Five star - Latest Top Rated Film Reviews from the Guardian

Fargo review – Coen brothers’ snowbound noir is still a work of gleaming brilliance
The Coens’ rereleased thriller about a pregnant police chief investigating a bungled kidnapping is a noir without cynicism; a macabre black comedy with purity at its core - Peter Bradshaw
The Father review – Anthony Hopkins superb in unbearably heartbreaking film
Hopkins gives a moving, Oscar-winning turn as a man with dementia in a film full of intelligent performances, disorienting time slips and powerful theatrical effects - Peter Bradshaw
After Love review – a lacerating portrait of a life built on marital lies
Joanna Scanlan gives the best performance of her career as Mary, a Muslim convert who uncovers the secret life led her late husband Ahmed - Peter Bradshaw
Nobody review – Bob Odenkirk is a blast in action man mode
The Better Call Saul star is perfectly cast as a downtrodden everyman who discovers his inner vigilante after his home is burgled - Wendy Ide
Glasgow International: screens lure eyeballs but it’s the sculptures that thrill – review
A feverish appraisal of our fast-food culture takes in grotesque sitcoms, erotic body-horror – and a bubblegum-chewing witch getting spanked - Hettie Judah
Mandabi review – Ousmane Sembène classic about colonialism resonates today
Senegalese feature from 1968 tells story of a simple family man whose life is turned upside down by the money he receives from a nephew in France - Peter Bradshaw
The Killing of Two Lovers review – heartbreaking separation drama
An air of tension hangs over this rural Utah-set tale of a husband struggling with losing his wife - Simran Hans
After Love review – Joanna Scanlan offers a masterclass in drama
The actor is outstanding as an English widow uncovering her husband’s secret existence in France - Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
Gunda review – snuffling about in the secret life of pigs
In this quietly affecting documentary, the camera follows a sow and her piglets as life in the farmyard unfolds – and a sad ending inevitably looms - Peter Bradshaw
Dream Horse review – true story of a Welsh village that bought a racehorse is a winner
Yes, it’s schmaltzy, very schmaltzy, but with strong performances by Toni Collette and Damian Lewis the odds are that you’ll love it - Peter Bradshaw
The Killing of Two Lovers review – a riveting portrait of male rage
The seeds of violence are planted by a humiliating marital breakdown in Robert Machoian’s thought-provoking thriller - Peter Bradshaw
Edinburgh international children’s festival review – a riot of colour and emotion
Animation and street dancing power Mixed Up, a film about validating feelings, while The Super Special Disability Roadshow gives voice to a young audience - Mark Fisher
Dinner in America review – odd-couple romcom with punk flavour
Emily Skegg’s suburban nerd and Kyle Gallner’s runaway rocker work a treat in this abrasively funny 90s throwback - Simran Hans
First Cow review – celebrating the milk of human kindness
Kelly Reichardt’s offbeat gem about an unlikely friendship founded on biscuits is a satisfying fable of America’s past and present - Mark Kermode Observer film critic
Cruella review – Emma Stone is a joy as the refashioned supervillain
Cruella de Vil gets an origin story, with a sneering Emma Stone, an icy Emma Thompson and clothes to die for - Simran Hans
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In review – less hairdryer treatment than crowning glory
Really, you can’t go wrong with this material: a working-class Scot becomes the most decorated manager in football, yet age and illness cannot dim his gleam - Peter Bradshaw
Cruella review – De Vil wears Prada in outrageous punk prequel
Aspiring fashionista Cruella is out for her boss’s skin in a riotous 101 Dalmatians origin-myth set in 70s London, starring Emmas Stone and Thompson in dynamic form - Peter Bradshaw
Nasrin review – this is what a superhero looks like in the real world
A documentary about the persecuted Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh shows her courage and her symbolic importance to the resistance movement - Phil Hoad
Hello, It’s Me! review – mysteries of love and science in wartime Armenia
Frunze Dovlatyan’s breezy, strange and intriguing 1966 drama gets a deserved rerelease - Peter Bradshaw
