The 50 best films of 2019 in the US: No 5 – Little Women
An instant five-star classic, Greta Gerwig’s revisionist look at the March sisters is the definition of a festive spirit-raiser
Sister act: how Little Women has come of age on the big screen
In Greta Gerwig’s new film of Little Women, the March girls wrestle with sexual politics and creative fulfilment. How true is it to Louisa May Alcott’s vision?
Ever heard of Blade Runner: A Movie? No, not that one
There’s Ridley Scott’s film. There’s the Philip K Dick’s book it was based on. And then there is William Burroughs’ forgotten screenplay-turned-novella
Robert Evans, celebrated Hollywood producer of Chinatown, dies aged 89
Renowned 1970s studio executive who gained a cult following with his autobiography The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Addams Family review – ooky animation can’t find a heartbeat
The latest incarnation of the mysterious and spooky household, from the directors of Sausage Party, is not creepy and not kooky – it’s bland
The Pilgrim’s Progress review – tiring trudge to the Celestial City
This animated adaptation of Bunyan’s 17th-century religious allegory features some scary demons but the rest is pretty tame
The King review – Shakespeare reboot is Game-of-Thrones lite with touch of Python
Much of the poetry and emotion has gone from this decaff version of the Henry plays, letting down Timothée Chalamet’s decent lead performance
Wicked wonder: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events at 20
Packed with alliteration, literary references and mystery, Daniel Handler’s series did something other books would not: took children seriously
The Personal History of David Copperfield review – Iannucci relishes the absurdity
The London film festival opened with Armando Iannucci’s larger-than-life adaptation of the Dickens crowdpleaser, starring Dev Patel as Copperfield
Inconceivable! Rumour of The Princess Bride remake sends fans into pit of despair
Cary Elwes sums up reaction: ‘There’s a shortage of perfect movies in this world. It would be a pity to damage this one’
The Painted Bird review – savage, searing three-hour tour of hell
Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel and Udo Kier star in this phantasmagorical horror about eastern Europe that saw half the Venice audience walk out. I couldn’t look away
It Chapter Two review – Stephen King’s homicidal harlequin of hell returns
The gang returns as grownups to fight King’s devilish clown, but the truly scary thing about this painfully long horror show is the possibility of a third movie
The best Stephen King movies … ranked!
With It Chapter Two out next month, plus the news that an adaptation of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is back on track, we count down the finest big-screen versions of King’s terrifying tales
Sex, drugs, politics: how the streaming giants are blowing up Bollywood
New Amazon and Netflix dramas take in themes that India’s established cinema rarely touches, with millions of potential subscribers available
Tell It to the Bees reviews – honey-glazed ham of a romance
Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger star in this slightly silly magic-realist adaptation of Fiona Shaw’s novel