The emotional territory of Scrapper may feel familiar, but the inventive way it’s treated does not.

More Tinsel Town than tour-de force, Chevalier turns a remarkable life into an unsubtle soap opera.

A free-wheeling, sparky film from Canada, BlackBerry unpacks the human drama behind a tech sector phenomenon.

Set in the 1960s, The Miracle Club touches lightly on women’s rights, faith and miracles.

Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland follows a dour young priest charged with a mission to build a church on a remote stretch of Iceland's coast. 

Contemplating grief and the unknown, Wes Anderson’s cosmic tale Asteroid City is his most engaging in years.

This award-winning Spanish film is not at all romantic or sentimental, but still beautiful.

Jim Broadbent sparkles as Harold, a retiree whose life is upended when he receives a letter from an old friend.

Whiplash camera moves and masterful control of pace make for an engrossing – if stressful – procedural based on real events.

Maryam Touzani’s exquisitely woven Arabic language drama tells a love triangle story with a difference.

Mia Hansen-Løve’s fresh, moving film offers a ray of hope in its story around dementia.

This crime thriller starring Liam Neeson should be hard-boiled, but feels half-cooked.