The Human Factor review – gripping account of three decades of Middle East peace talks
Insight, analysis, expertise and the whims of powerful men all inform Dror Moreh’s balanced, far-reaching documentary - Wendy Ide
The 8th review – powerful account of the fight to repeal Ireland’s anti-abortion law
This moving documentary details Ireland’s 30-year fight for women’s rights – and the stories of those affected by the legislation - Wendy Ide
Rare Beasts review – masterful Billie Piper rips up the romcom rulebook
In her directorial debut, Piper announces herself as a truly thrilling film-maker with this bleakly brilliant inversion of the cutesy London love story - Peter Bradshaw
State Funeral review – the eerie last rites of Stalin’s Soviet Union
Massed mourners hail the dictator’s flower-clad body in a film that gives long-lost footage a new and unnerving lease of life - Peter Bradshaw
The Auschwitz Escape review – death camp’s secrets uncovered in powerful drama
Two prisoners at the extermination camp make a perilous bid for freedom in an intense, disturbing Holocaust story based on real events - Leslie Felperin
The Human Factor review – bearhugs and murder: Bill Clinton’s Middle East peace deal in gripping detail
This rigorous and nailbiting documentary examines the US president’s failure to facilitate an agreement between Palestinians and Israelis in the 1990s - Cath Clarke
The 8th review – the stirring story behind Ireland’s pro-choice triumph
Passion, resolve and canny campaigning are on full show in this energising doc about the landmark 2018 abortion vote - Peter Bradshaw
A Quiet Place Part II review – Emily Blunt horror is something to scream about
A hearing-impaired child leads the revolt against lethal aliens with super-sensitive ears in this follow-up to the smash-hit horror - Peter Bradshaw
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet review – a mini masterwork
A health crisis turns a series of odd vignettes into an enigmatic wonder as one man and his dog navigate a mysterious world - Peter Bradshaw
Some Kind of Heaven review – a deadpan eye on Florida’s retirees
Lance Oppenheim follows the residents of the Villages in this idiosyncratic documentary with a touch of David Lynch - Simran Hans
Servants review – stylish iron curtain noir
Trainee priests rebel against the communist infiltration of their seminary in this thriller set in 1980s Czechoslovakia - Simran Hans
Running Against the Wind review – brothers fight for their future in Ethiopian sports drama
Story of two young men from rural Ethiopia dreaming of new lives is engaging at times – and boasts a cameo by Haile Gebrselassie - Phuong Le
After Life review – an ode to precious moments and stage management
Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film about dead souls living out eternal memories is charmingly done - Kate Wyver
69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez review – Tekashi69, fame-hungry narcissist, unwrapped
With weird, Herzogian moments and steeped in NYC terroir, this portrait of rapper 6ix9ine has much to offer even non-fans - Leslie Felperin
Brabham review – bumpy portrait of old-school F1 legend
The Australian motor sports champion’s ‘elbows out’ track style and difficult personality come through in this thorny documentary - Andrew Pulver
Nobody review – bone-crunchingly enjoyable geri-action from Bob Odenkirk
The Better Call Saul star doesn’t disgrace himself amid some entertainingly gonzo mayhem - Peter Bradshaw
Shiva Baby review – black comedy is a festival of excruciating embarrassment
Writer-director Emma Seligman’s debut about a young woman running into her sugar daddy at a family event is an amusing, transparently personal piece - Peter Bradshaw
The Amusement Park review – George Romero’s absurdist nightmare on growing old
The horror movie master was commissioned by Lutherans to highlight the problems of ageing – and his rediscovered 1973 feature is certainly disturbing - Peter Bradshaw
Parallel review – alternate reality thriller turns out deeply conventional
Seattle housemates find portal to parallel universes and only seem interested in using it to cash in - Cath Clarke
Sunflowers review – an intricate portrait of Van Gogh’s iconic series
Intimate letters, record-breaking sales and the world of competitive gardening paint a fascinating picture of the story behind Vincent’s floral masterpieces - Andrew Pulver
Gunda review – immersive pig’s-eye view
