The Last Dance review – the Chinese funeral home comedy you’ve been waiting for
A wedding planner turned undertaker struggles to win over a Taoist priest in writer-director Anselm Chan’s drama with hidden depths
Joy review – Jack Thorne-penned IVF drama captures the intense pressure its inventors faced
James Norton, Thomasin McKenzie and Bill Nighy star in a solid study of the trio behind the first test-tube baby
Gladiator II review – Paul Mescal fends off sharks, rhinos and a scenery-chewing Denzel Washington
Tapping into just the kind of bloodlust that thrilled in ancient Rome, Ridley Scott’s violent, spectacular sequel so resembles the original it could be a remake
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – superb study of how jazz got caught between the cold war and the CIA
Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary uses the assassination of DRC prime minister Patrice Lumumba to launch a dizzying look into the politics of jazz in the 1950s and 60s
The Room Next Door review – Almodóvar’s stylish end-of-life drama feels emotionally empty
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore seem constrained in the Spanish director’s uneasy first English-language film, winner of this year’s Venice Golden Lion prize
