At The Movies

Simon Morris looks back on this year's film releases - many of which popped up on streaming platforms.

Joyride is a little Irish independent starring Olivia Colman as a reluctant mother whose plans to give away her baby are blocked by a 11 year old runaway boy.

Strange World sees a mission to save the land of Avalonia threatened by a bickering family of explorers. Featuring the voices of Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid and Gabrielle Union.

Rogue Agent is a based-on-real-life story of a conman who convinces a string of women that he's a spy. Stars Gemma Arterton (Tamara Drewe) and James Norton (Happy Valley).

The Menu is a dark comedy about a gala night at an exclusive restaurant run by a chef with a hidden agenda. Starring Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Anya Taylor-Joy (Last night in Soho), and Nicholas Hoult (Tolkien), and directed by Mark Mylod (Succession).

Bones and All is the Venice Film Festival-winning horror film by Italian director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name). It stars Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell as two young people on the run, sharing a disturbing secret.

Emily is a "fictionalized biography" of the three Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Anne and Emily. In particular it's about how Emily's masterpiece Wuthering Heights was created. Starring Emma Mackey (Eiffel) as Emily, with Adrian Dunbar (Line of duty) and Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk).

She Said tells the story of how two New York women journalists took on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Stars Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman), Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick) and real-life whistle-blower Ashley Judd as herself.

French auteur Claire Denis won the Grand Prix at Cannes for this romantic thriller set in Africa.

The award-winning movie Compartment Number 6 puts a Finnish twist on the old Strangers on a Train format.