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

The climatic entry in the director's seminal film series, released months before his death, is the ultimate expression of his viewpoint

The writer's 1903 novella is transposed to a Paris nightclub in Patric Chiha’s lushly-drawn but somewhat emotionally bereft new film

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

Wider in scope than its amusingly direct title suggests, Jean-Francois Richet's muscular actioner is thinly written but exciting

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

Emma Corrin impresses in Laure de Clermont-Tonnerr's sexually-charged take on the classic novel, though it fumbles the ending

Emma Mackey gives a committed turn as the Wuthering Heights author, but it's not enough to save Frances O’Connor's dour film

The director's adaptation of Don DeLillo's 1985 novel, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, proves to be a bit of a mixed bag

With just a few days to go, we asked our regular contributors for their favourite nominees, from Dune to Drive My Car