The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd review – Amanda Seyfried compels in wrenching prison drama
Tim Blake Nelson writes and directs a challenging, and unsettling, look at empathy and forgiveness that strikes a haunting note
Love of Your Life review – Margaret Qualley eats, grieves and loves in Amazon’s transporting saga
The actor gives one of her best performances to date in a smoothly made globe-trotting drama of a woman’s life after the loss of her husband
Onwards and Sideways review – Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney lift solid Parkinson’s drama
Toronto film festival: Shakespeare in Love director John Madden’s feelgood – and bad – comedy-drama is powered by excellent performances and authenticity
Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA
Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of ‘treason against the state’
Babies review – Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen embrace childlessness in breezy comedy
To be a parent or not to be a parent is the question propelling this often insightful yet largely run-of-the-mill riff on a Judd Apatow movie
I Play Rocky review – crowd-pleasing Stallone biopic is heavy on fan service, light on real emotion
There’s a knockout central performance from Anthony Ippolito in this otherwise rather lightweight making-of comedy drama
Closing Night review – fiery women face off in Almodóvar-lite melodrama
Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Dianne Wiest are all impressive in actor-turned-director Cody Fern’s debut but they’re left stranded
Trash Mountain review – Caleb Hearon’s coming home indie is a funny if familiar journey
A city-dwelling gay guy has to go home to rural Missouri after his father dies in this Sundance-by-numbers comedy drama that has its moments
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom review – Aardman’s spooky-season caper sparkles with fun
There’s trouble afoot when Shaun’s pumpkin-supersizing serum ends up in a balding farmer’s hair growth bottle in this third cinematic adventure
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother review – Mahershala Ali is a grieving hitman in soulful thriller
The two-time Oscar-winner is an unusual killer in a compelling mix of pulpy action and family drama
Misty Green review – Chris Rock’s jumbled LA drama saved by fiery Rosalind Eleazar
There’s a stunning lead performance from the breakout British actor but the film surrounding her can’t quite match what she’s bringing
Woman Unknown wins Venice film festival as NAZA takes special jury prize
May el-Toukhy becomes eighth female director to take Golden Lion as Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love and Guardian-produced exposé of Israel’s Gaza killings also awarded
Bold and bravura choices as Venice celebrates A Woman Unknown, Possible Love and NAZA
After facing heavy criticism over its lack of female directors, the film festival may have redeemed itself with its winners’ list
Film producer Jeremy Thomas was a cross between a kindly Cambridge don and the movie world’s cool uncle
The man behind The Last Emperor had the confidence of an old-fashioned studio boss along with the soul of a cineaste
Everybody Wants to F*ck Me review – Taron Egerton is hounded in sharp-toothed dating nightmare
It’s Get Out meets the viral Shitty Media Men list in this hugely entertaining mix of dark comedy and stalker thriller with a brilliant alternating turn from Taron Egerton