Dark Shadows (12A)
(Tim Burton, 2012, US) Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley. 113 mins
Another expensive pop-gothic fantasy (remake) for Depp and Burton's gallery – how long before either they get bored or we do? This time Johnny's an effete 18th-century vampire, reawakened in 1972 to reunite with his dysfunctional Addams-like descendants and marvel at the modern world. Expect fish-out-of-water silliness, a light shade of darkness, and the usual descent into messiness.
Café De Flore (15)
(Jean-Marc Vallée, 2011, Can) Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent. 121 mins
Music and mystery add a great deal to this well-made emotional drama, which switches between a present-day DJ and a 1970s mother (Paradis) whose child has Down's syndrome.
Beloved (15)
(Christophe Honoré, 2011, Fra/UK/Cze) Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Catherine Deneuve. 139 mins
Using flashbacks and musical moments, Honoré tells the story of a former prostitute, her daughter and the men in their lives.
All In Good Time (12A)
(Nigel Cole, 2012, UK) Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Meera Syal. 94 mins
More light drama from Ayub Khan-Din, this time with a romcom element.
Jeff, Who Lives At Home (15)
(Jay & Mark Duplass, 2011, US) Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon. 84 mins
Comedy about a slacker (Segel), his despairing mum and self-deluded brother. They're all shaken out of their (dis)comfort zones, but it seems that a cosmic order is at work.
Faust (15)
(Aleksandr Sokurov, 2011, Rus) Johannes Zeiler, Anton Adasinksy, Isolda Dychauk. 140 mins
Sokurov's Faust feels like a film from another era – the 1970s, or possibly the 15th century. It's a mesmerising, disorienting, but technically accomplished take on Goethe's legend.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (15)
(Adrian Grunberg, 2012, US) Mel Gibson, Peter Stormare, Dean Norris. 96 mins
Gibson is back in Lethal Weapon tough guy with comic timing mode in this Mexican prison thriller.
Taur Mittran Di (12A)
(Navaniat Singh, 2012, Ind) Amrinder Gill, Rannvijay Singha. 140 mins
Punjabi drama in which college rivals unite to take on local corruption.
Mitsuko Delivers (PG)
(Yûya Ishii, 2011, Jap) Riisa Naka, Aoi Nakamura, Ryo Ishibashi. 109 mins
Like a Japanese Juno, plucky pregnant teen Mitsuko takes control of her life and those of others, relying on little but attitude.
Charlie Casanova (18)
(Terry McMahon, 2010, Ire) Emmet Scanlan, Leigh Arnold, Damien Hannaway. 84 mins
An Irish exec buys a deck of cards and goes on a Nietzschean power trip/nasty crime spree, with much monologuing.
Piranha 3DD (18)
(John Gulager, 2012, US) Danielle Panabaker, Ving Rhames, David Hasselhoff. 83 mins
When a water park replaces its lifeguards with strippers, human sashimi, cult casting and uninhibited ridiculousness are, inevitably, on the menu.
Out on Friday
2 Days In New York
Julie Delpy and Chris Rock have family issues.
The Man With The Jazz Guitar
Documentary on Ken Sykora.
Out from Tue
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Landmark all-male version.
Out from Tue
The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen makes more mischief.
Out from Wed
The Raid
Punch-happy martial arts action.
Even The Rain
Spanish film-making/political drama.
If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle
Romanian realism about a juvenile offender.
She Monkeys
Swedish teen riding school drama.
The Source
Comical Arabic tale.
The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp
The wartime great returns.
Coming soon
In two weeks ... Wes Anderson's all-star Moonrise Kingdom … Down memory-wipe lane with Men In Black III …
In three weeks ... Ridley Scott's anticipated sci-fi Prometheus … Whisky galore in Ken Loach's The Angels' Share …
In a month ... Plan B takes on broken Britain in Ill Manors … Simon Pegg stars in British comedy A Fantastic Fear Of Everything …
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/12/this-weeks-new-films
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