The Australian release of the movie Spotlight, which details the uncovering of the sexual abuse of minors in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, and in the United States of America more generally, tragically has many parallels for the Catholic Church in Australia.

Run, don’t walk, to the nearest Multiplex and see Race (Focus), a supremely entertaining biopic about Olympic track and field legend Jesse Owens (Stephan James).

In the high-profile debate on asylum seekers, or ‘boat people’, one vital element is missing, according to filmmaker Steve Thomas – it is the voice of the people who have sought asylum themselves.

For those who have often wondered what the first Christians were like, and how they behaved and felt in the aftermath of the crucifixion, Kevin Reynolds’ Risen offers a fresh perspective, looking at these days through the eyes of an unusual witness.

The remarkable true story of the most daring small boat rescue mission in Coast Guard history comes to the big screen in The Finest Hours (Disney).

What’s a small-town pastor to do when his crumbling church in a crime-ridden neighbourhood is desperately strapped for cash? Why, become a professional wrestler by day and moonlight as a vigilante, of course!

Joy is a rather generic name for a film. We might expect experiences of joy and, by contrast, of sadness. But Joy is the name of the central character, based on an actual person, Joy Mangano.

Neither the National Football League nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation comes off particularly well in the fact-based drama, Concussion (Columbia).

The usual fanfare that comes with the world premiere of a movie is pretty standard: the lights and cameras, the celebrities walking down the red carpet and screaming fans trying to catch a glimpse of their favourite actors.

“One step, one punch, one round at a time” is the mantra of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa in Creed. This seventh Rocky film is an imaginative and – if you can believe it – somewhat gentle reboot of the blockbuster franchise.