Donald Clarke

Leigh Whannell's focus on the psychological over the physical may alienate some gorehounds, but it makes for an original take with subtexts that linger

James Mangold's biopic is abundantly flawed, but will serve as a devotional tool for dedicated fans

With Twin Peaks and Wild at Heart, it seemed, for a brief magic moment, as if Lynch's version of the avant-garde could really sit at the centre of mainstream culture. It was not to be

Plus: How many Terminator films are there?

The 1990s megastar is back on screen alongside Jamie Foxx in Back in Action, a comedy thriller that's a step above recent starry Netflix action films

Much trumpeted Bob Dylan biopic is pleasant enough hagiography. Plus surprisingly original monster mash The Wolf Man, moving speculative doc Pepe, and slick but decidedly unerotic rehash of Emmanuelle

The one-time darling of independent cinema is keeping busy, most recently with Save the Man, a novel about exploitation of Native Americans

Brady Corbet's cold-eyed third film allows the possibilities of the United States while admitting the Faustian costs