The Guard (15)
(John Michael McDonagh, 2011, Ire) Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong, David Wilmot, Rory Keenan. 96 mins
An eccentric crime comedy like only the Irish can make, but not quite the mismatched buddy cop movie it looks. Gleeson is certainly your provincial Garda and Cheadle the uptight FBI import; the actual crime they're investigating – something to do with drug trafficking – is difficult to take seriously, but casual racism and Americanisation are cleverly worked into a self-aware subversion of the Lethal Weapon premise, shot through with warmth and wit.
Cowboys & Aliens (12A)
(John Favreau, 2011, US) Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde. 118 mins
A genre mash-up no greater than the sum of its expensive, largely second-hand, parts, this summer spectacle corrals its cast and cliches into a plot loopier than an 11-dimensional lasso – though the title gives you a fair idea. If only it didn't try to keep such a straight face.
In A Better World (15)
(Susanne Bier, 2010, Den) Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm. 118 mins
Despite its Oscar-winning credentials, there's something offputting about this movie's paralleling of third world refugees and Danish playground issues, and its general "why do people do bad things?" worthiness. The key players are an overseas doctor and a Danish businessman and their sons, whose stories tie together neatly.
The Inbetweeners Movie (15)
(Ben Palmer, 2011, UK) Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison. Joe Thomas. 97 mins
The suburban and socially unaccomplished sitcom quartet hit the well-travelled holiday road, attempting to large it and lose it in Crete. Will the result be A British American Pie, or more Kevin & Perry Go Large?
Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World 4D (PG)
(Robert Rodriguez, 2011, US) Jessica Alba, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook. 89 mins
Yes, 4D – which means scratch'n'sniff "Aromascope" cards. It certainly enlivens the familiar formula of underage secret agents rescuing the grown-ups, as do Ricky Gervais as a talking dog and Jeremy Piven as the time-stealing baddie.
Villain (15)
(Lee Sang-il, 2010, Jap) Eri Fukatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Mitsushima Hikari. 140 mins
Emo-tinged thriller following an accused teen killer on the run with his internet date, but spreading the net (and the blame) far wider to take in the troubled state of Japanese youth.
Glee The 3D Concert Movie (PG)
(Kevin Tancharoen, 2011, US) Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Dianna Agron. 84 mins
The Glee cast project their brand of non-stop self-belief and universal outsider status directly to the masses, in an exhaustingly peppy sugar-rush of power pop karaoke.
Kind Hearts And Coronets (U)
(Robert Hamer, 1949, UK) Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson. 106 mins
Timeless Ealing black comedy, with Price ruthlessly pruning his family tree and Guinness's celebrated eight-role turn providing the branches.
Out from Friday
Conan The Barbarian
Jason Momoa steps into Schwarzenegger's sandals for a full-blown fantasy epic.
Out from Wed
One Day
Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess take it slow in an extended romance.
Out from Wed
The Skin I Live In
Almodóvar casts Antonio Banderas as an obsessive plastic surgeon.
R: Hit First, Hit Hardest
Danish prison drama, compared to A Prophet.
Final Destination 5
Death collects more debts in the horor-franchise fashion.
Powder
Kevin Sampson's Britpoppish band novel comes to the big screen.
As Blood Runs Deep
Smalltown murder mystery led by the almost-forgotten Nick Stahl.
Coming soon
In two weeks … Look out for superior British horror thriller Kill List … Terrence Malick's keynote film Days Of Heaven is reissued …
In three weeks … Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake are Friends With Benefits … Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender in Jane Eyre …
In a month … Jesse Eisenberg in heist comedy 30 Minutes Or Less … Gary Oldman heads Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy …
