Companion review: Sophie Thatcher is the scream queen to beat in this post-AI spin on The Stepford Wives
Docile, robot heroine becomes the victim in Drew Hancock’s playful horror comedy
The Colors Within review: The story of a socially awkward Catholic student and her friends
Naoko Yamada’s gentle animated drama has all of the yearning and discomfort of adolescence
Four new films to see this week
Astonishing epic The Brutalist practically groans with ambition. Plus lo-fi spooker Presence, heartfelt indie drama Parachute, and affectionate Naples portrait Posso Entrare?
This century’s The Godfather: How Brady Corbet made the staggering film The Brutalist
Aged 36, the auteur has already made three of the most remarkable films of the 21st century – including the one tipped to win this year’s best-picture Oscar
Presence review: Steven Soderbergh’s ghost story is flashy film-making but short on thrills
The presence lacks presence and the script can’t get around the gimmicky, oppressive first-person camera
Parachute: Brittany Snow’s sensitive Gen Z romance is a low-key wonder
Snow draws her own experiences with an eating disorder into this carefully calibrated directorial debut
Four new films to see this week
Much trumpeted Bob Dylan biopic is pleasant but bland hagiography. Plus surprisingly original monster mash The Wolf Man, moving speculative documentary Pepe, and slick but decidedly unerotic remake of ‘70s softcore sensation Emmanuelle
Wolf Man director Leigh Whannell: ‘For most film-makers, a lot of movies that happen are accidents. It feels very chaotic’
Australian creator of the Saw horror series talks about rebooting a werewolf classic and why he never thought Hollywood was his destiny
Emmanuelle review: The fancy couch is more erotic than the onscreen couplings in this pointless reboot
Writer-director Audrey Diwan follows up her Golden Lion-winning Happening with this adaptation of the saucy 1970s soft porn sensation. Why?
Pepe: Pablo Escobar’s hippo ruminates on his fate in this odd hybrid fantasy
The cumulative effect of this speculative fantasy is profoundly sad
The Girl with the Needle review: Splendid but sombre serial-killer-inspired fairy tale for grown-ups
Magnus von Horn’s feature is loosely based on early-20th-century Danish child-killer Dagmar Overbye
The Damned review: Chilly horror powered along by suspicion, atmospherics and an unforgettable landscape
Thordur Palsson’s work is powered along by suspicion, atmospherics and an unforgettable landscape
Babygirl review: Five stars for a fearless Nicole Kidman’s dive into a hot erotic mess. Bondage has seldom been as playful
Harris Dickinson may be the most versatile young star on the planet
10 great films to watch if you’re stuck indoors
What to watch when it’s too cold and icy to go out? Try It Follows, The Thing, The Fly, Roman Holiday, Up, Uncle Buck and more
