Venice Film Festival

At the Venice Film Festival, no film has been more talked about than Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab, which recounts the story of a six-year-old girl killed in Gaza.

The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow builds "excruciating tension" in a film about a nuclear missile headed for the US.

The wrestler-turned-Hollywood superstar gets vulnerable in this bruising indie drama about mixed martial arts fighting. He's "touching" and could well be nominated for awards.

Featuring a much-anticipated performance by Jude Law as Vladimir Putin, this new drama looks to explore how the Russian president came to power – and presents him as mild-mannered.

Saltburn star Jacob Elordi is unrecognisable as Frankenstein's creation in the new Netflix adaptation.

Actor Julia Roberts makes her Venice Film Festival debut promoting her new movie After The Hunt.

Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel features the "ridiculously good-looking" Jacob Elordi as the monster – which results in a muddled film.

Oldboy and The Handmaiden director Park Chan-wook has premiered a "bleakly hilarious" comedy about economic anxiety at the Venice Film Festival, and it could be a huge hit.