What’s it about?
Most of the characters from the first film do stuff as they ‘grow up’. None of it is anything other than puerile and immature.

What did we think?
Anthony Sherratt says: If you made ‘fingernails on a blackboard’ into a film, this would be that movie.

What’s it about?
A New York socialite (Cate Blanchett), deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn’t bringing money, peace, or love…

What did we think?
Blue Jasmine is proof that you can appreciate a movie while simultaneously disliking it. There are very strong performances (despite being mostly unlikeable characters) and the plot is good on paper but it simply doesn’t translate to the screen. There’s very little to relate to and even the ‘twist’ (note air quotes) is predictable and robs you of what little character sympathy you have left at the end of this torturous film.

Abrupt endings normally annoy me but this one simply came as a relief.

What’s it about?
A number of people (including Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins) are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.

What did we think?
Anthony Sherratt says: Thanks For Sharing is a truly earnest movie that neither glorifies or condemns sex addiction. Instead it explores the ‘disease’ through various shades of grey and development. It’s engaging, thought-provoking and, although flawed in some respects, its raw honesty overcomes the shortcomings.

Strong performances from Robbins and Ruffalo combined with some sex that is sad rather than erotic take it to a more cerebral – and entertaining – level.

What’s it about?
Five young men from various socio-economic backgrounds are employed by a faceless corporation on the same day. They discover that the service they have been hired for, when intelligently manipulated and directed, allows them godlike powers over the weak minded.

What’s it about?
[ Dusty ] is a [ crop dusting plane ] who longs to be [ a racing plane ]. With the help of his friends and [ a cranky old war plane ] he tries to achieve his dreams, but will the dastardly [ Ripslinger ] foil his plans? And will [ Dusty ] manage to overcome his greatest weakness?

What’s it about?
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

What did we think?
Anthony Sherratt says: It’s simply Men In Black with ghosts instead of aliens. And without as many laughs. Jeff Bridges has and is great fun while Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon simply play the characters they normally play.

It’s actually not deserving of the scorn it received in the US as it’s not too bad a popcorn flick. It’s entertaining enough but to be frank, at the end of it there’s very little that will stick in your mind. Except Mary Louise-Parker and her boots. Mmmmmmm.