QUEEN & SLIM attempts to look at all sides of identity, fate and myth-making within a broken system, and its the rare film that feels both important and super cool.
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They say the sea is a cruel mistress. In THE LIGHTHOUSE, the second feature film from Robert Eggers, we learn just how cruel life can be when you're stuck on an island with little else but booze, folk tales, superstition and Wiillem Dafoe to keep you company. It's a dark and unrelenting ride, but one that haunts the mind and offers plenty to admire.
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Is it possible for an Alien movie to still offer surprises? If you've been following the trajectory of these movies for the past few decades, you'd be forgiven for considering the series exhausted. And while I'm willing to admit that lowered expectations may influence my appraisal, it doesn't diminish the fact that Alien: Covenant is by far the best of the last thirty years. But not only that, it's a terrifically twisted horror movie that stands rather well on its own.
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What Ben Wheatley's Free Fire does have is a gleeful bloodlust and rambunctious charm that carries it surprisingly far.
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The latest film from Jim Jarmusch is a another meditative character study that proves the auteur is still a master craftsman at the top of his game. Though it might be considered a "small" movie, Paterson has a big heart, with a lot to say about how and why we create art.
Read MoreWith help from the magical Tilda Swinton, and a physics-defying set piece that is a high-point in the Marvel filmography so far, Doctor Strange has enough style to overcome some weak points in the character department and actually make the 3D surcharge worthwhile.
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I'm probably a little too harsh on the heavily anticipated return of one of my favorite directors, Bong Joon-Ho, and the Chris Evans apocalyptic train spectacle, Snowpiercer.
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