Soul

Director: Pete Docter & Kemp Powers

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948372

Review: A few odd optics here and there but otherwise flows as a beautifully constructed piece with a refreshing tone to it.

Watch it if: You want something that doesn't follow an obvious track.

And if you liked: The Good Place, Inside Out

Tenet

Director: Christopher Nolan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6723592

Review: Interesting in tone and concept but too dense to really deliver any kind of emotional heft.

Watch it if: You want something with interesting ideas but are ok if none of its twists really hit.

And if you liked: Looper, Primer, Inception

Wonder Woman 1984

Director: Patty Jenkins

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7126948

Review: Flawed in many ways structurally and politically but filled with enough fun concepts and set pieces to deliver a colourful and enjoyable ride.

Watch it if: You want something that's willing to throw things at the wall in a way that most blockbuster cinema isn't.

And if you liked: Superman, Aquaman, The Neverending Story

Wild Mountain Thyme

Director: John Patrick Shanley

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6842770

Review: Varies between unwatchably mundane and baffingly insane without any grasp or grounding in reality.

Watch it if: You want to experience a strange collection of fake accents.

And if you liked: Carrolls Irish Gifts

Check this out: Outside Mullingar

Mank

Director: David Fincher

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10618286

Review: Atmospheric and lush in its textures with a cast of characters that could keep the energy going for twice the film's length.

Watch it if: You're interested in golden age Hollywood stories.

And if you liked: Citizen Kane, Five Minutes, Mr. Welles, Ed Wood

Reno 911! Miami

Director: Robert Ben Garant

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499554

Review: Plays like an extended episode of the series with some fun ideas and a handful of truly standout jokes.

Watch it if: You enjoy Reno 911! to begin with.

And if you liked: Hot Fuzz, Hell Baby, The Other Guys

Director: Michael Lembeck

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304669

Review: Fairly outdated in some of its humour and style but doesn't rock the boat too much either.

Watch it if: You want something reasonably distracting but not too trying.

And if you liked: The Santa Clause

His House

Director: Remi Weekes

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8508734

Review: A good melding of supernatural horror with complex strata of real life horror with some shocking imagery and impressive performances.

Watch it if: You want to see some classic ideas reshaped for a new story.

And if you liked: Terrified, The Orphanage, The Witch

Possessor

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918982

Review: Wobbles a little towards the end but otherwise brings an excellently unsettling tone and mood with some bizarre moments and some intense performances.

Watch it if: You can handle some deeply graphic and weird imagery.

And if you liked: Upstream Color, Ghost in the Shell, Beyond the Black Rainbow

Climax

Director: Gaspar Noé

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8359848

Review: Doesn't quite resolve all its threads as well as it could but still holds up as an enjoyable descent into madness featuring some incredible dance sequences.

Watch it if: You're ok with some intense visuals.

And if you liked: Possession, The Rules of Attraction, mother!