Empire

Bleak, stark and ruthless, this survival thriller falls short on heart-in-mouth peril, but an exceptional Ethan Hawke is all-in as a broken man clawing towards salvation.

A confident debut. Though some areas are lightly sketched, the riveting performances from two promising newcomers are deserving of a pass with merit.

It's a solid enough melodrama elevated by overqualified leading ladies, but the twists and turns don't justify the lengthy running time.

Visually impressive, and Cruise gives his all. But Digger doesn’t have much going on beneath the surface. A disappointing waste of a superb team.

Glossy nonsense. It’s dripping in style, and tries very hard to find the enigmatic cool to match, but Her Private Hell is just a very pretty load of old bollocks.

You couldn’t want much more from a one-man-and-his-dog survival tale. A very good movie about a very good boy.

Appropriately and unavoidably bleak, and keenly understated, this is nevertheless a quietly enthralling piece of cinema, grappling with dementia both morally and mentally. Despairing, hugely compassionate work.

A typically bro-y action affair, even with its nominal female lead, this is standard-issue Ritchie: a filmmaker who has found a comfortable niche in the watch-in-the-background streaming era and shows no sign of changing. Does the job.

Bolstered by strong performances, this handsome but derivative take is a little bloodless, with Austen’s sharp wit sanded down to fit a more romantic mould.

Daft and delightful, as all Shaun The Sheep escapades are. This is what properly good kids’ entertainment looks like.