Russian film-maker Viktor Kosakovskiy offers a fascinatingly close focus on farm animals in this detailed documentary - Simran Hans
Dream Horse review – hope and hwyl in a one-horse town
It takes a Welsh village to breed a winning sprinter in this feelgood comedy starring Toni Collette - Simran Hans
A Quiet Place Part II review – slick horror sequel
Emily Blunt is back as the mother silently protecting her kids from aliens in John Krasinski’s skilful if unsatisfying thriller - Simran Hans
Ahead of the Curve review – in praise of the pioneering lesbian magazine
The staggering story behind Curve and its founder Franco Stevens is chronicled by her wife, Jen Rainin, in a doting yet energised documentary - Peter Bradshaw
Amélie the Musical review – kindness, kooks and kissing cellos in the city of love
It irons out the eccentricities in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s film but this show has a timely message and delights in small pleasures - Chris Wiegand
Lupin III: The First review – spectacular return for the legendary gentleman thief
Takashi Yamazaki’s version of the classic tale is visually arresting and boasts a cheeky, charming hero in a family-friendly CG animation - Phuong Le
Chris Gethard: Half My Life review – arresting snapshots of a standup
Part behind-the-scenes doc and part reiteration of Gethard’s faith in comedy, this is a vivid portrait of a peripatetic life - Brian Logan
Caveat review – give that creepy mechanical bunny a Bafta!
An amnesiac takes an ominous job at a secluded house in an uncanny horror that is far more inventive than it first appears - Leslie Felperin
Knots: A Forced Marriage Story review – bleak overview of marital coercion in America
Judging by the harrowing testimonies in Kate Ryan Brewer’s documentary, the US legal system offers little protection for teenage women pushed to marry against their will - Adrian Horton
Flashback review – confusing but compelling multiverse thriller
An IT drone’s daily grind meshes with his druggie high-school past in a Canadian brain-teaser that is somewhere between schlock and genius - Leslie Felperin
I Am Samuel review – meditative, optimistic documentary on queer love in Kenya
Peter Murimi’s film vividly conveys resilience, contrasting the intimacy of a brave couple with the brutality of prejudice - Phuong Le
Frankie review – trouble in a Portuguese paradise with Isabelle Huppert
A spectacular setting and compelling performances lift Ira Sachs’s humourless drama about the woes of the wealthy - Simran Hans
Surge review – Ben Whishaw shines as a man unravelling
A magnetic central performance energises Aneil Karia’s ambiguous drama about a lonely airport worker’s breakdown - Simran Hans
I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story review – tears, squeals and boundless devotion
Four generations of superfan discuss their teenage obsession, from the Beatles to One Direction, in a sensitive documentary - Adrian Horton
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It review – slick threequel magics up scares
The latest tale involving the real-life paranormal investigator couple is a handsomely made, if often overly self-serious, addition to the popular franchise - Benjamin Lee
Skull: The Mask review – a masterclass in over-the-top butchery
An ancient demonic skull mask wreaks havoc on São Paulo in a plot almost as messy as the omnipresent, scene-stealing gore - Phil Hoad
Blue Miracle review – Netflix fishing tale is a surprise charmer
The true story of an orphanage entering into a fishing tournament makes for a conventional yet effective carbon copy of the Disney sports movie formula - Benjamin Lee
Dinner in America review – quirky couple take a trip through suburbia
A troubled punk singer and his biggest fan get into a series of scrapes in Adam Rehmeier’s likable indie dramedy - Peter Bradshaw
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train review – an anime fever dream
Good, bad and powerful spells collide in this impressively animated romp that inspires touching reflections on life suspended - Leslie Felperin
Bank Job review – a classic ‘print money to cancel debt’ caper
An activist duo start their own bank to blow up Britain’s debt culture (and a Transit van), in this heartwarming documentary filled with community spirit - Cath Clarke
Drunk Bus review – endearing odd couple keep slacker comedy on track
