Closed Curtain (12A)
(Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi, 2013, Iran) Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi. 106 mins
Coming after This Is Not A Film but before Taxi, this is the second of the three films that Panahi has made while under house arrest by the Iranian authorities (he was also banned from directing for 20 years – so much for that), and the most searching and sombre. In a villa overlooking the Caspian Sea, a writer hides out with his dog. But their peace is broken by the arrival of a woman on the run from the authorities. She presents a challenge to him: how can he really believe he is confronting reality while shuttered away from society?
Ricki And The Flash (12A)
(Jonathan Demme, 2015, US) Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer. 101 mins
A rock star who abandoned her family to pursue her career attempts a rapprochement with her troubled daughter. The casting of real-life mother and daughter Meryl Streep and Mamie Gummer adds a pleasing frisson; the compassion comes courtesy of director Jonathan Demme.
No Escape (15)
(John Erick Dowdle, 2015, US) Lake Bell, Owen Wilson. 103 mins
Owen Wilson is a father caught up in a civil war in south-east Asia.
The Transporter Refuelled (15)
(Camille Delamarre, 2015, France/China) Ed Skrein. 96 mins
Action sequel from the Luc Besson stable.
AAAAAAAAH! (18)
(Steve Oram, 2015, UK) Steve Oram, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Toyah Willcox. 79 mins
In this highly original comic horror fable from Sightseers co-writer and actor Steve Oram, modern-day London is populated by a tribe of grunting, ape-like humans.
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (12A)
(Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, 2015, US) Thomas Mann. 105 mins
Soft-centred terminal illness drama and Sundance hit.
Miss Julie (12A)
(Liv Ullmann, 2014, Norway/UK/Ire/Fra) Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell. 130 mins
Strindberg’s class and gender battles feel as relevant as ever in this version of the electrifying chamber-piece.
Bait (18)
(Dominic Brunt, 2014, UK) Victoria Smurfit, Joanne Mitchell. 84 mins
Horror pitting two friends against a vicious loan shark.
Buttercup Bill (18)
(Rémy Bennett, Emilie Richard-Froozan, 2014, UK/US) Remy Bennett. 95 mins
Drama exploring a warped relationship between two soulmates in New Orleans.
Dope (15)
(Rick Famuyiwa, 2015, US) Shameik Moore, Kiersey Clemons. 103 mins
A geek attends a drug dealer’s party. Fast-paced comic adventure ensues.
Cartel Land (15)
(Matthew Heineman, 2015, Mexico/US) Robert Hetrick. 100 mins
Doc about Mexican drug cartels and the vigilantes trying to stop them.
The Second Mother (15)
(Anna Muylaert, 2015, Brazil) Regina Casé, Antonio Abujamra. 112 mins
Brazilian drama about an estranged mother and daughter.
American Ultra (15)
(Nima Nourizadeh, 2015, US) Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace. 96 mins
Oddball comic thriller about a slacker whose latent identity as a trained assassin is abruptly reawakened.
Welcome Back (TBC)
(Anees Bazmee, 2015, India) John Abraham
Romance, crime and big business collide in a Bollywood action-comedy.
Out from Friday
Legend Two Tom Hardys for the price of one in this Kray twins thriller. Out on Wed
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Dystopian science-fiction 3D fun. Out on Thu
Pasolini The last 24 hours of the murdered Italian director.
Misery Loves Comedy Doc on the link between comedians and unhappiness.
Irrational Man Joaquin Phoenix is a philosophy professor contemplating murder in Woody Allen’s comedy-drama.
The Visit M Night Shyamalan directs this chiller about creepy grandparents.
La Famille Bélier French drama about a singer with deaf parents.
In Cold Blood Richard Brooks’s 1967 film adapted from Truman Capote’s true-crime reportage.
Containment A man is confined to his flat during a disease outbreak.
Brahmin Bulls Indian drama in which a father seeks out his son in Los Angeles.
Hero A gangster falls for a police chief’s daughter in this Bollywood action-romance.
Coming soon
In two weeks... The Horrible Histories team does Shakespeare in Bill… Spectacular 3D adventure Everest…
In three weeks... Life, death and art in Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre… Kevin Costner athletics drama McFarland…
In a month... Matt Damon in Ridley Scott space thriller The Martian… Michael Fassbender is a new Macbeth…
