STATE CINEMA ...........

Dunkirk (M) This is what a masterpiece looks like, sounds like and feels like. Not only is Dunkirk one of the finest movies in the 21st century so far, it is one of the greatest war movies of all time. Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan has crafted a complete vision here.

Baby Driver (MA15+) Put your foot down and keep your eyes up, because until further notice, all cinematic roads should lead to Baby Driver. If you think the Fast & Furious franchise is the last word in cars, crashes, chases and highoctane heists, then this brilliant, dynamically creative movie is going to mow you down.

The Big Sick (M) Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) is a young Pakistani stand-up comic who has found his perfect match in Emily (Zoe Kazan). However, Kumail’s parents are unaware of the relationship, and keep pressing for an arranged marriage from within their own community. This cultural disconnect forces the couple to part, after which Emily contracts an illness that puts her in a deep coma.

Atomic Blonde (MA15+) It is the late 1980s, and with the Berlin Wall about to crumble, British MI6 super-spy Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) must retrieve a list that will save the lives of many double agents who were active during the Cold WarTheron deploys a cool combo of bewitching beauty, bone-breaking brawn and belittling eye contact that is impossible to resist.

The Beguiled (M) A finely crafted drama tiptoeing a high wire dividing the languid from the lurid, The Beguiled can both intrigue and infuriate where it so sees fit. While an array of sexual desires — mysteriously muted for some, unmistakably open for others — is ghosting the ethereal characters of this tale, so too is the instinct to survive.

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (PG) A decade ago, Al Gore’s weather forecast of a global-warming oblivion took out the Best Documentary Oscar. Now a different film-making team is tracking the former US presidential hopeful on his never-ending crusade to educate and mobilise a complacent world.

Madame (M) An irksomely erratic French comedy of (bad) manners, Madame would normally have struggled to secure an Australian release. However, the usually inviting presence of our own Toni Collette in a starring role has jemmied open the door. Enter at your own peril. And be warned that Collette issues one of the few complete performance misfires of her career with a very loud bang.