Legend (18)
(Brian Helgeland, 2015, UK/Fra) Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Taron Egerton, Sam Spruell. 131 mins
The myth of the Krays is polished into something bright, sparkly and free of rough edges here – a period piece with no great feel for the period and nothing particularly new to bring to the tale of the 1960s gangster twins. The only remarkable aspect is Hardy’s committed double role (slightly over-committed in the case of Ronnie), but it’s two wasted performances for the price of one.
Irrational Man (12A)
(Woody Allen, 2015, US) Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey. 95 mins
Another thinly written but divertingly cast addition to the late-Allen oeuvre, in which Phoenix’s nihilistic philosophy tutor gets a new lease of life via a young student and a Hitchcockian criminal act.
Pasolini (18)
(Abel Ferrara, 2014, Fra/Bel/Ita) Willem Dafoe, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ninetto Davoli. 82 mins
Dafoe has the guts and the features to portray Italy’s great film-making iconoclast, in a fragmented – at times elusive – portrait framed around the hours before his violent death.
Containment (15)
(Neil Mcenery-West, 2015, UK) Lee Ross, Sheila Reid, Andrew Leung. 77 mins
A mysteriously quarantined tower block is the set-up for a cleverly plotted low-budget thriller.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (12A)
(Wes Ball, 2015, US) Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario. 131 mins
Out of the frying pan and into the post-apocalyptic fire for the teen rebels of this Hunger Games-ish franchise, with impressive effects and oppressive grown-ups.
La Famille Bélier (12A)
(Eric Lartigau, 2014, Fra/Bel) Louane Emera, Karin Viard, Eric Elmosnino. 103 mins
Charming French feelgood focused on a talented teen caught between a singing future and loyalty to her deaf family. There’s adolescent awkwardness, generational tension and musical highs from the outstanding Emera.
The Visit (15)
(M Night Shyamalan, 2015, US) Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan. 94 mins
The ever-erratic Shyamalan finds a relatively safe berth in comedy horror. Here, two kids’ visit to their grandparents takes on the sinister aspect of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
How To Change The World (15)
(Jerry Rothwell, 2015, UK/Can) 110 mins
Documentary charting the intrepid early days of Greenpeace and environmental activism, a history that’s somewhat mythologised, but bracing and pertinent nonetheless.
Zoran, My Nephew The Idiot (15)
(Matteo Oleotto, 2013, Ita/Slo/Fra) Giuseppe Battiston, Rok Prasnikar, Teco Celio. 106 mins
Odd-couple comedy pairing an Italian slob with his nerdy Slovenian nephew.
In Cold Blood (15)
(Richard Brooks, 1967, US) Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe. 134 mins
Powerful adaptation of Truman Capote’s true-crime story with an almost documentary-like toughness.
The World Of Astley Baker Davies (12A)
(Astley Baker, Mark Baker, 2015, UK) 76 mins
Compilation of animation from the award-winning creators of Peppa Pig.
Out from Friday
Everest Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley are among those involved in this 3D mountaineering disaster.
A Walk In The Woods Robert Redford and Nick Nolte take a hike… through the Appalachians.
A Syrian Love Story Doc following a couple caught up in the Syrian war.
Tangerines An old man brokers a truce in this Oscar-nominated Georgian drama.
The D Train Jack Black attempts to orchestrate a high-school reunion.
Bill The Horrible Histories team’s take on Shakespeare.
The Messenger Misfits’ Robert Sheehan is a channel to the afterlife… or is he?
Misery Loves Comedy Top comics talk about the highs and lows of their trade.
Horse Money Portuguese auteur Pedro Costa’s poetic study of a troubled soul.
Infini Spaceship thriller with an Alien-like edge.
A Girl At My Door Korean thriller centred on a female cop in a coastal town.
Dartmoor Killing A country escape turns sinister for two girlfriends.
Steamboat Bill Jr Buster Keaton’s still-astonishing silent action comedy.
Coming soon
In two weeks... Life, death and art in Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre… Dane DeHaan plays James Dean in Life…
In three weeks... Matt Damon in Ridley Scott space thriller The Martian… Michael Fassbender is a new Macbeth…
In a month... Emily Blunt leads cartel thriller Sicario… Sleep paralysis is under the spotlight in The Nightmare…
