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Earwig review – twisty body-horror noir threatens to bite

Lucile Hadžihalilović’s first English-language feature is intriguing, but its nightmarish dentures slant needs a mouthful of narrative

Stars at Noon review – languid tale of sex, lies and intrigue in the Nicaraguan heat

Benny Safdie stands out among a strangely lethargic cast in Claire Denis’ erotic and intimate political drama

Get Carter review – Michael Caine delivers in stone-cold crime classic

Mike Hodges’ Brit-crime magnum opus from 1971, which gave Caine the role of a lifetime as gangland enforcer Jack Carter, can be savoured again on re-release

The Road Dance review – boiling fury in tale of rape and denial in the Hebrides

There’s a wild rage against the backdrop of amazing landscape in an adaptation of John MacKay’s novel about a sex assault in a crofting community

Dobermann review – Vincent Cassel’s brutal pulp thriller still bites

This 1997 policier, directed by Jan Kounen, pulses with violent energy, although its pop-video aesthetic looks dated

The Quiet Girl review – deeply moving tale of rural Ireland already feels like a classic

A silent child is sent away to live with foster parents on a farm in this gem of a film from first-time feature director Colm Bairéad

Lost Illusions review – Balzac adaptation is period-drama perfection

Benjamin Voisin and Cécile de France star in a superb costume coming-of-age story for the Netflix generation

Cabaret review – Liza Minnelli musical still divinely decadent and chillingly relevant

Minnelli brings the razzle dazzle to a Berlin determined to ignore the gathering storm in this cinematic masterpiece

Bill Murray reportedly accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ on film set

Production of Being Mortal suspended by studio Searchlight while an investigation is being conducted

Operation Mincemeat review – Colin Firth heads starry cast in wartime spy caper

Stiff upper lips abound in this stranger-than-fiction tale of second world war espionage, with Firth and Matthew Macfadyen in charge

Lost in La Mancha review – landmark doc of Terry Gilliam’s cinematic nightmare

Gilliam’s epic travails filming Don Quixote are well worth seeing again – and should be on the syllabus at every film school

The Northman review – Robert Eggers’ brutal vision of vengeance and violence

Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Björk and Anya Taylor-Joy feature in a mesmerisingly outrageous take on the Norse myth that inspired Hamlet

All the Old Knives review – Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton add class to CIA spy drama

Pine and Newton play former lovers in this watchable Le Carré-esque tale of personal and patriotic betrayals

Coppelia review – cleverly conceived modern update of Delibes’ classic ballet

Animation and dance combine in new version of the story of a boy lured from his sweetheart by a mechanical doll controlled by an evil genius

The Bad Guys review – Tarantino-style kids’ crime caper is amiable animated fun

Sam Rockwell and Awkwafina are among the voices of a ragtag bunch of animal thieves in a derivative yet enjoyable Ocean’s 11-lite

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