When Daniel Petre wrote the ground-breaking Father Time back in 1998, it was both a reflection of his own experiences as a dad, and an outcry against cultural trends which have caused men to spend less and less time with their children – sometimes jeopardising the relationship completely.

While it uses animation to recount the fantastical adventures of a young boy, Kubo and the Two Strings (Focus) is not really suitable for the most youthful moviegoers.

Few films come to the screen with the kind of storied pedigree that lies behind Ben-Hur.

It has been 57 years since the last film version of Ben-Hur hit movie theatres. That alone is, for most Hollywood types, reason enough for a remake.

In the world of travel guides, accounts of people travelling around the globe, and becoming acquainted with strangers are not uncommon.

Like the World War II-era New York socialite it profiles, Florence Foster Jenkins (Paramount), a charmingly eccentric blend of comedy and drama, has its heart in the right place.

For many, Jane Austen’s name is synonymous with love and romance, a somewhat false representation of the author who was equally skilled at portraying the subtle power struggles among the gentry of Georgian England.

The increasingly popular trend of adult colouring books has been given a boost with the release of the second book by best-selling Australian illustrator, Lorien Atwood.

Nearly all the characters in Jason Bourne (Universal) are under surveillance, being hacked, or in the gun sight of a government assassin.

The starkly beautiful minimalist masterpiece that is Ida (Music Box) adroitly navigates two horrific eras of Polish history as an aspiring nun discovers her true identity.