Left Behind: Nicholas Cage is left behind after the Rapture because not even heaven wants him. * HR
My Old Lady: Although this slightly twee film doesn’t quite live up to its stars’ talent, whenever Kevin Kline and Maggie Smith ARE on screen, they light it up. Enjoyable stage adaptation. *** HR
Of Mice and Men: Revival of John Steinbeck’s heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship, starring James Franco and Chris O’Dowd on Broadway. **** TS
Omar: Riveting, well directed crime drama with uncommon depth from the director of Palestine Now. **** IND
Penguins of Madagascar: A silly hoot of a film, filled with word puns and sight gags, starring our favourite commando penguins in a 3D, brightly animated spy caper. *** TS
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: Pleasant, fairly inoffensive, slapstick family fare that is instantly forgettable. *** WP
A Most Wanted Man: Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s character study of loneliness is set in the world of modern-day spycraft and the rendition of spies to the tender mercies of the US war on terror. **** TS
A Walk Among the Tombstones: Liam Neeson pulls off anti-hero with conscience in a suspenseful 1999 period-piece action thriller. **** TS
Carmen: Richard Eyre directs Georges Bizet’s steamy melodrama starring mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in her signature role, at the New York Metropolitan Opera. (Not reviewed)
Dumb and Dumber To: Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels reunite two decades later for another road trip full of crude gags and scatalogical humour. Stupid doesn’t even begin to describe this. * PE
Fed Up: As compelling as it is troubling, this documentary about the US food industry will outrage the viewer, but it is very much aimed at the US market. Intriguing, but hardly groundbreaking. *** WP
God Help the Girl: Cynics might find this twee, but it mostly works because of the talented cast and sweet charm. *** HR
Gone Girl: Ben Affleck plays a husband who is accused of murdering his famous wife Amy (Rosamund Pike). A dark, twisted, psychologically beguiling offering, this movie is skilfully threaded with an identifiable sense of realism. *** DT
Horrible Bosses: Good for a few laughs, but not more, this sequel dives right in without a link to the previous film other than the familiar actors. HH HR
Interstellar: Star-laden in more ways than one, this is a film of huge ideas, directed by Christopher Nolan with characteristic big feel, aided by Hoyte van Hoytema’s awe-inspiring cinematography. *** TS
Leading Lady: While this rom-com doesn’t exactly tread new ground with its premise, its nevertheless entertaining with English teacher-cum-actress Jodi Rutherford getting schooled in South African culture while finding love with an Afrikaans farmer. Whimsical and unshakably charming. *** DT
Love is All You Need: Danish director Susanne Bier teases warm performances out of Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm in a picturesque Italian setting, redeeming the fluffy storyline. *** WP
No Good Deed: Taraji P Henson and Idris Elba in a clichéd home invasion thriller. ** TS
Skeleton Twins: Self-destructive twins Milo (Bill Hader) and Maggie (Kristen Wiig) reconnect in this acidic drama, while trying to figure out why their relationships with everyone are such a mess. *** TS
Spud 3: Learning to Fly: Technically strong comedy from John Barker furthers the adventures of John Milton AKA Spud (Troye Sivan) at a Durban boarding school in the mid-90s. *** TS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cheesy, fun reboot if you don’t take it seriously, clichéd, plot light and dull if you take it seriously. *** TS
The 100-year-old man who climbed through a window and disappeared: Quirky, slightly absurd, darkly funny Swedish film about going with the flow, centred around a very ordinary guy. Sort of the Scandinavian version of Forrest Gump. **** TS
The Boxtrolls: Fabulously inventive, visually intricate and eccentric, this stop-animation family tale works for adults as well as children. **** TS
The Drop: Director Michaël R Roskam turns Dennis Lehane’s short story Animal Rescue into a character study of a crime drama, with excellent performances from Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace and Matthias Schoenaerts. **** TS
The Equalizer: Director Antoine Fuqua goes for stylish violence over dramatic characterisation. No matter how hard Denzil Washington tries, he can’t quite detract from all that brutality. ** TS
The Good Lie: Director Philippe Falardeau’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Monsieur Lazhar focuses on Sudanese refugees seeking a new life in America. Stars Arnold Oceng and Reese Witherspoon. *** HR
The Grand Seduction: Brendon Gleeson leads a fishing community trying to lure a big city doctor to come and work in the sticks. Sweet and beautifully filmed. *** TS
The Hundred Foot Journey: Lasse Hallström directs Helen Mirren in a predictable feel-good dramedy. *** HR
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1: Laying the foundation for what promises to be an action-fuelled second part, director Francis Lawrence invests in more emotional context this time in this cleverly-penned uprising against the Capitol. *** DT
The Immigrant: Bleakly plotted but gorgeously filmed, this period drama gives us the dingy side of the American Dream, set in New York 1912. **** TS
The Longest Week: Lacking a significant character arc or motivation this turns into a long series of insipid conversations of bored, rich, white New Yorkers. The lighthearted tone does not compensate for the lightweight material. ** HR
The Maze Runner: Post-apocalyptic sci-fi with teenagers in a Lord of the Flies situation, but surrounded by a concrete maze rather than the deep blue sea. By the time the storyline implodes, you are vested in the well-acted characters and solid action sequences. *** TS
The Prince: Bruce Willis, Jason Patric and John Cusack in a film about a retired assassin who has to get back in the game when his daughter is kidnapped. Taken this is not. ** HR
The Signal: Beautifully executed, but this sci-fi headscratcher about three hackers stumbling their way cross-country doesn’t quite satisfy in the end, though the journey is intriguing. *** HR
What If: Daniel Radcliffe manages to make us forget for a while the small boy with the specs, white owl and magical wand in this sweet, slightly zany rom-com, because the chemistry between him and Zoe Kazan, as two awkward introverts, is believable. *** WP
When the Game Stands Tall: Christian-friendly football movie about how a team handles losing after an incredible winning streak. Threadbare clichéd inspirational messages vie with solid sports sequences. ** WP