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Four Mothers review – a put-upon writer is run ragged in Irish comedy charmer

James McArdle plays a novelist whose care-giving duties are suddenly expanded in this nicely acerbic remake of Italian hit Mid-August Lunch

First trailer for Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot released

Neeson steps into the role of the bumbling detective made famous by Leslie Nielsen in the TV show and film series created by the Zucker Abrahams Zucker team

Block-busted: why homemade Minecraft movies are the real hits

The bestselling video game ever has a devoted, vocal, following. Can a faceless corporation make a successful film based on such beloved IP without involving its fanbase?

Muriel’s Wedding review – Toni Collette is outstanding in the film that brought Abba back

Brilliantly led by Collette, PJ Hogan’s 1994 story of a lovable loser was the feelgood sensation that rescued the band’s reputation – how can you resist it?

A Minecraft Movie review – building-block game franchise spin-off is rollicking if exhausting fun

Full-throttle star turns from Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge raise laughs but don’t help the perfunctory plotting in this screen take on the game franchise

Black Cab review – Nick Frost on outstanding form in creepy taxi-driving Brit horror

Though the narrative goes the long way round, there are plenty of strong performances and good ideas to keep this journey interesting

Four Mothers review – remake of Mid-August Lunch moves to Dublin and brings out queer subtext

Irish-set remake of Italian film about a bachelor who cares for his elderly mum never quite matches the charm of the original, despite occasional shimmers

From Hollywood’s goofy stoner to serious satire: the reinvention of Seth Rogen

The former manchild’s performance as an industry suit in new series The Studio shows how far he has come in Hollywood

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

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

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

‘Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know’: the inimitable genius of Andy Kaufman

New documentary looks back on the career and personal life of the unusual comedian whose brand of performance art made him a true original

Jacob Sacher: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The internet has permanently altered this comedian’s brain and fuelled his love for Nathan Fielder’s pet funeral, Onion articles and a Rachel Bloom song about the Holocaust

Misericordia review – waking dream of a movie is one of the strangest films of the year

A man moves in with his employer’s widow in this playful but dreamlike and inscrutable drama from Alain Guiraudie, the director of Stranger By the Lake

Time Travel is Dangerous review – likable mockumentary is Back to the Future meets Bargain Hunt

Real-life vintage shop owners Ruth Syratt and Megan Stevenson raid the past for sellable trinkets in this charmingly funny, quintessentially British comedy

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