The Iron Claw to Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F β the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Jeremy Allen White and Zac Efron are terrific in a bone-breaking wrestling biopic, and Eddie Murphy resurrects the wisecracking Axel Foley!
Sean Durkinβs A24 wrestling biopic was initially touted as an Oscar contender and, while that didnβt come to pass, itβs nevertheless a tremendous piece of film-making. Telling the story of the Von Erich family, a clutch of athletic young men struggling to escape their overbearing father, itβs tragic and heartrending and β if youβre the right age β unbearably nostalgic. Better yet, itβs rammed with top-notch performances. The Bearβs Jeremy Allen White, as Kerry Von Erich, proves he has a long future outside the show, and Zac Efron is nothing short of a total revelation as his brother Kevin. Honestly, where has he been hiding all these years?
Friday 12 July, Prime Video