The Wife movie review: Glenn Close cements her position as the Oscar front-runner with the greatest film of the post-MeToo era. An unmissable stunner. Rating: 5/5.

Gully Boy movie review: Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s Gully Boy, an underdog story shining a light on India’s incipient hip-hop subculture, is the first great Hindi film of 2019 and a rousing celebra..

The Umbrella Academy review: Based on Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba’s comic book, Netflix’s big-budget superhero series is low on heroics, but high on family drama. It’s no Avengers. Rating: 3/5.

Dev, starring Karthi and Rakul Preet Singh, works neither as an adventure film nor as an endearing story of self-discovery and love.

With bracing honesty, it traces a crisis unfolding in the life of a seemingly happy couple as the husband gets set to win a Nobel prize for literature.

High Flying Bird movie review: Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh has found the perfect home in Netflix. His new film, shot on iPhone 7s, has the fearlessness of a first-timer. Rating: 4/5.

Cold Pursuit movie review: Liam Neeson stars in a stone-cold thriller with pitch black humour. It’s his best film since The Grey. Rating: 4/5.

Yatra movie review: Mammootty’s docudrama is at its best when it focuses on the padayatra, devoid of any major twists and turns that usually leave you in awe. Rating: 3/5.

There’s plenty of the unexpected, in this tale of an enraged father trying to avenge the death of his teenage son.

Alita Battle Angel movie review: James Cameron’s long-gestating passion project as the visual splendour of Avatar, and a towering central performance by Rosa Salazar. Rating: 3.5/5.