Last and First Men review – sci-fi dance can’t match Tilda Swinton’s cool apocalypse
Composer Jóhann Jóhannson’s moody film, narrated by Swinton and inspired by a classic novel, gains little from a live dance interpretation
Devil in the Dust review – Guy Pearce leads old west outcasts on a supernatural mission with a message
A little girl with a fatal touch becomes an intriguing metaphor for the white man’s burden in an impressive film from Ned Crowley
Scurry review – crawlspace nightmare thriller turns into apocalyptic insect horror
Two survivors of a city massacre find themselves in a critter-infested tunnel – a premise that, even with savvy cinematography, leaves little room for manoeuvre
Power Station review – solar power and solidarity on a Walthamstow street
Activism merges with everyday life in a documentary where film-makers Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn attempt to turn their neighbourhood into a renewable power hub
Knit’s Island review – comradeship and survival in brutal and bloody online zombie game
This inventive film, made entirely inside the multiplayer game DayZ, finds moments of community and wonder amid the zombies, factions and virtual bloodshed
Anemone review – Daniel Day-Lewis returns for a bleak and painfully serious misfire
New York film festival: the actor unretires, with his son onboard to direct, for a portentous and plodding film about war-torn men
50 First Dates: The Musical review – sunny ensemble serve up breezy romcom
Georgina Castle and Josh St Clair make a likable couple who endlessly replay their first meeting but this adaptation needs more emotional punch
The Lodger review – ingenious penny dreadful take on Hitchcock’s foggy mystery
Puppetry and silent cinema techniques are used to retell Marie Belloc Lowndes’ novel and its film version in a show played for laughs rather than thrills
Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror review – joyous fan history of the cult classic
As Richard O’Brien’s time-warping, pelvic-thrusting camp extravaganza turns 50, this unofficial doc explores the ‘accidental’ success and what it still means today
Brides review – teenage girls head to Syria for IS and marriage in powerful and poignant drama
Two friends leave the UK and head to Turkey on their way to marry Islamic State jihadis in this spirited drama directed by Nadia Fall
All of You review – Imogen Poots anchors Apple’s sci-fi tinged romance
The actor carries this modest relationship drama from a Black Mirror alum that takes us to familiar ‘what if?’ territory
The Librarians review – the heroic women battling against book bans and censorship
Kim A Snyder’s documentary highlights the defenders of young readers’ rights to see their lives in print facing rightwing attacks
The Harder They Come review – electrifying reggae musical is sweet, dandy and catchy as hell
Matthew Xia directs a consummate adaptation of the 1972 Jamaican thriller, whose irresistible soundtrack is bolstered by new songs
Homebound review – emotionally rich study of friends in rural India trying to get home in the pandemic
Neeraj Ghaywan’s film benefits from excellent lead performances, strong cinematography and an apparent mentorship from Martin Scorsese
Riff Raff review – star-stuffed crime comedy with Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge and Ed Harris
Part gangster revenge, part family reunion, Murray’s semi-retired mobster is back in the murder business, while Coolidge gatecrashes ex-husband Harris’ New Year’s Eve