Mistress America (15)
(Noah Baumbach, 2015, US) Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Matthew Shear. 84 mins
Would-be Manhattan socialite Brooke (Gerwig) is 30 and almost over-the-hill: none of her dreams have panned out, and now she is frantically trying to raise funds to open a restaurant. Into her life walks her stepsister-to-be, Tracy (Kirke), who needs a friend and mentor. What starts as a breezy, French New Wave-influenced comedy in the style of Baumbach and Gerwig’s Frances Ha soon spirals off into screwball delirium in a second half, which has all the creaky mechanics of a Broadway farce. Not all of it gels, but Gerwig is spectacular.
Trainwreck (15)
(Judd Apatow, 2015, US) Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Tilda Swinton, Brie Larson, LeBron James. 125 mins
A promiscuous journalist finds love in the latest barn-stormer from the director of Knocked Up. Tilda Swinton steals the show as a toxic magazine editor.
The Man From UNCLE (12A)
(Guy Ritchie, 2015, US) Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Elizabeth Debicki, Alicia Vikander. 116 mins
Retro-styled big-screen outing for the wacky 1960s odd-couple spy series, set against a cold war backdrop.
Pixels (12A)
(Chris Columbus, 2015, US) Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James. 106 mins
Adam Sandler goes intergalactic in this uninspired and unfunny comedy-fantasy about arcade-game enthusiasts who fight aliens for real.
Unity (15)
(Shaun Monson, 2015, US) Ben Kingsley, Dr Dre, Jennifer Aniston, Zoe Saldana. 99 mins
Documentary about humanity’s tendency toward war, boasting a mix’n’match cast of 100 narrators.
Absolutely Anything (12A)
(Terry Jones, 2015, UK/US) Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Rob Riggle. 86 mins
Aliens give a man unlimited powers. This comedy from ex-Python Terry Jones features voice work from the late Robin Williams.
Precinct Seven Five (15)
(Tiller Russell, 2014, US). 104 mins
Fascinating 80s-set doc about corruption in the NYC police department.
Pleasure Island (15)
(Mike Doxford, 2014, UK) Ian Sharp, Gina Bramhill, Rick Warden. 104 mins
A soldier returns to find his home town, Grimsby, has gone to the dogs.
The Confessions Of Thomas Quick (15)
(Brian Hill, 2014, UK). 94 mins
Chilling doc that re-examines the case of a notorious Swedish serial killer.
Brothers (TBC)
(Karan Malhotra, 2015, India) Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra. 165 mins
Bollywood remake of Warrior, the 2011 Tom Hardy drama about brothers in a mixed martial arts tournament.
Captain Webb (12A)
(Justin Hardy, 2015, UK) Warren Brown, Tim Plester, Hannah Tointon. 87 mins
Drama based on the story of the first person to swim the Channel.
Theeb (15)
(Naji Abu Nowar, 2014, Jordan/UK/UAE/Qatar) Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen. 100 mins
Riveting adventure story about a young Bedouin boy surviving in the Arabian desert in 1916. The southern Jordan locations, including Wadi Rum, are particularly ravishing.
Out from Friday
Paper Towns
Cara Delevingne stars in John Green’s romantic mystery tale. Out from Mon
The Wolfpack
Doc about six cloistered New York brothers.
The Bad Education Movie
Jack Whitehall school sitcom graduates to the big screen.
The Dance Of Reality
Return of Chilean surrealist Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Gemma Bovery
Flaubert adaptation/update.
Pressure
Diving thriller.
Sinister 2
Another money-spinning Blumhouse sequel.
The Forgotten Kingdom
Coming-of-age story.
Thani Oruvan
Tamil action.
Escobar: Paradise Lost
Benicio del Toro is drug lord Pablo Escobar.
The President
Political drama from Iranian auteur Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Vacation
1980s SNL road-movie comedy remade.
The Treatment
Kidnap mystery.
Good People
James Franco/Kate Hudson thriller.
Looking for Love
Doc on relationships.
Strange Magic
Bard-inspired CGI comedy.
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