A Samoan security guard and a young campus bus driver forge an unlikely bond in this heartwarming story with a deep understanding of place - Phuong Le
No Man’s Land review – well-meaning drama about US-Mexico relations
This contemporary western about a young Texan fugitive who flees south of the border is handsomely shot but didactic - Leslie Felperin
Peter Rabbit 2: the Runaway review – amusingly self-aware sequel
Our vegetable-stealing hero appears to be in on the joke in this at times thoroughly inventive follow-up - Wendy Ide
Rare Beasts review – Billie Piper’s deliciously dark and deadpan anti-romcom
Tragedy smacks up against slapstick in Piper’s off-kilter comedy of love and self-loathing, the star’s striking directorial debut - Mark Kermode , Observer film critic
In the Heights review – Lin-Manuel Miranda musical loaded with Sunny-D optimism
There’s no space for bad feelings as Miranda’s exuberant and innocent Broadway hit transfers to the screen - Peter Bradshaw
PG: Psycho Goreman review – controlling a demon alien is child’s play
A cheeky 12-year-old develops extraordinary powers after taking control of a menacing extraterrestrial, in this engaging comedy-horror - Leslie Felperin
Redoubt review – Matthew Barney’s mysterious, mythical movie-ballet
The artist casts himself alongside a real-life NRA sharpshooter in this wordless exploration of wilderness - Peter Bradshaw
Creature review – dancers twitch and writhe as theatre comes back to life
Ben J Riepe and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch’s film uses the theme of bodies connecting to tell the story of the past year - Lyndsey Winship
Death Will Come and Shall Have Your Eyes review – a strangely comforting end
A lesbian couple move to the country to deal with terminal illness in this tense, sensitive film by Chilean director José Luis Torres Leiva - Cath Clarke
Undergods review – nightmare visions of a familiar world
Chino Moya’s anthology of unsettling dystopian tales lacks subtlety but brims with exceptional performances - Mark Kermode Observer film critic
Don’t Look Back review – smartphone morality shocker fails to connect
The undoing of a group of ‘bad Samaritans’ has none of the ghoulish fun you might expect from the maker of Final Destination - Phil Hoad
Shock Wave: Hong Kong Destruction review – one long tick-tick-boom symphony
Andy Lau plays a bomb-disposal officer in this old-school action thriller with tricksy, Infernal Affairs-esque storytelling - Leslie Felperin
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard review – Ryan Reynolds back in a tiresome sequel
Reynolds returns as bodyguard Michael Bryce, with Samuel L Jackson as an assassin, Salma Hayek as his badass wife and Antonio Banderas as a Greek supervillain. Please stop - Peter Bradshaw
Agony review – Asia Argento stars in atmospheric horror where house is the star
Garish colour effects, dodgy dialogue … who’s heading for a breakdown first, Argento’s haunted artist or the audience? - Phuong Le
Land review – Robin Wright goes mild in the country
The actor’s directorial debut follows a woman through grief and back to life, but doesn’t go deep - Simran Hans
Life in a Year review – Cara Delevingne and Jaden Smith in vacuous cancer weepie
Delevingne dispenses dying-girl wisdom to Smith’s aspiring rapper in this narcissistic terminal-illness fairytale - Cath Clarke
Safe Inside review – a flawed thriller with a doozy of a twist
A coach accident leads two tourists to a rural French mansion in this intriguing but confused film with implausibility at its core - Leslie Felperin
Felix and the Hidden Treasure – family animation flounders as satire
A boy searches for his father in a decent-looking adventure that ditches that narrative for a kid-unfriendly one about a cult - Cath Clarke
Land review – Robin Wright heads into the wild for tame drama
The actor makes a muted directorial debut with a conventional film about a woman going off the grid after a devastating tragedy - Benjamin Lee
Brighton review – Steven Berkoff’s dated seaside satire is a washout
Two middle-aged couples take a profanity-laden daytrip to the city where they met – but who exactly is this film for? - Phil Hoad
Earwig and the Witch review – Studio Ghibli’s CGI debut fails to enchant
Clunky animation lets down Gorō Miyazaki’s tale of a quick-witted pigtailed orphan whose adoption has a magical twist - Simran Hans
