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
Former Saturday Night Live member Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut goes for laughs and horror and ends up all over the place
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
Thelma review – June Squibb is a delight in sweet action-comedy
Will & Harper review – Will Ferrell’s charming trans road trip documentary
A Different Man review – Sebastian Stan transforms in miserable study of cruelty
Winner review – snappy, I, Tonya-esque take on Reality Winner
Rob Peace review – Chiwetel Ejiofor’s moving fact-based tragedy
Presence review – Steven Soderbergh’s intriguing ghost story experiment
The director tells a haunted house tale from the perspective of the spirit in a visually interesting yet dramatically underwhelming gambit
Love Lies Bleeding review – gore, sex and 80s needle-drops can’t save forgettable thriller
My Old Ass review – charmingly shaggy high-concept comedy
Exhibiting Forgiveness review – André Holland powers moving father-son drama
A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin lead pat buddy dramedy
I Saw the TV Glow review – devastating tale of identity, fandom and obsession
Jane Schoenbrun’s stunning second feature is both a horror-inflected story of teens fixated on a Buffy-esque TV show and a haunting trans allegory
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