Will Jennings, Oscar-winning lyricist of My Heart Will Go On, dies aged 80
Songwriter wrote No 1 hits for Whitney Houston and Barry Manilow, as well as iconic ballads such as Up Where We Belong and Tears in Heaven
The Vourdalak review – deviously fun horror is très drôle vampire chamber piece
A foppish French aristocrat encounters a clan of peasants and their blood-sucking patriarch in a deliriously camp period yarn
Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, reveals blood cancer diagnosis
Singer says ‘touring has become a challenge for me’ in new documentary film, following 2018 diagnosis with multiple myeloma
Elton John: Donald Trump’s Rocket Man nickname for Kim Jong-un was ‘brilliant’ and ‘hilarious’
Speaking at Toronto film festival, John thanks Trump for support but does not endorse either candidate for November’s US election
How to Save a Dead Friend review – moving Russian anthem for doomed youth
A sense of inevitable finality permeates every frame of Marusya Syroechkovskaya’s documentary, composed of personal footage shot over a decade
Boonie Bears: Time Twist review – Chinese animation takes kids’ series into sci-fi yarn
It is difficult to discern from this latest film spinoff from the TV series why these two bears and their friend Vick have been so successful
Nightbitch review – Amy Adams turns into a dog in rough dark comedy
The multiple Oscar nominee has some fun as a mother at the end of her tether but this unsubtle mix of comedy and horror doesn’t go far enough
Piece by Piece review – Pharrell’s Lego biopic deserves to be a blockbuster
Toronto film festival: The endlessly inventive musician gets an unlikely yet deserving biopic told via plastic bricks – a big swing that more than pays off
The Assessment review – Alicia Vikander is future parents’ worst nightmare
In a world ravaged by climate change, a couple wanting children have to submit to an intrusive assessment of their relationship in Fleur Fortuné’s surreal, stylish debut
Eden review – Ron Howard’s nasty, starry survival thriller falls over the edge
Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney and Ana de Armas fight for supremacy on a remote island in this 1930s-set true story that descends into tiresomely silly reversals
Elton John: Never Too Late review – thin portrait of a musical genius
The superstar’s husband and documentarian RJ Cutler have assembled a documentary that benefits from access but provides a limited view
‘We’re in a constitutional crisis’: Adam Kinzinger warns of chaos at documentary premiere
The Republican politician, who stood up against Trump, is the subject of a revealing new documentary called The Last Republican, unveiled at the Toronto film festival
The Fire Inside review – blazing boxing drama packs a serious punch
The story of gold medal-winning boxer Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields makes for gutsy crowd-pleaser with a fantastic performance from Brian Tyree Henry as coach
Firebrand review – magnetic Alicia Vikander and glorious Jude Law lift cautious Tudor court drama
Law’s fabulously monstrous Henry VIII is the best thing about this 21st-century take on the king’s last wife, Katherine Parr
Unstoppable review – Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome lift routine sports drama
Impassioned performances help to buoy a fact-based wrestling drama that sticks too closely to formula