Tom Cruise is back with round two of ‘Top Gun – Maverick’ this Friday and Saturday nights at Kinokulture Cinema, almost certainly sold out but worth checking the website at www.kinokulture.org.uk for last minute availability.

Alex Garland is a director with a CV to envy. His last two films, ‘Annihilation’ and ‘Ex Machina’, were brilliantly constructed sci-fi that looked great on screen and lingered in the mind.

His latest, an acclaimed excursion into horror territory, is screening next Tuesday and Thursday at Kinokulture. ‘Men’ stars Jessie Buckley as a grief-stricken young woman who moves into the countryside after a personal tragedy. Once there she finds that green fields and great scenery offer no protection from her worst fears. She meets a series of different men, all played by Rory Kinnear, and losing her grip on reality, descends into torment. A laugh a minute it isn’t, but with a cast like that and a director known for keeping outlandish concepts firmly grounded, it should be gripping. Anyone who enjoyed ‘Get Out’ should love it.

As an antidote to Men’s challenging cinema, a warm hug of a film with a little bit of bite arrived on Netflix recently, the political comedy ‘Irresistible’. It’s the kind of film James Stewart would have appeared in had it been made 70 years ago.

Steve Carell plays the Democratic political strategist trying to help a folksy retired marine win a local election in semi-rural Wisconsin. His adversary on the Republican side is Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids), all killer heels and spin doctoring. With a nice sense of small-town America and some nods to the actual political climate of the times, ‘Irresistible’ is a lovely little film that although never quite hitting the heights it seems destined for, is still a worthwhile watch. It’s a vote winner from me.