This one-for-the-ages family movie based on the books by Michael Bond is a full-blown Christmas triumph.
Tommy Lee Jones climbs back into the directorial saddle with a beautifully strange feminist western.
Much philosophically-inclined gabbing make this Palme d’Or-winning latest from Nuri Bilge Ceylan something of snooze.
The nocturnal activities of modern-day Wellington's vampire community are captured in this mirthless mock doc.
Could this satire on the power of propaganda be the greatest third part to a film franchise ever?
Benedict Cumberbatch’s pitch perfect turn as Alan Turing isn’t enough to decipher this remarkable true story.
Edwyn Collins is the subject of this superb, affirmative documentary about regaining your musical marbles following a major health scare.
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic is his most ambitious film yet, if not necessarily his best.
This affectionate and unconventional portrait of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas signals a great start for debut director Andy Goddard.
This surprising winner of the Venice Golden Lion is a quaint, amusing if not particularly life-altering slice of Italian psychogeography.
Timothy Spall grunts his way to glory in Mike Leigh’s elegantly composed portrait of JMW Turner.
A bug-eyed Jake Gyllenhaal goes full Rupert Pupkin in this eminently creepy satire on the hysteria of rolling TV news.
Dire, imagination-free haunted-house horror which says you should never mess with killer ghosts.
Laura Poitras’ real-life spy thriller shows how and why Edward Snowden stepped up to blow the whistle on government spying.
By Chris Blohm
’Tis the season for great horror movies, so don’t miss this creepy corker from Australian director Jennifer Kent.