The healing power of stand-up comedy is at the centre of James Gardner’s off-kilter kitchen sink drama.
Rebel Wilson stars in a fun meta rom-com that attempts to have its cake and eat it.
By Elena Lazic
This time-bending slasher sequel from writer/director Christopher Landon packs a surprising emotional punch.
By Elena Lazic
Rosamund Pike plays the late war correspondent Marie Colvin in this standard-issue biopic.
André Holland plays a sports agent who takes on the NBA in this quietly radical drama from Steven Soderbergh.
Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this familiar and rather silly William Shakespeare biopic.
By Lou Thomas
Liam Neeson plays a snowplow driver on the path of revenge in this frost-bitten action-comedy-thriller.
Intense melancholy and blissful romance mask an undercurrent of political outrage in Barry Jenkins’ rhapsodic take on James Baldwin.
By Ella Kemp
Lucas Hedges plays a young man struggling with his sexual identity in this tender drama from director Joel Edgerton.
Robert Rodriguez’s latest is that rare beast: a throwback, effects-driven science fiction epic that runs on an infectious sense of fun.
Lee Chang-dong’s sly take on a Haruki Murakami short story is a slow-burn mystery touched by genius.
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali embark on a tour of the Jim Crow south in Peter Farrelly’s crowd-pleasing buddy comedy.
Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo reunite for a bizarre mystery horror set in LA’s fine art scene.
Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant are on top form in Marielle Heller’s melancholy tale of forgery and friendship.
By Beth Webb
Dean DeBlois’ beloved animated franchise arrives at a dazzling, emotional farewell.
Nicole Kidman suffers through prosthetics and a patchy script in Karyn Kusama’s detective noir.
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.