Caravaggio review – articulate and intelligent portrait of the art titan’s life and work This new addition to the Exhibition on Screen series features an alarmingly plausible-looking actor as the great man himself
Under the Stars review – picturesque Italian setting is backdrop for AI prompt of a romcom The tale of two strangers finding love ticks all the right boxes – including big-name support in Toni Collette and Andy Garcia – yet feels clunky and unconvincing
Unlicensed review – boxing meets dodgy City trader in tale of prizefighting redemption Mark Hampton wrote, directed and stars in this drama, but his easy onscreen charisma can’t overcome a shaky, soap opera-style plot
The Secret Santa Project review – festive romcom tries for the Love Actually style multiple story strands Set in a London council office, this clunky Christmas comedy interweaves a handful of storylines but musters only a brief flicker of cosy charm
Valley of the Shadow of Death review – priest’s faith is pushed to limit in self-flagellating Hong Kong fable A homeless youth seeking forgiveness sets up an impossible moral quandary in a debut feature from Sen Lam and Antonio Tam
Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge review – going deep in the quest for extreme landscape painting At 79, the British artist is still skirting real peril, questing across the planet to depict the unspoiled vastnesses shown to grand effect here
100 Meters review – mesmerising anime of young athletes in search of physical and spiritual high Dazzling rotoscoped running sequences make up for a lack of narrative subtlety in Kenji Iwaisawa’s film
Brunaupark review – housing estate dwellers vs property developers in rousing but unequal battle This heartfelt film bears witness to a defiant community, forms a vital piece of oral history and shows the resilience of those determined to stay on
In Your Dreams review – Netflix dreams up solid sub-Pixar adventure Echoes of Inside Out and Coco in streamer’s engaging enough caper about a brother and sister journeying through their dreams
Anemone review – Daniel Day-Lewis is endlessly watchable as ex-soldier living with guilt It is a pleasure to see Day-Lewis back on screen, and he dominates a movie of big scenes and big performances, co-written with and directed by his son
The Choral review – Ralph Fiennes leads the choir in impressively unsentimental Alan Bennett fable Genteel manners of first world war story about repressed passion delivered with surprising sexual candour
Train Dreams review – Joel Edgerton superb in Malickian story of trees, grief and railroads A logger clears a path for change in this sunset-hour-tastic adaptation by Clint Bentley – clearly a director of considerable power and feeling
Going to the Dogs review – lovable canines at the heart of a sport in decline Documentary examines British greyhound racing with affection and respect but doesn’t shy away from the opposing views of animal rights activists
The Marbles review – thoughtful outline of case for giving the Parthenon marbles back to Greece David Wilkinson’s personal exploration of the issues open-mindedly examines both sides of a contentious political debate
Colossal Wreck review – sharp-eyed dispatch from the Kubrickian weirdness of Dubai during Cop28 Josh Appignanesi’s documentary follows the film-maker to the Kubrickian city built on oil money as it hosts the 2023 climate change summit