Tulip Fever (out Nov 22) is a 17th Century tale of love, betrayal and flowers. The wife (Alicia Vikander) of a wealthy man (Christoph Waltz) has an affair with a young painter (Dane DeHaan). I enjoyed the opening hour of this period piece drama but things fell away with a peculiar finale that didn't ring true. Grade: B-.

Daddy's Home 2 (out Nov 23) is similar to the recently released Bad Moms 2 in that it's Christmas themed and adds a layer of complexity to the original by adding grandparents. This is a lightweight, family-friendly comedy that promotes familiar, wholesome values. There's an audience for this but there weren't enough laughs for me. Grade: C+.

Justice League (out Nov 16) reportedly cost $300 million and if you ask me, that money was not well spent. It’s just a repetitive, goofy smash-a-thon with very limited character development. Ezra Miller (as The Flash) gets the best of the one-liners and is the only standout. Grade: C+.

Lucky (out Nov 16) marks the final film of actor Harry Dean Stanton who passed away earlier this year at the age of 91. You get the hunch he knew it was his final film given its about an elderly man getting his affairs in order and preparing for the afterlife. My problem is that it's a very thin narrative and the supporting players add little. Grade: C+.

Borg McEnroe (out Nov 16) follows two of the world's greatest tennis players, Björn Borg and John McEnroe, in the lead up to their epic match in the 1980 Wimbledon final. The CGI-generated tennis scenes aren't convincing but the film still works by delving into the background and mindset of these two very different individuals. Success has many forms. Grade: B.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (out Nov 16) is a thriller about a successful surgeon (Colin Farrell) who finds his family stalked by a creepy teenager. I was a huge fan of director Yorgos Lanthimos's last effort, The Lobster, but this one didn't work for me. I admired the film's jarring visuals (the camera is often so far away) but struggled with the narrow premise. Grade: B-.

Brad's Status (out Nov 9) is a heavily narrated drama about a 47-year-old guy (Ben Stiller) who goes through a mini midlife crisis while on a college scouting trip with his son. There were some good exchanges between the two leading characters but when the focus is solely on Stiller (most of the film), it's much less interesting. Grade: C+.

Murder on the Orient Express (out Nov 9) is a good old fashioned "who done it?" A famed, semi-arrogant detective interrogates those aboard a train after a fellow passenger is murdered. The film looks great but there something disappointing about the simplistic ease in which Detective Poirot puts the pieces of the puzzle together. Grade: B-.

Jungle (out Nov 9) is based on a true story and follows a group of young explorers who get lost while trekking through jungles in South America. This film is a mixed bag. It makes great use of its claustrophobic setting and makes you wonder how you'd handle the same situation. On the other hand, there are unnecessary flashbacks and a few over-dramatised scenes (such as the finale itself). Grade: B.

Detroit (out Nov 9) takes us inside a key part of the Detroit riots in 1967 as police officers play a game of psychological warfare with the residents at a hotel while fishing for information about a suspected shooter. There's lots to think about here and audiences won't get off lightly. Grade: A-.