Just as the summer movie season is coming to a close, Diane Keaton pops in to make things more feel-good in the home stretch.
This weekend, Keaton, 76, channels her 30s again in a body-switching comedy, while Jamie Foxx hunts vampires in a Netflix action film and Owen Wilson plays a superhero dad in a Paramount+ family adventure. In addition, a Princess Diana documentary from Sundance Film Festival makes its HBO Max debut and comedy actress Aubrey Plaza talks a walk on the dark side for a crime thriller.
Here’s a guide to new movies that will satisfy every cinematic taste, plus some noteworthy theatrical films making their streaming and on-demand debuts:
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If your mom needs a new movie to watch: ‘Mack & Rita’
Keaton wades in waters navigated by “Big” and “13 Going on 30” with this comedy about 30-year-old struggling writer (and “old soul”) Mack (Elizabeth Lail), who has a chance meeting with a shady new-agey dude (Simon Rex) in Palm Springs and gets aged into her 70-year-old self (Keaton). It’s predictable yet heartwarming fluff, with a Hollywood icon clearly having fun tapping into her inner millennial.
Where to watch: In theaters
If you dig a vampire tale that stakes fresh ground: ‘Day Shift’
Foxx plays a SoCal dad and vampire hunter trying to sell enough fangs to pay for his daughter’s private school. He runs afoul of a powerful bloodsucker (Karla Souza) trying to take over the Valley while…
