An indie with real pedigree and smarts, Holofcener's comedy of manners is well-observered and well worth watching.

This will not appeal to everyone, whether it will appeal to anyone is another question. With dark humour from time to time, underneath an extremely repulsive concept, this is a relatively conventional horror movie.

Lithe, bold, often funny and full of characters to cheer for, it never pretends to be anything more than a trigger-happy romp. If that’s what you’re after, The Losers offers plenty of explosive entertainment.

Sporadically amusing but rarely inspired.

A tangled narrative and damp-squib ending detract from an otherwise joyous Spaghetti Eastern.

A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach.

A meta-satire that doesn't quite come off.

Bahman Ghobadi can’t be faulted for showcasing so many bands, and the mix is wonderfully eclectic, but the linking episodes aren’t always riveting.

Genuinely original interpretation of the Brit gangster and Lewis Carroll's surreal tale.

Humane and harrowing, highly recommended. This one will stay with you.

The guy story is so strong that conventional romantic interludes with the woman torn between two men could easily have been dropped.

Poorly written nonsense, but lovers of beefcake action will be happy enough with the heroes gymnastically vaulting monsters and slicing and dicing their way around the ancient world. An extra star for Ralph Fiennes, who is a god.

Strong turns from its female leads and Amanda Seyfried elicits more sexual tension from proceedings than "Jennifer's Body" ever managed.

The start wobbles, but once boy and dragon connect, this becomes a thrilling flight.

Like a lot of human relationships Greenberg is complicated, infuriating, good-hearted, funny, often painful, and well worth the effort. A sad little movie but also a great one, lit by two astonishing central performances.

An, at-times, marvellous muddle of high farce and low-brow chuckles.

Fun, funny and affectionate, though it packs the emotional wallop of an undernourished high school nerd.

Cringe-making fun for survivors of the '70s. For the younger majority: a familiar rise and fall of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll enlivened by the gender reversal and performances.

The semi-improvised performances and gently nostalgic tone makes this endearing and captivating.

Bourne goes epic. A wham-bam actioner, but its pointed political subtext ensures Damon and Greengrass deliver their most provocative mission yet.

So the boy can act -- this is the best thing he’s done.

A powerful meditation on personal freedom from a Hungarian auteur.

A chilling, intense character study.

Sadly Lewis lite and not without flaws but this is as Burtonesque as one could wish for, a real treat for fans of his twisted imagination and great British character actors.

Flat and unfunny, this merits a second star based entirely on Scott’s cameo. Kev, get thee to a typewriter. You’re so much better than this.

A modern French crime epic where the smudges and crossings out do not diminish the passages of great dreamlike power.

DiCaprio delivers a startling prettyboy-to-tough nut makeover – but he has to play it close to his chest here for the storyline to play out. Once you get past the trickery, Shutter Island offers sumptuous, enthralling, shivery gothic filmmaking with a hardboiled heart and a sly line in asylum humour. If a pot is being boiled, at least it’s an intricately-decorated pot on a spectacular fire.

An uneven tone and the feeling of too many cooks mars the finished product, but there are moments of beauty and real terror.