10 Potentially Awesome Movies Released in July 2015

By Andrew Dilks /

8. Amy

What's it about? Following on from the hugely successful Kurt Cobain documentary, Montage Of Heck, comes another documentary focusing on the life of a fellow member of the lamentable 27 Club (which includes a number of legendary musicians who died at the young age of 27), Amy. Director Asif Kapadia conducted hundreds of interviews with Amy Winehouse's friends, family and colleagues to craft a comprehensive insight into her life, talent, fame and eventual demise at the hands of drug addiction, fueled by the pressures mounted on her by an ever-encroaching paparrazzi. Why it could be awesome: Amy has already picked up rave reviews across the board, with a solid 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating based on 17 reviews, so there's little doubt that this will be well worth a watch. As a companion piece to both Montage Of Heck and Kapadia's earlier documentary Senna this continues in the recent tradition of all-access biographical documentaries which cut to the core of the issue, thanks to unbridled access provided by those closest to the subject matter. Amy is a "tragic masterpiece" - in the words of the Guardian - revealing the life of one of Britain's most talented singers.