First look review
Early reviews from film festivals and advance previews
The Second Act review – Quentin Dupieux’s likable meta comedy of actors’ private lives
With help from an A-list cast, Dupieux brings his customary mischief to an amiable tale of imposture and role play
Civil War review – Alex Garland’s immersive yet dispassionate war film
The writer-director’s much-anticipated look at the horrors of an America violently divided is an impressive technical feat yet an emotionally cold drama
The Fall Guy review – Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt dazzle in delightful action comedy
Two fantastic movie star turns lead this loving and supremely entertaining ode to stunt work based on the 80s TV series
Monkey Man review – Dev Patel’s directorial debut is a gory descent into darkness
The actor takes the lead both in front of and behind the camera in an impressive and ambitious, if a little unwieldy, revenge thriller
Y2K review – uneven disaster comedy relies on 90s nostalgia
Babes review – Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau elevate Pamela Adlon’s pregnancy comedy
Road House review – Conor McGregor almost steals riotous 80s remake
Jake Gyllenhaal fills Patrick Swayze’s shoes in a brashly entertaining romp featuring a knockout debut from the UFC champ
Dìdi review – a tender, specific rendering of adolescence on the early internet
Sundance film festival: Sean Wang’s semi-autobiographical tale of an Asian American teen’s life played out online in 2008 is moving and detailed
It’s What’s Inside review – buzzy, big-sale Sundance thriller is a little empty
Netflix forked out $17m for the low-budget, high-concept mystery but while there’s some fun to be had, there’s something missing
Handling the Undead review – sad, slow-burn zombie drama is less gore, more grief
Sundance film festival: The Worst Person in the World’s Renate Reinsve leads a dour film about families dealing with the reappearance of deceased loved ones
Thelma review – June Squibb is a delight in sweet action-comedy
The Oscar nominee plays her first lead, at 94, in a tender and well-observed story of a grandmother refusing to accept the limitations of age
Will & Harper review – Will Ferrell’s charming trans road trip documentary
The actor goes on a cross-country trip with an old friend who has transitioned in a crowd-pleasing winner that will prove illuminating for many
A Different Man review – Sebastian Stan transforms in miserable study of cruelty
A wannabe actor undergoes dramatic facial reconstruction surgery in a torturously empty psychodrama
Winner review – snappy, I, Tonya-esque take on Reality Winner
The second film in less than a year on the NSA whistleblower takes a brisk, jazzy look at her life before and after her headline-making leaks
Rob Peace review – Chiwetel Ejiofor’s moving fact-based tragedy
A magnificent lead performance from newcomer Jay Will helps to lift a rousing yet often uneven drama based on the life and death of a Yale student
Presence review – Steven Soderbergh’s intriguing ghost story experiment
Love Lies Bleeding review – gore, sex and 80s needle-drops can’t save forgettable thriller
My Old Ass review – charmingly shaggy high-concept comedy
Before she heads to college, a teenager meets her older self, played by Aubrey Plaza, in a sweet-natured and slickly made crowd-pleaser
Exhibiting Forgiveness review – André Holland powers moving father-son drama
A standout turn from the Moonlight star helps to ignite a powerful story of an artist forced to reconnect with his abusive father
A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin lead pat buddy dramedy
The pair play to expected types in an endearing yet often forced film about cousins visiting Poland to pay respects to their grandmother
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