Swiss Army Man

Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinart

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4034354

Review: Delivers awe through strong performances and a non-pretentious backdoor while managing to hold a balance of emotion and comedy well.

Watch it if: You're interested in seeing cinematic profundity being skewered and celebrated.

And if you liked: Where the Wild Things Are, Cast Away, Beasts of Southern Wild

Wonder Woman

Director: Patty Jenkins

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279

Review: Suffers from some pacing issues reducing its heft but has a good through-line and when it works, it very much works.

Watch it if: You want to see a DCEU movie that actually feels good to watch.

And if you liked: Captain America: The First Avenger, The Phantom

Alien: Covenant

Director: Ridley Scott

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316204

Review: An odd mixture of effective atmosphere and plodding moments that wind together to make something not entirely dissatisfying but unlikely to knock anyone out either.

Watch it if: You're interested in the Alien universe.

And if you liked: Prometheus, Alien, Jurassic Park

The Punisher (2004)

Director: Jonathan Hensleigh

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330793

Review: Bizarrely inconsistent in tone with no real handle on what it wants to do but at least never bores.

Watch it if: You enjoy being baffled by what a film can come up with to throw at you.

And if you liked: Daredevil, Spider-Man, Super Mario Bros.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Director: James Gunn

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3896198

Review: Potentially over-ambitious in its setups but delivers so well on so many of them that it elevates itself to a powerful emotional climax.

Watch it if: You're interested in a strongly character driven superhero movie.

And if you liked: Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: Civil War, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

T2 Trainspotting

Director: Danny Boyle

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2763304

Review: Drags a little and leaves some aspects dangling but delivers a far more interesting and entertaining followup than anyone could've expected.

Watch it if: You're interested in these characters and this world.

And if you liked: Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, Blade Runner

The Monster Squad

Director: Fred Dekker

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093560

Review: Could have a stronger plot but still delivers on its tone and manages to give the monsters a modern twist while keeping their roots.

Watch it if: You enjoy the particular trend of kid-gang movies that thrived in the 80s.

And if you liked: Fright Night, The Goonies, Hocus Pocus

Kong: Skull Island

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731562

Review: Clear in its vision with a strong tone with well-realised characters and some genuinely breathtaking monster action.

Watch it if: You enjoy a fun film that takes its craft and detail seriously.

And if you liked: Godzilla (2014), Jurassic Park, Pacific Rim

Logan

Director: James Mangold

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3315342

Review: Poignant in its relationships and tense in its action with a clear sense of tone and some very well handled performances.

Watch it if: You can handle some fairly brutal violence.

And if you liked: The Wolverine, Terminator: 2 Judgment Day, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Get Out

Director: Jordan Peele

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448

Review: Tense and inventive with an absolutely bizarre plot and a strong clarity of purpose.

Watch it if: You're interested in seeing a fresh new voice in the genre.

And if you liked: The Invitation, The House of the Devil, Under the Skin