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

Though the actor does compelling work as Henry VIII, Karim Aïnouz’s portrait of Catherine Parr is surprisingly bland viewing

Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson’s audacious follow-up redefines the genre, and the form, once again

The director's alleged "final" movie is another heavy-handed revolt against modern Britain, but its optimism eventually wins through

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

Justine Triet's brilliantly slippery, serpentine film, about a writer accused of murder, hinges on a remarkably unshowy lead turn

Argentinian director Rodrigo Moreno's three-hour almost-thriller about a bank robbery delights and confounds in equal measure

The new nightmare from the Midsommar director is alternatively intense, chilling, and anxious, though is let down by a laggy middle

Daniel Goldhaber's film takes its cues from the paranoid thrillers of the '70s to craft a very fun but deeply serious ode to young activists

Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli spins a fearless rom-com about a woman who chooses to engineer her own self-destruction