by David Jenkins
Monica Dolan excels as an amateur historian investigating mass child abuse at a former mother and baby home in Tuam.
Ethan Hawke excels in this likeable trail western-cum-gold heist that demonstrates there’s fun to be had from sticking to a tight formula.
Charles Melton on getting jacked up and fighting fit for his enigmatic role in Her Private Hell.
Irrepressible and unique, Nicolas Winding Refn returns for some big-screen shenanigans in this pristine, slowcore cyberpunk fable that offers a masterclass in atmosphere and worldbuilding.
A new high bar has been set for video game adaptations in Zach Cregger’s unabashedly nasty take on the beloved, long-running zombie franchise.
A light, amusing run-out for Shaun and co, this time battling a Bigfoot-like monster who’s laying siege to their sleepy English village.
Lance Hammer’s long-awaited follow-up to Ballast is a harrowing yet vital tale of dementia, family and the limits of consent.
Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano deliver a glossy, good-natured portrait of family dysfunction in 1980s France.
A revitalising shot of pure entertainment from writer/director Martin McDonagh which also operates as a grave critique of modern US foreign policy.
The Spanish maestro is in confessional mode with his stirring and self-reflexive latest, Bitter Christmas.
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