Vanquish review – Ruby Rose slugs it out on a motorbike
Rose has the poise to carry this action movie about an alpha mama collecting money from narcotics nasties, but it’s cartoonish - Phil Hoad
Zebra Girl review – cartoon murder splices iffily with other serious issues
Stephanie Zari’s thriller debut aims for black humour but also deals with child abuse and mental illness - Cath Clarke
Granada Nights review – voyage of heartbreak and self-discovery in Spain’s deep south
A promising premise, involving an anxious British Asian guy finding peace in the Spanish city, is let down by cliched dialogue - Phuong Le
Earwig and the Witch review – a disappointing CGI debut for Studio Ghibli
Gorō Miyazaki’s foray into computer generation, a magical tale of a gleeful brat adopted by a witch, falls far short of Ghibli’s hand-drawn output - Cath Clarke
Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved from Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine review – obsolete
Sacha Baron Cohen sequel outtakes, as well as a chance to catch up with Borat’s lockdown buddies and Hillary Clinton, seem completely superfluous in the Biden age - Peter Bradshaw
Elyse review – Anthony Hopkins turns psychiatrist in portrait of a troubled woman
Stella Hopkins directs her husband – but struggles to get the best out of her cast – in this uneven psychological drama - Leslie Felperin
My New York Year review – a leaden take on the literary life
Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley are squandered in this adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s memoir of her year working with JD Salinger - Wendy Ide
Initiation review – campus horror is more bore than gore
There is zero interest in the female victim of a sexual assault in this slasher movie that focuses more on the hunt for the perpetrator - Cath Clarke
Pink: All I Know So Far review – parenting meets perilous pop stardom
This documentary highlights the singer’s touching dedication to teaching her kids as they accompany her on a world tour but doesn’t dig deep - Phil Hoad
The Philosophers review – thought-experiment thriller is hilariously bad
A philosophy class playing out moral quandaries makes for a fun sci-fi fable in theory, but poor acting and flawed logic let it down in practice - Phuong Le
Radhe review – Salman Khan blockbuster is a cheap dash through the fight tropes
Why use the door, Salman? Bollywood megastar goes back to basics, pummelling everything in sight including narrative cohesion - Mike McCahill
Peter Rabbit 2 review – James Corden’s unfunny bunny scampers back
Voiced by Corden, Peter tumbles into a life of crime in a part-animated caper that’s occasionally cute but mostly bland - Peter Bradshaw
Homewrecker review – suburban hostage caper is a cheerier Misery
A perky singleton takes her interior designer captive in a film whose smart acting is undermined by its jarringly chirpy tone - Phil Hoad
Why Not You review – a hollow depiction of homophobic violence
An aspiring dancer is devastated by survivor’s guilt after a shooting in a gay bar, in a topical film that takes on too many big issues - Phuong Le
Those Who Wish Me Dead review – Angelina Jolie smoulders in predictable thriller
The Hollywood star is on fine form putting out fires while eluding assassins, but the story fizzles out - Simran Hans
Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb review – pants ants antics
The third instalment in the animated insect franchise for kids is a buzz-free disappointment - Cath Clarke
Infinite review – Mark Wahlberg reincarnation thriller is stuck in the past
A musty attempt to start a new franchise about people with the ability to remember past lives is a misfiring melange of other better movies - Benjamin Lee
Awake review – Netflix’s Bird Box-lite thriller is a real snooze
Gina Rodriguez can’t save a silly and unintentionally amusing apocalyptic tale about a mysterious affliction that means people are no longer able to sleep - Benjamin Lee
Me, Myself and Di review – miserably unfunny romcom about Bolton’s Bridget Jones
What was probably intended as an affectionate social satire just comes across as a snide mickey-take of its working-class characters - Cath Clarke
Frankie review – Ira Sachs' bickering poshos bore us to tears
Isabelle Huppert sleepwalks through a film that proves even great directors are capable of crimes against cinema - Peter Bradshaw