Violet Evergarden: The Movie review – a breathtaking return for Kyoto Animation

Stunning visual details, from blooming flowers to morning dew, illustrate our troubled hero’s growth in this bittersweet sequel

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds review – delightfully retro canine capers

Alexandre Dumas’ bitingly good novel enjoys yet another walk around the block in this marvellously muttish animation

The Reason I Jump review – an empathic study of nonverbal autism

Documentary inspired by Japanese teenager’s bestselling book takes us into the world of young neurodivergent people across the world

The Father review – Anthony Hopkins superb in unbearably heartbreaking film

Hopkins gives a moving, Oscar-winning turn as a man with dementia in a film full of intelligent performances, disorienting time slips and powerful theatrical effects

Mandabi review – Ousmane Sembène classic about colonialism resonates today

Senegalese feature from 1968 tells story of a simple family man whose life is turned upside down by the money he receives from a nephew in France

Avast and furious: will it be a triumphant return for Master and Commander?

Loyal fans of Peter Weir’s 2003 naval classic have had their timbers shivered by news of a return for Captain Aubrey and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin. But is the prequel approach the right one?

Lupin III: The First review – spectacular return for the legendary gentleman thief

Takashi Yamazaki’s version of the classic tale is visually arresting and boasts a cheeky, charming hero in a family-friendly CG animation

Brighton review – Steven Berkoff’s dated seaside satire is a washout

Two middle-aged couples take a profanity-laden daytrip to the city where they met – but who exactly is this film for?

Cruella review – De Vil wears Prada in outrageous punk prequel

Aspiring fashionista Cruella is out for her boss’s skin in a riotous 101 Dalmatians origin-myth set in 70s London, starring Emmas Stone and Thompson in dynamic form

Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train review – an anime fever dream

Good, bad and powerful spells collide in this impressively animated romp that inspires touching reflections on life suspended

In the Heights review – Lin-Manuel Miranda musical loaded with Sunny-D optimism

There’s no space for bad feelings as Miranda’s exuberant and innocent Broadway hit transfers to the screen

Peter Rabbit 2 review – James Corden’s unfunny bunny scampers back

Voiced by Corden, Peter tumbles into a life of crime in a part-animated caper that’s occasionally cute but mostly bland

The Human Voice review – Tilda Swinton on the verge in Almodóvar’s tale of despair

Swinton plays a woman abandoned by her lover in a short, affecting drama that echoes the uncertainties of lockdown

Johnny Mnemonic review – Keanu test-drives early Matrix prototype

Keanu Reeves is in impeccably robotic form as a data courier on the run in this 1995 adaptation of William Gibson’s cyberpunk story set in 2021

Little Fish review – all-too-brief encounter in the midst of amnesia pandemic

Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell are the young couple trying to preserve memories of their romance in this story of doomed love