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(From left) Scenes from Hoppers, I Swear, They Will Kill You and The Magic Faraway Tree.

Pixar’s wildly entertaining return plus other new movies to watch this week

Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas.

  • Jake Wilson and Sandra Hall

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Glen Powell seeks revenge in How to Make a Killing.

New movies to watch: Glen Powell’s dark comedy, a Charli XCX mockumentary, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein and a docudrama

Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas.

  • Sandra Hall and Jake Wilson
Margot Robbie in a scene from “Wuthering Heights”.

‘Watch for the close-up of copulating snails’: Is Wuthering Heights really as steamy as it promises?

Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë’s classic novel owes its idiosyncratic style to the current taste for “romantasy”.

  • Sandra Hall
Jessie Buckley is a revelation in Hamnet, so it’s no wonder she picked up the Golden Globe for best female actor in a drama.

Hamnet won Golden Globes for best drama and best actress – but is it any good?

A new film puts Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway centre stage as the couple mourn the death of their young son.

  • Sandra Hall
Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, left, and Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, in a scene from Zootopia 2.

Movies to see this week: It’s been almost a decade. Was Zootopia 2 worth the wait?

Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas this week.

  • Jake Wilson and Sandra Hall
Josh O’Connor and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Knives Out goes Gothic in latest Daniel Craig whodunnit parody

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery also stars Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington and Josh O’Connor.

  • Jake Wilson
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George Clooney is the glamorous but shallow Jay Kelly.

Movies to see this week: George Clooney in full movie-star mode, a new horror and a Gaza doco

Adam Sandler and Billy Crudup join Clooney in Jay Kelly, a film about an actor on a journey of self-discovery, while hope and devastation collide in the documentary Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk.

  • Sandra Hall and Jake Wilson
Rose Byrne as Linda in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.

This is the role of a lifetime, and Rose Byrne embraces it with everything she’s got

Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, A$AP Rocky, and a malevolent hamster come together in a film that takes on the minefield of motherhood.

  • Sandra Hall
Michael Cera in a scene from The Runnin Man

Reality TV takes a deadly turn in this classic remake

Intelligent chase scenes make The Running Man stand out from the dystopian pack.

  • Jake Wilson
Fwends stars Melissa Gan, (left) and Emmanuelle Mattana.

Don’t let the name put you off, Fwends is poignant and real

This tiny budget debut feature film by Melbourne-based Sophie Somerville punches above its weight.

  • Jake Wilson