Alex Ross Perry’s fruitful return to a romanticised celluloid Brooklyn finds tension in a group of suburbanites caught in tangled webs of familial obligation, writes Dominic Ellis.
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail tells a compelling story about institutional racism in the guise of a banking documentary.
Mayhem
Although Mayhem is far from perfectly executed, the executions throughout the film are near perfect.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 sheds the cliche of its predecessor, emerging as a more substantial and refreshing work.
Power Rangers
Power Rangers bucks the self-serious superhero trend and rekindles the enjoyable cheeseball spirit of the TV series.
Arrival
Despite its problems, Arrival is an effective take on an increasingly familiar subgenre.
The Endless River
Despite the impressive score and cinematography, there isn’t much to read into in THE ENDLESS RIVER due to an underdeveloped central romance and societal commentary.
Hellions
Bruce McDonald’s latest feature is a somewhat accomplished trudge through supernatural territory, as a pregnant teenager is stalked by demonic children on Halloween.
Everest
Baltasar Kormákur’s EVEREST occupies a strange middle ground between insightful character study and over-the-top disaster flick, never quite succeeding at either.
7 Chinese Brothers
Jason Schwartzman anchors this amusing character study about an irrational, uninspired alcoholic.