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
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
Everybody Wants to Fuck Me review – Taron Egerton is hounded in sharp-toothed dating nightmare
It’s Get Out meets the Shitty Media Men list in this entertaining mix of dark comedy and thriller with a brilliant alternating turn from Taron Egerton
Girl Group review – Rebel Wilson’s dreadful music comedy is a spice-free wannabe
The actor turned writer-director’s ode to girl groups is a shoddily made and embarrassingly unfunny catastrophe
Faith review – intense performances power startling and unsettling tale of mysterious suitor
Erin Doherty plays a happily single mother in a downbeat town courted by an enigmatic James McAvoy in this expertly taut drama
River review – so-so survival slasher offers more of the same and little else
Strong performances from two experienced scream queens and some surprisingly thoughtful direction can’t elevate yet another stalk-by-numbers horror
The Housewife review – Naomi Watts is a secret suburban Nazi in an overcooked melodrama
The chilling true story of a woman who tried to hide from her wartime crimes gets turned into a strangely inert misfire