No one who watches gross-out Demi Moore film The Substance will forget it. But is it a feminist masterpiece or shallow, misogynistic and exploitative?

Amid a starry cast, Edgar-Jones especially gives a "beautifully understated" turn as a woman struggling with same-sex attraction – but there's too much plot for the film's own good.

Gia Coppola's atmospheric and sympathetic drama about the showgirls on the Vegas strip features "sharply drawn characters" and outstanding performances.

In his stunning new drama, Leigh portrays "living, breathing, flawed but good people", in "what is sure to be one of the best performances of the year".

The highlight of a mediocre Toronto International Film Festival was this comedy about a frustrated black author. It's now being talked about for the big prizes, writes Kaleem Aftab.

The US singer-songwriter says his new disability has changed the way he lives and works.

Pain Hustlers, a drama about the opioid epidemic, is "too worried about being a downer to be convincing", writes Caryn James as the film premieres at TIFF.

Taika Waititi has become one of the world's most famous directors. And his latest film about the world's worst football team should only raise his stock further, writes Kaleem Aftab.