It lacks the wonder, vim and tunes of The Wizard of Oz, but Sam Raimi’s fantasy prequel does benefit from some arresting images and an amusing monkey (Zach Braff). Â Â Â Â
The most endearing film you will ever see in which the hero munches the brains of the heroine’s boyfriend, this zom-rom-com stars Nicholas ( About a Boy ) Hoult as a zombie in a post-apocalyptic America who falls in love with a living, breathing girl (Teresa Palmer). Â Â Â Â
Judd Apatow’s “sort-of sequel” to Knocked Up revisits the married couple played by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, now found to be suffering a mid-life crisis – although it’s only a crisis if you’re used to the sort of moneyed Californian privilege that Apatow enjoys.    Â
Sixties beauties Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp bring gravitas and pathos to this well-worn tale of pensioners competing in a choir competition. Â Â Â Â
“It’s going to be a black hole, this one,†intones Mark Strong’s contemplative copper in this bleak police drama, set on the Wirral coast.    Â
Roger Moore delivers a convincing performance in this 1970s film as a straight-arrow businessman who is inexplicably tormented by a malevolent force while driving. Â Â Â Â
The plot is flimsy but the songs are exquisite from the one of the finest pop albums ever: “The Night Beforeâ€, “Hide Your Love Awayâ€, and “I Need Youâ€, which is played out in front of Stonehenge.    Â
Terrence Malick’s improvised reverie on love and commitment in the 21st century is one long dreamy, sun-burnished montage featuring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, and a murmured French voice-over in place of dialogue. Â Â Â Â
Romance! Comedy! Action! Murder! This rip-roaring silent British masterpiece from 1928 has it all. Â Â Â Â
This solemn look at addiction never really surpasses its terrifying plane crash in the opening sequence. However, Denzel Washington (pictured), on top form, holds it ably together with a convincing performance as a sozzled pilot, Captain Whip Whitaker. Â Â Â Â