Three Identical Strangers

Director: Tim Wardle

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7664504/

Review: A well told and fascinating story held together by the charm of the main subjects.

Watch it if: You know as little about the events as possible.

And if you liked: The Thin Blue Line, The Imposter

Aquaman

Director: James Wan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477834

Review: Undeniably a crazy mess but somehow shines through all the nonsense with a genuine charm and a lot of fun.

Watch it if: You're ok with a central actor's charisma carrying most of a whole movie.

And if you liked: Thor, Jupiter Ascending, TRON: Legacy

Hotel Artemis

Director: Drew Pearce

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5834262

Review: Not changing the world by any stretch but still carries through with some fun ideas and a decent plot.

Watch it if: The cast is appealing to you.

And if you liked: The Purge, Dredd, Smokin' Aces

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Director: Joel and Ethan Coen

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6412452

Review: About one segment too long but still has a lot to offer in terms of humour, depth and beauty.

Watch it if: You can enjoy a western and all the tropes that come along with that.

And if you liked: True Grit (2010), O Brother Where Art Thou?

Sorry to Bother You

Director: Boots Riley

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5688932

Review: Just an electric barrage of fresh ideas and tones that keep you guessing all the way through.

Watch it if: You're ok to let a film take you where it's going to go.

And if you liked: Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, Cosmopolis, Network

Blockers

Director: Kay Cannon

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2531344

Review: A perfectly balanced film with strong hilarious characters that never falls into the usual traps of the genre.

Watch it if: You're ok with some (albeit refreshingly funny) gross-out humour.

And if you liked: Pitch Perfect, Superbad, Old School

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsay and Rodney Rothman

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633694

Review: Could use a tightening here and there but delivers hard with a slew of excellent sequences and a great sense of humour.

Watch it if: You want to see something that looks like nothing else ever has.

And if you liked: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, 21 Jump Street, Wreck-It Ralph