Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are a match made in old-school movie heaven in this dazzling musical.
This stylish, urgent Chicago-set satire is a major return to form for its director, Spike Lee.
Say hello to one of 2016’s most likeable documentary subjects, as she overcomes misogyny with angry hip hop.
Peak Oasis proves an irresistible force in this explicit and invigorating documentary snapshot.
The director of Basic Instinct 2 makes a comeback with a musical-drama about Finding Your Voice.
By Ed Gibbs
The Fab Four’s meteoric rise from local grafters to global game-changers is relived in Ron Howard’s emotive doc.
The electro pop pioneer opens up his home and his studio in this intimate if uneven documentary profile.
Ricky Gervais revives his most famous – and cringeworthy – comic creation in this lamentable spin-off.
A 30th anniversary re-release for Alex Cox’s tragic tale of punk royalty lost to the needle.
This carefully considered music biopic of narcotised jazzman Chet Baker really gets its man.
Once director John Carney serves up a sugary crowd-pleaser that’s too soft-centred for its own good.
Don Cheadle’s passionate tribute to the late jazz icon fails to hit all the right beats.
This turgid Afghan-based comedy will leave you wondered if Bill Murray will ever star in a good movie again.
By Mark Asch
A kaleidoscopic and intentionally lurid gangster rap battle movie from Japanese provocateur Sion Sono.
The further acapella antics from the Barden Bellas in this Elizabeth Banks-directed comedy sequel.
Unprecedented access to the Cobain archives fuels this cover-all collage documentary.
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