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

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

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

Sierra Pettengill explores the history of police violence to counter civil unrest, probing the status of images as material memories

Sacha Polak's semi-improvised and well-acted new film explores the destructive power of anger, but bites off more than it can chew

To coincide with the release of Women Talking, Anna McKibbin explores the ethos behind the films of the acclaimed director

Overrated hack or underrated auteur? Fedor Tot explores the twisty filmmaker's output to mark the release of Knock at the Cabin

As another year draws to a close, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring debuts to boundary-breaking blockbusters

Steven Spielberg's playful, surprisingly loose autobiography grants a magical insight into the early life of a true cinematic master

The tragically departed star casts a long shadow over Ryan Coogler's intermittently excellent but otherwise bloated sequel