What’s it about?
Sylvester Stallone (aka Rocky) and Robert De Niro (aka Raging Bull) play two arch enemies – both former world boxing champions – who end up agreeing to a rematch 30 years after their previous bout. And way past their prime.

What did we think?
Anthony Sherratt says: Teenage me would have frothed at the mouth at the prospect of Rocky vs Raging Bull but adult me thought it would be cringeworthy, stupid and ruining beloved memories with old actors. But as much as I expected to hate it I found myself laughing and enjoying it. It’s certainly not a great movie (and in fact barely good) but it is actually entertaining despite the heavy reliance on cliche. Wait for the DVD but it is worth a look if you like boxing movies.

What’s it about?
Four school yard chums reconnect in their twilight years. They aim to celebrate the bachelor party of the last of their band to get hitched. They each have their own burdens to shrug off, but before they do, they’ll need to dehumanise some surgically enhanced women.

What did we think?
Dan says: Hollywood loads four of their best into the chamber and fires ageist and misogynistic bullets into the corpse of the “Dude Adventure” story. What were they thinking? I mean, Morgan Freeman was in Shawshank Redemption for Christ’s sake.

The film ties together like a jigsaw puzzle with numbered pieces. I could tell you most of the stories ten minutes in. But just when you think it’s irredeemable, Robert De Niro and Kirk Douglas show you just why they’ve been in the business for so long and manage to inject maybe not heart, but at least some still-warm blood into this hollow cadaver. Your parents will love it.

What’s it about?
Recent high school graduates and best friends Jesse and Hector face the same demonic forces that terrorise the protagonists of the previous Paranormal Activity films in this Latino spin-off of the “found footage” horror franchise.

What did we think?
Marnie says: Another day, another demon. There are a couple of scary moments in The Marked Ones, which is presented as a “cousin” rather than a direct sequel, but overall it is too formulaic to be effective. Though focusing on Latin-American characters, the film bypasses the opportunity to expound on Catholicism’s approach to demonic possession, which could have been gripping. Fans will appreciate details about the series’ established characters but The Marked Ones lacks the satisfying shock of the unfamiliar that made its predecessors successful, and the dissatisfying ending so transparently sets the scene for yet another instalment that the whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth.

What’s it about?
The spectacular rise and fall of unscrupulous, hard-partying New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio). Based on Belfort’s memoir of the same name.

What did we think?
Belfort, his partner in white-collar crime (a brilliantly tubby-again Jonah Hill) and their boys club are utterly repulsive yet simultaneously make you feel like you need to get more, amid their constant daze of yachts, drugs and hookers.

The film doesn’t pull its punches on the more sinister, unhinged aspects of Belfort’s life either, as reality – and the law – starts to catch up with him. So many great performances round out this often uproarious picture, especially Australia’s Margot Robbie and a brief, hilarious turn from Matthew McConaughey. Desensitise your moral compass before viewing.

What’s it about?
Based on the true story of four Navy SEALs whose covert operation goes badly wrong in Afghanistan and they find themselves hemmed in by overwhelming Taliban numbers.

What did we think?
Anthony Sherratt says: A surprisingly touching piece that depicts not only the bond between soldiers but the gruesome nature of modern warfare and the difficult choices faced. An unexpected focus on the human side of the SEALs made this war movie quite relateable and a startling twist late in the film will have you believing in humanity again – and possibly worrying for the innocents caught up in these wars.

Those expecting a mindless Mark Wahlberg action movie will be initially disappointed but later delighted despite the graphic blood and deaths.