A full decade after the unusual combination of horror and comedy in 2009’s Zombieland proved popular with both critics and audiences, the follow-up Zombieland: Double Tap (Columbia) arrives on screen.

The eRecord is giving away five DVDs of “Pilgrim’s Progress”. To enter, send an answer to the following question to therecord@therecord.com.au: From which language does the word “Lux” come from and who does the character represent?

By John Mulderig The moral probing and feminist revisionism that characterised its 2014 predecessor are mostly absent from the routine follow-up Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Disney). So much so, that ethical straightforwardness makes its title seem somewhat misleading. Having undergone a fundamental conversion in the previous film, the title character, once again portrayed by Angelina Joli...

Any film set in the world of women stripping for money and the men ogling them is bound to have a certain edge to it.

Solidly crafted and intelligently inspiring, “Beautifully Broken” skilfully entwines three narratives about faith, forgiveness, and fortuitous interconnections in a drama that likely will receive a warm reception from audiences with a taste for evangelical entertainment.

Origin stories of Batman villains don’t get any darker than Joker (Warner Bros). Portrayals of Batman’s arch-nemesis have spiralled in that direction for years.

It’s an old and easily spotted Hollywood trick: Set up a group of easy-to-hate villains, then dole out their presumably just desserts while inviting viewers to revel in their well-earned punishment.

The Latin motto from which the compelling sci-fi drama Ad Astra (Fox) takes its title assures us that, by persevering through difficulties, we can aspire to reach the stars.

It’s rare that even the premise of a mainstream movie can be characterised as immoral.

What’s cooking in The Kitchen (Warner Bros)? A morally muddled stew of fatal feminism.