Jim Carrey's latest is a perfectly pleasant if predictable picture about a part-time pop who learns his priorites after receiving a package of penguins.
Although its central perspective is rather simplistic, there’s so much packed in around the edges that quite different narratives emerge there, making for a complex and satisfying whole.
Looking after his gay actor uncle, filmmaker Simon is engulfed in a whirl of Shakespeare and clutter, as uncle David lends his credit card to neighbours, greets visitors in the nude and teaches Simon a profound lesson on dying happy
Szumowska isn't aiming for subtly here and runs the risks of some of the townsfolk's attitudes slipping into broad brush character but the pathos at the film's heart for Jacek off-sets the problem.
Jacek enjoys his existence as a cool misfit in his Polish backwater. After a terrible accident on the site where the world’s largest statue of Jesus is being constructed, he is celebrated as a national hero and martyr.
This reimagining of Mulan is up there with David Lowery's Pete's Dragon in finding something fresh to say with the material by jettisoning the songs and the emphasis on comedy in favour of bringing its more emotional and adventurous themes to the fore.
A young woman disguises herself as a man to save her father from battle.
An animated adventure following three mummies who wake up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.
A strangely honest take on how people cope with the shock of impending parenthood.
When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant she must overcome sceptical doctors, a useless baby-daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life.
By positioning itself carefully between the imperatives of retaliatory justice and their fearful consequences, the movie is ultimately less a political thriller than a mesmerizing study of psychological breakdown.
Fictionalised reimagining of the aftermath of the Munich Olympics hostage taking and slaughter.
Although this is not a violent movie, the threat of it makes its presence felt - with the machete Sangwa carries with him symbolising both the brutality of the past and the potential for it in the future.
Two friends in Rwanda face choices about their future that stem from their country's past.
As long as this zany crew of misfits continues to raise a smile, a laugh, even a tear, there remains a place for their alchemic power to turn on- and off-stage mishaps, arch pop-culture commentary and sly self-parody into entertainment gold.
When the Muppet Theatre is theatened, three fans must reunite its former stars to save it.
Enjoying the chance to get away from Dracula and flex his acting muscles for a change, Lugosi delivers one of the most interesting performances of his career.
A carnival showman who moonlights as a scientist kidnaps young women to use in his experiments.
If Ustinov emphasised the humour of Poirot and Suchet the meticulousness, Branagh manages to bridge the two, while also bringing an unexpected note of soulfulness and melancholy to his performance.
When a man is killed on a train, the Belgian sleuth steps in to investigate.
With darker themes filtered through the turmoil of adolescence, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s début feature mingles picture postcard imagery with scenes of fish being hacked to pieces, blood and guts part of the day to day order of life.
Tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives at their Croatian island home.
By keeping the secondary cast to a minimum, Young allows us to share Donna's loneliness.
When an elderly dog is scheduled to be euthanized, Donna decides to take the dog home to fill the emptiness she feels, Donna begins to take home more and more animals and she is soon in over her head.
This is another downward spiralling character piece with the same bruising toughness of its predecessor, but handled with a tauter, darkly playful control.
A directionless call centre salesman gets more than he bargained for when he joins a local gym
After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, a boyguard is set up to take the fall for the crime - leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
Confident enough in its characters to tell its story without sensationalism or stylistic overcompensation.
Over the course of a single hectic day in New York City, three people from Feña's past are thrust back into his life. Having lost touch since transitioning from female to male, he navigates the new dynamics of old relationships while tackling the day-to-day challenges of living life in between.
Like many of the best documentaries, this is primarily about human relationships, and it doesn’t take long to see the value of the community that has grown up amongst bigfoot enthusiasts.
The curious journey of 14-year-old Daniel, a teenager with an immense passion for cryptozoology.
