
With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring documentaries to box office bombs

Shô Miyake's film about the world's first hearing-impaired professional woman boxer brilliantly sidesteps the standard beats

From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital

Benjamin Millepied's debut film gets some heat out of Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera but feels like an over-extended music video

Elene Naveriani's stylish third feature tells the story of a 48-year-old woman who begins to break down the barriers in her life

Writer-director Lee Cronin shifts the action to a Los Angeles apartment block for this gruelling and absurdly gory revival

Though made with reverence, this doc about the Ripley writer lacks a clear point of view. For Carol stans, however, it’s unmissable

The overlooked middle child of Kieślowski's seminal three-parter blends twisted humour, erratic drama and dysfunctional romance

Writer-director Carol Morley’s latest dance with the unheard voices of the vulnerable is an acquired taste that’s worth championing

Brandon Cronenberg's twisted third feature intrigues and disturbs but can't find anywhere interesting to take its best ideas