In the Lost Lands review – not much to find in pointless science-fantasy
George RR Martin story flabbily retold in a dreary postapocalypse where Milla Jovovich has few spells to cast as a witch for hire
The Rule of Jenny Pen review – John Lithgow pulls the strings in care home horror
Geoffrey Rush’s retired judge is terrorised by Lithgow’s therapy puppet-wielding fellow resident in this claustrophobic tale of elder-on-elder abuse
A Touch of Love review – Margaret Drabble’s single-mother drama is a vivid 60s time capsule
This Drabble adaptation about a PhD student who gets pregnant is kitchen-sinky but without humour or even awareness. It’s an interesting curio
‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: Kazuo Ishiguro on the future of fiction and truth
On the 20th anniversary of Never Let Me Go, the Nobel prize-winning novelist talks about the role of the author in a post-truth world – and why he’s ‘not a great writer of prose’
The Electric State review – Millie Bobby Brown’s bot war yarn is soulless digital content
Brown, Chris Pratt and Stanley Tucci head the human cast of this muddled and derivative adaptation of a book by Swedish sci-fi artist Simon Stålenhag
Giants of La Mancha review – kids cartoon sticks Don Quixote Jr into the modern world
Alfonso Quixote, a descendant of Cervantes’ idealistic hero, is on a mission to save his town in this unsatisfying animated adventure
Post your questions for François Ozon
The French auteur behind 8 Women, In the House and most recently When Autumn Falls is joining us to answer your questions, from how does he coax such amazing performances from actors to his visual influences
The Monkey review – fear is the key in a terrifyingly brilliant toy story
Longlegs director Osgood Perkins triumphs again with an eerie, emotionally profound tale of a malevolent wind-up toy
Grosse Pointe Blank and Miami Blues director George Armitage dies aged 82
Armitage was also responsible for the 1972 blaxploitation remake of Get Carter, made during his time working for Roger Corman
Why Conclave should win the best picture Oscar
Sturdy, classic storytelling and a peerless cast led by Ralph Fiennes’s anxious cardinal make this drama of Vatican intrigue a solid bet
Picnic at Hanging Rock review – Australian fever dream still dazzling 50 years on
Peter Weir’s 1975 parable of imperial anxiety and sexual hysteria, rereleased for its 50th anniversary, is a classic of Australian new wave cinema
September Says review – intense sisterly bond leads to things getting strange in rural Ireland
There’s a lot to grab your attention here, but strong performances struggle to save Ariane Labed’s adaptation of Daisy Johnson’s novel Sisters
Jane’s world: fans and admirers pick their favourite Austen characters
Helen Fielding, David Baddiel, Nicola Sturgeon and other cultural figures celebrate the great writer’s 250th birthday
Sidelined: The QB and Me review – hot cheerleader meets star quarterback movie is streaming-age bubblegum
Slickly made high-school movie is packed with slow-motion corridor walks and flawless cheer-squad routines – but it’s hard to get caught up in a plot with so few surprises
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep review – gore flows in bloody animated mer-western
Lovejoyish dude with magical powers wanders into a seaside kingdom where merpeople and regular humans are at loggerheads