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’

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

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

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

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

"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..."

"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"

Luhrmann is scrupulous in acknowledging Elvis’s debt to Big Mama Thornton, BB King and Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup, among many others

The film explores the killing of Grzegorz Przemyk from a number of angles

Grace VanderWaal shines as a young woman who is unapologetically determined to live her life according to her own lights

"The performances are strong too, with Juliette Binoche subtly torn between her real and fake lives..."

Fans craving the latest instalment in this most lavish of soap operas are in for a treat

It may well prove one of the high points of Nic Cage’s long and varied career

"Alexander Skarsgård is superbly cast as the avenging Amleth, a great, hulking savage — ‘a beast clad in man-flesh’ — who is never happier than when he is ankle-deep in his enemy’s intestines"

The gothic glory of Hogwarts back on the big screen in an ambitiously sprawling film

Sega's blue blur goes fast, with Jim Carrey and Idris Elba in glorious pursuit - but an ill-advised subplot costs this family comedy some gold rings

Written by Tom Boyle and directed by Howard J Ford, The Ledge is an adrenaline-charged survival thriller

Mikey has all the morals of a honey badger but it is very difficult to dislike him

"...then there’s Robert Pattinson, putting the goth into Gotham with his brooding presence, tousled hair, stubborn defiance and pragmatic understanding of his limitations..."

Two hours isn’t an overly long running time for a feature-length film about Poirot, but the issue here is how Kenneth Branagh chooses to spend that time

Free Guy's Ryan Reynolds is a handsome, goofball master of widescreen self-deprecation

And The 8th documentary is an emotional rollercoaster in its latter stages