The films and series people are talking about: spoiler-free plots, what critics say, trailers and the official places to watch.
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot follows a hapless medical courier through one terrible night on the road to Raccoon City. Critics have embraced it as a fast, funny and very bloody survival-horror ride, with Austin Abrams in a star-making lead role.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu's satirical comedy Digger, starring Tom Cruise, has split critics down the middle. Some admire its ambition and Cruise's committed performance, while others find the jokes flat and the style overdone.
Whalefall, the survival thriller about a young diver swallowed by a whale, opened on 16 October 2026 to mostly positive reviews. Critics praise its bizarre premise and inventive set pieces, while some say the flashbacks drag.
The Colleen Hoover adaptation Verity, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, has been a box office hit but a critical disappointment. Reviewers enjoy its trashy fun and Hathaway's performance, while most say the thriller's twists fail to land.
The live-action Street Fighter topped the box office on its opening day, 16 October 2026, but critics are split. Most enjoy its fight choreography and committed cast, while many say the story and humour fall apart.
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is one of the best-reviewed films of the year. Critics call it funny, unsettling and unlike anything else in cinemas.
Ben Affleck directs and stars in Animals, a Netflix kidnapping thriller that has climbed to the top of the service's English-language film chart. Most critics, however, find it overstuffed and derivative.
The horror film Other Mommy opened at number one at the US box office on 9 October 2026, but critics have been unkind. Most praise Jessica Chastain while finding the scares uneven and the film too goofy to be truly frightening.
