The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial review – William Friedkin’s final film looks for the truth
A courtroom drama based on events in Herman Wouk’s second world war novel The Caine Mutiny, Friedkin leaves us with a worthy last effort
The Killer review – terrific David Fincher thriller about a philosophising hitman
Michael Fassbender is perfect in the main role of a yoga-loving assassin who discourses on everything from morality to the Smiths
The Beast review – Léa Seydoux’s audacious drama throbs with fear
Disaster appears imminent as Seydoux and an impressive George MacKay meet across three different eras in what is maybe Bertrand Bonello’s best movie yet
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s short and sweet Roald Dahl tale
Anderson’s second Dahl adaptation is a droll 40 minutes of beautifully composed nested stories, with Benedict Cumberbatch as a gambler who learns how to beat the house
Poor Things review – Emma Stone has a sexual adventure in Yorgos Lanthimos’s virtuoso comic epic
Stone gives a hilarious, beyond-next-level performance as Bella Baxter, the experimental subject of a troubled Victorian anatomist, in Lanthimos’s toweringly bizarre comedy
Jurassic Park review – Steven Spielberg’s meaty dino-fest is as delicious as ever
The classic movie’s unforgettable performances and CGI effects remain glorious 30 years after its original release
Serpico review – Al Pacino is at his intense best in classic 70s corrupt-cop thriller
Powerful story of disguise and alienation is led by the moral passion of Pacino’s countercultural whistleblower
The Monkey King review – lively Netflix animation revives ancient Chinese classic
The streaming service is capable of interesting works for children, with this one based on 16th century novel Journey to the West featuring an irritating protagonist
Lie With Me review – French Brokeback Mountain has impeccable manners
Jean-Paul Belmondo’s grandson Victor is uncanny in a supporting role to Guillaume de Tonquédec’s uptight novelist, whose return to his provincial home town stirs up memories of his first love
The Virgin Suicides review – Sofia Coppola’s debut rereleased with solemn trigger-warning
Sunlit suburban calm masks the shocking nature of the story itself: a horrendous tragedy in the guise of a teenage coming-of-age movie
Venice film festival picks starry films despite actors’ strike
Hollywood films vying for Golden Lion include Bradley Cooper’s Maestro and Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things, with non-competition films by Wes Anderson and Richard Linklater
Children of the Corn review – juice-free remake of Stephen King’s killer kids classic
The film starts with the interesting idea that kids today might want to slit their parents’ throats for leaving the planet in such a mess, but quickly gets unscary
The Beanie Bubble review – plushie-craze toy story goes down the cute route
The true story behind the once popular children’s playthings is taken on here by a decent cast who can’t stop proceedings unravelling
Pinocchio: A True Story review – wooden-boy fairy tale gets another animated outing
Russian-made version has ditched many of the story’s features to focus on a bland hero who looks like a boyband member
Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney the Dinosaur film to be ‘adult’ and ‘lean into millennial angst’
Mattel says the Barney movie will be inspired by Charlie Kaufman, while Barbie director Greta Gerwig is planning two Narnia movies for Netflix