Elton John gets the paint-by-numbers biopic treatment in this jumble of troubled-genius clichés.
This controversial Ted Bundy biopic starring Zac Efron only scratches the surface of its subject.
By Matt Thrift
Nicholas Hoult stars in this bland literary biopic of the life of Lord of the Rings scribe JRR Tolkien.
Toni Servillo is Silvio Berlusconi in this partially fictionalised biopic from Paolo Sorrentino.
This vibrant drama recounts one man’s journey to becoming the first POC dancer in the Royal Ballet.
By Ella Kemp
Famed German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann is the subject of this delightful romantic biopic.
Despite a fine turn from Willem Dafoe, Julian Schnabel’s Vincent van Gogh biopic is a messy affair.
Jonas Åkerlund attempts to debunk the various myths surrounding the Norwegian Black Metal scene.
By Matt Thrift
Ralph Fiennes directs this staid biography of ballet maestro and political dissident, Rudolf Nureyev.
Felicity Jones takes on the mantle of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this earnest but toothless biopic.
By Elena Lazic
Rosamund Pike plays the late war correspondent Marie Colvin in this standard-issue biopic.
Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this familiar and rather silly William Shakespeare biopic.
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali embark on a tour of the Jim Crow south in Peter Farrelly’s crowd-pleasing buddy comedy.
Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant are on top form in Marielle Heller’s melancholy tale of forgery and friendship.
Adam McKay’s played-for-laughs portrait of former VP Dick Cheney strays into Bond villain parody.
This consummate documentary sheds new light on the life and career of the late Swedish master.