With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring documentaries to box office bombs
The Lock, Stock director stamps down on a lot of his usual flourishes for an earnest war movie about brotherhood and honour
Kaouther Ben Hania's immersive doc finds potent truths in its re-enactments, but loses focus as it gradually abandons its premise
Adam Solomons talks to the Ukrainian director about his Cannes hit and how even a non-political film can be bastardised by war
Writer-director James Gunn stays true to himself while delivering a quirky, action-packed, and shockingly emotional sign-off
This self-aware and surprisingly charming take on the iconic tabletop game makes for gleefully geeky viewing
Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer's bleak but well-crafted look at Rust Belt America is a deadpan delight... until an ill-judged last act
Wider in scope than its amusingly direct title suggests, Jean-Francois Richet's muscular actioner is thinly written but exciting
Writer-director Diego Lerman's well-meaning film shows flashes of insight, but is let down by a lack of focus and too many subplots
Nicolas Cage gives one of his laziest performances yet in this crudely made and largely joyless western hodgepodge