Identifying Features review – a mother’s hellish journey through Mexico
The debut film from Fernanda Valadez is a quietly tense and brutal descent into the borderlands, as a woman searches for her lost son
Reviews
Charlatan review – gorgeously composed but often frustrating biopic
Agnieszka Holland's portrait of a 20th century faith healer is insightful and beautifully shot, though let down by some glacial pacing
The Bike Thief review – compelling parable of the gig economy
This Brexit era riff on De Sica's neorealist classic is a great calling card for Alec Secăreanu but suffers from a slightly pedestrian script
Apples review – affecting examination of what we remember
Athenians are afflicted with contagious amnesia in a powerful directorial debut about the unexpected comforts of forgetting
Atlantis review – haunting Ukrainian dystopia keeps you at a distance
Writer-director Valentyn Vasyanovych helms an atmospheric but overtly formal vision of the future about a soldier dealing with PTSD
Mortal Kombat review – sub-zero adaptation just isn’t silly enough
Made for hardcore fans only, this third attempt at the infamously brutal video game series brings the gore but forgets a coherent plot
Wild Mountain Thyme review – head-scratching romcom with a baffling sting
Emily Blunt and Christopher Walken butcher the Irish accent in a bizarre and pointless but somewhat fascinating filmic misfire
Without Remorse review – Michael B. Jordan can’t elevate a generic thriller
A couple of fun set-pieces aside, the latest big screen take on Tom Clancy is likely to fill you with a deep-seated regret of your own
The Mitchells vs. the Machines review – a charming and frenetic delight
The latest from Lord and Miller is a hilarious and hyperactive modern adventure that really will win over the entire family
Things Heard & Seen review – compellingly muddled ghost story
Amanda Seyfried and James Norton co-star in a domestic abuse horror that's more concerned with big ideas than big scares
Beast Beast review – a foreboding Gen Z coming-of-ager
Danny Madden’s intriguing feature debut has a star-making turn from Shirley Chen but fails to cohere in any truly meaningful way
Here Are the Young Men review – intense unpicking of toxic masculinity
Eoin Macken’s adaptation of the acclaimed Rob Doyle novel is a bold examination of youth and masculinity, featuring Anya Taylor-Joy
Labyrinth of Cinema review – an agitated and operatic swan song
Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's final film is the most epic of spectacles, a meditation on cinema that's by turns baffling, exciting and moving
Spring Blossom review – light and airy age-gap romance swerves controversy
Suzanne Lindon's debut, written when she was just 15, works as a brief but enjoyable calling card for a talented young filmmaker
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