

At the Movies - July 02, 2022

Official Competition

A wealthy businessman hires a famous filmmaker to help make a smash hit film. Directors: Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat. Cast: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Oscar Martínez.

Rated: R. Time: 1:55.

Elvis

Elvis is Baz Luhrmann’s biopic of Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and mov-ie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Director: Baz Luhrmann. Cast: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge. Rated: PG-13. Time: 2:39.

The Black Phone

Based on a short story by horror novelist Joe Hill, The Black Phone follows the story of Finney Shaw, a 13-year-old boy held captive in a soundproof basement by a sadistic killer who discov-ers a potential lifeline when the disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring.  Director: Scott Derrickson. Cast: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke. Rated: R. Time: 1:43.

Flux Gourmet

Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds them-selves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas, and gastrointestinal disorders. Director: Peter Strickland. Cast: Leo Bill, Richard Bremmer, Asa Butterfield. Not Rated. Time: 1:51.