Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (12A)
(Christopher McQuarrie, 2015, US) Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Sean Harris. 131 mins
After four previous instalments of Mission Nearly Impossible But Somehow They Pulled It Off, you know where you’re going here, and there’s often a feeling you’ve been there before: exotic locations, opera assassinations, car chases, high-tech MacGuffins, and a plot that puts Cruise’s spy crew out in the cold. But the bar is still pretty high, especially in terms of action set-pieces and authentic-looking daredevil stunts, which are surely a better outlet for Tom Cruise’s excessive zeal than Scientology.
Hot Pursuit (12A)
(Anne Fletcher, 2015, US) Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Robert Kazinsky. 87 mins
Shackle Witherspoon’s underachieving Texan cop together with Vergara’s exaggeratedly Hispanic gangster’s moll and set them off down Mismatched Buddy Highway, and this middling comedy virtually writes itself – albeit not into the history books.
The Cobbler (12A)
(Thomas McCarthy, 2015, US) Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Method Man. 98 mins
Another high-concept, low-execution comedy rolls off the Sandler line, hinging on the gimmick of his New York cobbler magically taking on the appearance of whoever’s shoes he steps into. If only there were an apt shoemaker-related expression to describe it.
Iris (12A)
(Albert Maysles, 2014, US) 80 mins
The late Maysles finds a kindred spirt in 93-year-old Iris Apfel: obsessive accessoriser, flamboyant persona, veteran fashionista and droll wit, but also – like Maysles – someone so happily married to their craft they’ve acquired legendary status.
Beyond The Reach (12A)
(Jean-Baptiste Léonetti, 2014, US) Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Martin Palmer. 91 mins
A promising set-up delivers disappointingly little, as Douglas’s slimy, moneyed hunter and Irvine’s buff, bare-chested young guide/quarry play a marathon cat-and-mouse game in the Mojave desert.
Cub (15)
(Jonas Govaerts, 2014, Bel) Maurice Luijten, Titus de Voogdt, Stef Aerts. 84 mins
A Belgian scout camp provides fresh meat for a mysterious woodland slasher – who seems to be a campfire legend come true. Inventive slayings and a respect for tradition are a bonus.
Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder (PG)
(Arild Fröhlich, 2014, Nor) Eilif Hellum Noraker, Emily Glaister, Marian Saastad Ottesen. 85 mins
No prizes for guessing the nature of this lively, wind-powered Norwegian kids’ adventure, adapted from a novel by Jo “Headhunters” Nesbø (by way of Viz). It’s juvenile in a good way.
Man With A Movie Camera (U)
(Dziga Vertov, 1929, USSR) 68 mins
A restoration and a new soundtrack for the radical, city-roaming Soviet documentary recently voted by film magazine Sight & Sound the greatest of all time. It’s both a milestone and a time capsule.
Out from Friday
Fantastic Four Miles Teller and Kate Mara lead the latest attempt to ignite Marvel’s other superhero team. Out from Thu
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl Coming-of-age story following a sexually liberated 1970s teen.
The Gift A long-lost schoolmate turns out to be bad news in Joel Edgerton’s debut thriller.
Manglehorn Al Pacino plays a lovelorn locksmith in David Gordon Green’s offbeat character study.
Marshland Award-winning Spanish murder-mystery set in 1980s Andalucía.
Hard To Be A God Russian “sci-fi” epic set in a medieval parallel world.
52 Tuesdays Striking Australian drama focused on a transgender mother and her daughter.
Max A war-veteran dog and a grieving boy join forces for an all-American feelgood.
Death Of A Gentleman Investigative documentary exposing Fifa-like shadiness in international cricket.
War Book A nuclear strike simulation yields big questions and high drama.
Coming soon
In two weeks… Amy Schumer gets caught in a Trainwreck… Video games fight back in Pixels…
In three weeks… Gemma Arterton as Posy Simmonds’s Gemma Bovery… Unbelievable family documentary The Wolfpack…
In a month… NWA’s rap legend dramatised in Straight Outta Compton… Jesse Eisenberg turns stoner agent in American Ultra…
