A blood-boiling account of women ‘who were preyed upon like animals’

Those offended by Oirish stereotypes will find much to be exercised about here, although there’s no point in taking it personally: every character, whether Irish or English, or mythical creature, is a crudely drawn caricature.

Written and directed by Conor McMahon (Dead Meat, Stitches), Let the Wrong One In is a comedy-horror

Written and directed by Mark Jenkin ( Bait), Enys Men is a film steeped in loss and grief that emphasises its 1970s setting

Writer-director Damien Chazelle pulls back the curtain to give us a glimpse of the chaos that reigned in early Hollywood, both on and off-set

That said, the film can feel jarringly simplistic at times on the complex subject of mental health

This Blumhouse tech-horror sees an innocent-looking doll quickly appoint herself protector against all comers

Tár is really a story about what happens when a self-created idol is obliged to acknowledge her feet of clay

Written by Arnau Vilaró and Carla Simón, with Simón directing, Alcarràs is a universal tale — there are elements here of Ireland’s The Field, for example, or France’s Jean de Florette, in its elegy for the traditional devotion to the ‘solid ground, beloved land’

Isabelle Adjani and Stefan Crepon are both outstanding

It is a cleverly constructed satire but by the end, it’s unclear as what exactly is being satirised, or to what end

Once renowned as a beauty whose vivacious youth mirrored the empire’s vitality, Elisabeth now finds herself considered old and irrelevant by her husband, the Emperor Franz Joseph

Emancipation, which is based on a true story, is a gripping account of survival against all the odds

Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana reprise their roles effectively, and there’s a very nice turn from Bailey Bass as their daughter, Tsireya, a charismatic seer who can communicate with the Great Mother

It’s an imaginative and occasionally disturbing account of a passive refusal to play the game of life according to the established rules of engagement

The big twist revealing the film’s true horror is heavily foreshadowed, but that’s not the point of Nocebo

'...a powerful account of the liberating experience of sloughing off the stigma and refusing to be ‘silenced by society’ any longer...'

Adapted from the novel by Camilla DeAngelis, and directed by Luca Guadagnino, Bones and All is a gripping drama in a minor key

The 13-year-old is effervescent as the beloved Matilda 

She Said is a cri de coeur that unfolds with a grim, awful inevitability, and not only because we already know the result of the investigation

Ralph Fiennes is compelling as the egotistical Chef Slowik, initially a figure of fun but eventually a monstrous creation

With this semi-autobiographical account of his formative years, writer-director James Gray explores the casual and overt racism of 1980s Queens

It’s the little details that render writer-director Charlotte Wells’ film a gripping character study

"The chemistry between Florence Pugh and Kíla Lord Cassidy is crucial here, and both deliver excellent performances"

Writer-director Zach Cregger deserves huge credit for delivering a bravura dark fantasy that will burrow its way into the darker corners of your mind

The leads have a terrific chemistry, both emotionally and in terms of their comic timing

Triangle of Sadness bears a strong resemblance to The Admirable Crichton (1968), although here the satire on wealth, power and social status is considerably more biting

Amsterdam boasts an impressive ensemble cast — Chris Rock, Taylor Swift, Mike Myers, Robert De Niro, Zoe Saldana, and many more

O'Connor provides a wry but unrepentant voiceover commentary on her life

Vicky the film is intimately rooted in Vicky Phelan's day-to-day family life and incorporates the stories of some of her fellow victims

Vengeance starts out as a black comedy about cultural misunderstandings but gradually evolves into a more ambitious piece

"A socialist revolutionary Cinderella who beguiles the Marquis de Chassagne with her homespun wisdom, Ada has the potential to be a delightfully satiric character..."

Colin Farrell won the Best Actor award at the recent Venice Film Festival for his performance in the forthcoming Banshees of Inisherin, but he could just as easily have won for this intelligent and delicately nuanced exploration of loss and grief

Harry Styles has been hammered for his limited emotional range, but given that his character is a man with a limited emotional range, it’s hard to know whether Styles is out of his depth or playing a cleverly understated game

It incorporates interviews and live performances along with Bowie’s personal ruminations on the world

"Ronan yet again demonstrates a deceptively light touch when it comes to deadpan humour"

"There are more cliches than barnacles on a boat and one too many hurdles to overcome, but this charming wee film is well-acted..."

No one does bedroom farce quite like the French

The documentary by Christopher Neilus is almost entirely composed of the women’s own testimony

 Written by David Coggeshall and directed by William Brent Bell, the prequel isn’t quite as effective a psychological chiller as its predecessor

While not particularly plausible as a murder-mystery, viewed as a fairytale, the movie has plenty to offer

There are times when it feels like the entire two-hour run-time is one long, relentless shoot-out

"while the storyline is agreeably abrasive in the context of the nostalgia-fest, it all feels a little contrived"

"...the story settles down to a predictable yarn occasionally enlivened by an outbreak of Minion-inspired mayhem"