Novocaine review – Jack Quaid is put through the grinder in ultraviolent action comedy
A man’s inability to feel pain comes in handy in this extravagantly gory bank heist caper
A Working Man review – Jason Statham puts the hours in, to no avail
The actor dons a hard hat for more knuckle-dusting mayhem but is let down by David Ayer’s portentous direction
The Woman in the Yard review – uncanny chiller loses its way
A mysterious woman gradually advances on a widow’s isolated home in Spanish director Jaume Collet-Serra’s creepy latest
La Cocina review – Rooney Mara stars in overstuffed New York kitchen drama
The frenetic action is beautifully choreographed, but Alonso Ruizpalacios’s take on Arnold Wesker’s 1957 play The Kitchen feels stagey
The week in theatre: The Women of Llanrumney; North By Northwest – review
Azuka Oforka’s bold, ambitious play confronts the horrors of slavery, while Emma Rice takes on Hitchcock’s classic, sidelining suspense but springing surprises
The End review – post-apocalyptic musical with Tilda Swinton is catastrophically self-indulgent
In their luxury bunker, the ultra-wealthy last survivors of a global disaster break into song – to sometimes painful effect – in Joshua Oppenheimer’s bloated if visually stunning debut fiction feature
Misericordia review – desire and dread in rural France
A young man’s village homecoming arouses enigmatic passions in this intriguing mystery from the director of Stranger By the Lake
War Paint – Women at War review – female war artists get their moment in the spotlight
From quilting in Japanese prisoner camps to graffiti in Sudan via Rachel Whiteread, Maggi Hambling and Lee Miller, this documentary covers myriad artistic responses to conflict
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip review – snarking all the way
Eva Longoria and family head to Mexico for a trip that doesn’t go too well – partly because of the tiresome faux-witty banter the film is filled with
Warfare review – film-makers’ message gets lost in the deafening blizzard of battle
Co-directed by Alex Garland and former soldier Ray Mendoza, this brutally accurate account of a US special forces mission gone wrong is viscerally immersive, but unaware of a point or a meaning beyond the horror
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Musical review – no frights, no thrills … this mashup is a mystery
Despite its cleverly conceived monochrome set and some compelling songs, this series of stories from the master of suspense is a letdown
The Life List review – overly neat Netflix weepie leaves dry eyes
Carry-On’s Sofia Carson is a young woman whose mother sends her messages beyond the grave in a mushy PS I Love You-esque drama
Number One on the Call Sheet review – a spectacular tribute to black excellence in Hollywood
Jaw-droppingly star-studded and stuffed with incredible stories, this series is a joy to watch. Just wait till you hear the one about James Brown burying bags of cash in the woods …
The Woman in the Yard review – pared-back horror is Grandma’s Footsteps: The Movie
A mysterious figure gradually advances upon a rural home in this confusing chiller, which wastes some decent nightmare fuel
North By Northwest review – Emma Rice takes Hitchcock in delightful new directions
Fun, intelligent and powered by Rice’s joyful whimsy, this playful take on the spy movie is a crowd-pleaser