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Final Destination: Bloodlines review – death is back and more fun than ever

The jubilantly gory horror franchise returns with a hugely entertaining sixth installment which sets up an entire family tree for the slaughter

A New Kind of Wilderness review – beautiful film of off-grid family shattered by bereavement

When photographer Maria Vatne died in 2019, her family had to come to terms with not just the loss of a parent but a whole lifestyle, including their home

Good One review – excellent indie hike movie is intelligent and humane

Lily Collias is outstanding as 17-year-old Sam, who goes hiking with her dad and his best buddy in India Donaldson’s feature debut

First Shift review – disaster master Uwe Boll’s latest goes on patrol, Training Day-style

Boll shores up his reputation for terrible film-making as odd-couple rookie cops bond over a cute dog between gun rampages

Fear Below review – fins go badly for shark-dodging divers

Gangsters chasing submerged bullion in 1940s Australia have not reckoned on a man-eating bull shark patrolling the river above it

The Marching Band review – tender French concert bromance gets out the trombones

Two strong leads in Pierre Lottin and Benjamin Lavernhe make this heart-on-sleeve but unsentimental class drama a triumph in a minor key

Make It to Munich review – uplifting story of a young footballer cycling to recovery

Touching film recounts the teenage Scottish player Ethan Walker’s 745-mile pilgrimage to the Euros and his comeback from a devastating accident

E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea review – extraordinary architect’s story told (again)

The third film in a decade about Gray tells – with an exasperating lack of passion – a story of explosive emotion, creativity and betrayal

Le Film de Mon Père review – father’s videotape legacy sparks intergenerational dialogue

A Swiss film-maker’s parent leaves behind a visual diary that raises questions about the limitations of art in a fascinating documentary debut

Nonnas review – fact-based Netflix restaurant comedy is a warm surprise

Vince Vaughn plays a grieving son who decides to open an Italian eaterie with grandmothers in the kitchen in a simple but charming crowd-pleaser

Shadow Force review – Kerry Washington overacts in low-rent action slop

Director Joe Carnahan’s limply made thriller about an estranged couple of elite operatives is a lazy grab bag of exhaustingly familiar cliches

Clown in a Cornfield review – perky yet run-of-the-mill slasher fare

An adaptation of the 2020 YA horror sees an evil clown pick off local youths and while there are a handful of interesting ideas, this is pretty standard late night fodder

Summer of 69 review – charming, if overfamiliar, teen sex comedy

Awkward teenager strikes deal with stripper played by SNL’s Chloe Fineman in moderately entertaining throwback

Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd review – timely, human-scale recap of momentous times

The Black Lives Matter protests – and counterprotests – that unfolded in the UK in the wake of Floyd’s killing by police are at the centre of this detailed look at British racism

Ocean with David Attenborough review – a passionate case against the ruination of the seas

Released on his 99th birthday and presented in the context of his remarkable career, Sir David’s authority is matched only by nature’s grandeur in this visually stunning film

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