United States
The Hate U Give is an important film; it understands the suffering poor communities go through, and how economic circumstances can enflame racial tensions.
Bohemian Rhapsody provides casual fans with some raucous concert re-enactments, but those seeking insight into the band’s and particularly Mercury’s history should look elsewhere.
Vox Lux is a weighty experience guaranteed to take a toll on viewers, both from its philosophical musings and its uncompromising look at 21st century violence.
Halloween ends strongly, which always helps, but the picture lacks imagination in too many other areas to have any lasting impact.
What They Had is an honest snapshot of a family during crisis, in all its inevitably chaotic shades – it’s exactly what you’d hope a movie about Alzheimer’s would be.
Soul to Keep is a horror tale about sadistic ritualism that, whilst having its heart in the right place, struggles to break free from the shackles of genre conformity.
If you have children who are itching for a cinema trip during the spooky season, there have been much worse offerings than Goosebumps 2 in the past.
Night School is unforgiveably bland. It’s difficult to care about anything that happens, because the jokes are so flat, and the characters so dull.
The Old Man and the Gun is a love letter to many things: the 1970s/early ’80s, the aging outlaw trope so often seen in Westerns, and to film itself.
Better Start Running feels like a cliched indie – fitted head to toe with an ever-present oddball ensemble cast – taking to the road for an adventure.
Killer Kate! is silly and toneless – although flawed, it may be the calling card for debut filmmaker Elliot Feld for more suitable projects to come.
As glossy, glamorous and fast-paced as the auctions it focuses on, The Price of Everything is a fun look inside an elite world that few of us could ever imagine entering.
When the USA is safely within the next Democratic term of office, expect The Front Runner to be looked back upon more fondly; it’s mightily enjoyable political entertainment.
As a work of storytelling, Guadagnino’s reimagining of the canonical giallo is a boring mess with higher thematic aspirations than it’s able to realise.
An incredibly funny film, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn is a wonderful example of a film that is able to be surreal, comic, and emotional – even if the ending is really very, very bad.