Martin Carr

Tried, tested, and uninspiring - this four way relationship drama goes over old ground.

Landscape with Invisible Hand is more social commentary than alien infused rom-com. With some solid performances from Chloe Rogers and Assante Blackk, this adaptation of the M T Anderson novel will offer audiences food for thought.

Fragmented, incoherent, and disjointed in the worst way, ‘Bad Behavior’ allows Jennifer Connelly and Ben Whitshaw a narrow escape. Writer and director Alice Englert wastes some world class talent, in a story which never really hangs together.

In a completely calculated way, this feature length stab at the MTV show remains intentionally average and overtly unchallenging – as it never seeks to overshadow the imminent new entry from showrunner Davis.

Unfortunately, Smith’s would-be comeback vehicle is hamstrung by a weak script, paper-thin characters, and gets caught too often being overly earnest rather than emotionally honest, something that ultimately taints the integrity of the endeavor and will leave audiences disappointed.

With the best will in the world, audiences looking to enjoy some festive movie moments this year, should avoid Christmas at the Campbells and opt for anything else. Not even the presence of Long should factor into the decision because honestly, he looks like he would rather be anywhere else but on screen.

Mark Rylance is wasted in this ponderous piece of arthouse introspection.

This supremely talented ensemble cast are unable to save 'The Son' from being an overly emotive disappointment.

Significant Other is a substandard supernatural hybrid, which wastes the talent of all those involved. Maika Monroe and Jake Lacy may work hard to breathe life into this ponderous fireside fable, but often fall short through no fault of their own.

Anyone going into this film should be aware it is no intellectual exercise. Any capacity for rational thought, beyond guns and ammo, should be left outside until those credits roll. Even though the dialogue is passable in comparison to other films of this genre, those expecting an actioner on par with Aaron Sorkin would do best to avoid it.

Burial leans too heavily on genre convention without adding anything fresh. For that reason, any decent performances which are happening on screen fail to rescue it from mediocrity.

This disappointing rite-of-passage teen angst hybrid is hard work. If not for the presence of Cameron Douglas and Edouard Philipponnat, 'The Runner' would be of little interest to anyone. Thankfully, they do their best to make this at least worth a look.

The Forgiven should have been an epic morality tale with acres of grey area, but somehow misses its mark, forever scuppered by a cliched ending and a conclusive lack of closure for audiences.