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Soundtracks · Explainer · 4 min Why the Halloween theme limps: counting Carpenter's 5/4 riff The Halloween theme feels like a stumble because its five-beat bar will not split evenly, so the groups of threes suddenly shrink to twos… (3 props) 4′min read Animation · Review · 4 min Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom Aardman's third Shaun feature is a gentle, slapstick-led stab at monster-movie horror for small children, and most critics found it… 3.5out of 5 Documentary · Review · 4 min The Oldest Person in the World Sam Green's decade-long film about whoever holds the title of oldest person alive is a gentle, thoughtful meditation on time, and a… 3.5out of 5 Series · Review · 3 min Tip Toe Russell T Davies's Tip Toe turns a feud between two Manchester neighbours into a tense, angry thriller, carried by Alan Cumming and David… 4out of 5 New Releases · Review · 3 min Sense and Sensibility A sober, earthy Austen carried by two fine performances: Daisy Edgar-Jones as restrained Elinor and Esmé Creed-Miles as unguarded Marianne… 3.5out of 5 Restorations · Review · 3 min Dracula, restored Dracula is still the best of the big-screen Draculas, and the new 4K restoration is the way to see it: Fisher's colour, Lee's silent menace… 4.5out of 5 Streaming · Review · 3 min Evil Dead Burn A cruel, technically assured horror sequel that critics split on: the evilest Evil Dead yet to its admirers, an exhausting and… 3out of 5 New Releases · Review · 3 min Resident Evil Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is the first film in the series that plays like the games: lean, gory, funny and built like a level. Critics… 4out of 5