Drive-Away Dolls

Director: Ethan Coen

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19356262

Review: A few decent laughs and not without charm but doesn't seem to really know what level to pitch itself with material that feels like faded imitations of earlier work.

Watch it if: You want something fairly light an inconsequential.

And if you liked: Raising Arizona, Dumb and Dumber

Hannibal Rising

Director: Peter Webber

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367959

Review: Just a bizarre plodding exercise in redundancy with mysteries that give up on themselves and a lead performance that hits its ceiling pretty early on.

Watch it if: You're a completionist.

And if you liked: Batman Begins, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Red Dragon

Check this out: Hannibal Rising

Poor Things

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230458

Review: Engrossing in its style and approach with a touching throughline and a large amount of affecting humour.

Watch it if: You're ok with a large amount of explicit sexuality.

And if you liked: 3000 Years of Longing, Pinocchio, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Check this out: Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer

Ferrari

Director: Michael Mann

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758542

Review: Some interesting pieces and one incredible performance but never really lands on what it's trying to say or do.

Watch it if: You can handle a fairly brutal scene.

And if you liked: Foxcatcher, Top Gun

Nomads

Director: John McTiernan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091647

Review: Impossible to say anything adds up or even works but is enjoyable as an absolutely gonzo piece of nonsense that will keep you surprised at how weird its choices are.

Watch it if: You want something that will baffle you for its entire runtime.

And if you liked: Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, Manhunter, Return of the Living Dead

Manhunter

Director: Michael Mann

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091474

Review: Atmospheric and unnerving with a real sense of theme and its own unique voice.

Watch it if: You want a different angle on a serial killer detective movie.

And if you liked: The Dead Zone, A Clockwork Orange, Red Dragon

Check this out: Red Dragon

Director: Bradley Cooper

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5535276

Review: Flows in a very natural way with a real sense of warmth and curiosity that elevates it to real highs.

Watch it if: You want something more interested in emotional truth than flat realism.

And if you liked: Mank, Asteroid City, Behind the Candelabra

The Zone of Interest

Director: Jonathan Glazer

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372/

Review: Deeply haunting and crushing in its depiction of evil, with sound design and score that push the boundaries of what can be achieved.

Watch it if: You want something that connects past atrocities to the present day pretty cleanly.

And if you liked: Marie Antoinette, Under the Skin, Paths of Glory

Check this out: The Zone of Interest