Rivalry and romance bloom in Swedish-Georgian director Levan Akin’s captivating coming-of-age drama.
By Biju Belinky
Directors Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles skewer modern Brazilian history in this subversive survival thriller.
By Jess Duffy
A successful man struggles to come to terms with traumatic events from his past in Julian Jarrold’s ineffective drama.
A measured, lightly poetic look at the life and work of one of the great modern storytellers.
A tropical getaway becomes a waking nightmare for its hapless guests in this dire reboot of the ’70s TV show.
By Mark Asch
Portuguese master Pedro Costa charts a Cape Verdean émigré’s journey through the outskirts of Lisbon.
Tom Holland and Chris Pratt play teenage elves on a quest in Pixar’s underwhelming fantasy adventure.
This US remake of Ruben Östlund’s ski-bound comedy-drama Force Majeure oversimplifies the source material.
Nicolas Cage encounters an unholy cosmic terror in director Richard Stanley’s HP Lovecraft adaptation.
HG Well’s classic sci-fi horror is given a satisfying modern twist courtesy of Blumhouse and director Leigh Whannell.
Justin Kurzel’s bold reimagining of the life and crimes of Ned Kelly is a gross misfire.
Mark Ruffalo takes on a giant chemical company in Todd Haynes’ gripping procedural drama.
By Matt Turner
Luke Lorentzen’s timely chronicle of a family-run ambulance service makes for engrossing viewing.
Fake tan and righteous fury abound in Michael Winterbottom’s satire of a mega-rich entrepreneur.
A botanist develops a revolutionary new plant in Jessica Hausner’s sci-fi tinged social parable.
By Elena Lazic
Harrison Ford and a CGI dog make for a pawsome pairing in this charming retelling of Jack London’s short story.
It’s no Clueless, but a strong cast just about sustains Autumn de Wilde’s faithful take on Jane Austen’s novel.
By Katie Goh
Céline Sciamma’s sumptuous, quietly radical 18th century love story is one of the year’s very best.
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