Film

Hit-and-miss retelling of legendary outlaw's tale

Ghoulish Japanimation

Brazilian pauper turns hitman hero

Ol' Green Skin brought to life with mixed results

Absorbing portrait of the legendary artist

Tough-minded Billy Connolly theological rom-com

Mobster melodrama for girls

Sumptuous theatrical tale from Japan

OPENS AUGUST 22, CERT 15, 102 MINS An uptight, emotionally constrained English lady crime-writer and a sexually aggressive Provençal bombshell, given to walking around butt naked: in his latest movie, François Ozon deals in archetypes. But having created characters who border on cliché, he then proceeds to subvert them by adding other, unexpected layers to their personalities.

Haunting, minimalist road movie takes left-field Drugstore Cowboy director back to his roots