World War Z | Before Midnight | Spike Island | Fire In The Night | Like Someone In Love | Snitch | I Am Nasrine | The Seasoning House | Shun Li and The Poet | Black Rock | I Am Breathing | A Haunted House
World War Z (15)
(Marc Forster, 2013, US/Mal) Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale. 116 mins
In the end, the much-reported delays, reshoots and overspend have at least resulted in a watchable disaster epic, even if this brings little to the zombie apocalypse party save for a huge guest list. Forster's film finds Pitt pitted against insect-like hordes of the sprinting dead, as his UN agent trots round the globe trying to trace the source of the epidemic, save his family and avoid getting chomped. Mild spoiler alert: blame Wales.
Before Midnight (15)
(Richard Linklater, 2013, US) Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Walter Lassally. 109 mins
A satisfying return for the comfortable screen couple, now together but burdened by history, responsibility and middle age. Is the sun setting on their romance, or is it a new dawn?
Spike Island (15)
(Mat Whitecross, 2012, UK) Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Jordan Murphy. 105 mins
Five Manchester lads are on a mission to the Stone Roses' seminal gig, in an affectionate but predictable 1990s nostalgia trip that often loses its way.
Fire In The Night (NC)
(Anthony Wonke, 2012, UK) 93 mins
Account of the 1988 Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, using survivor testimony and archive footage.
Like Someone In Love (12A)
(Abbas Kiarostami, 2012, Fra/Jap) Tadashi Okuno, Rin Takanashi, Ryo Kase. 110 mins
The Iranian auteur turns in an ambiguous study of an encounter between a college-age Tokyo call-girl and an elderly academic.
Snitch (12A)
(Ric Roman Waugh, 2013, US) Dwayne Johnson, Jon Bernthal, Susan Sarandon. 112 mins
An ordinary dad must infiltrate a drug cartel to reduce his son's prison sentence in this fact-based but nevertheless far-fetched action thriller.
I Am Nasrine (15)
(Tina Gharavi, 2012, UK) Micsha Sadhegi, Shiraz Haq, Christian Coulson. 93 mins
Drama in which teenage siblings flee from repressive Tehran to chilly Newcastle.
The Seasoning House (18)
(Paul Hyett, 2012, UK) Rosie Day, Sean Pertwee, Kevin Howarth. 90 mins
A Balkan brothel worker takes revenge on her paramilitary captors in this violent horror.
Shun Li And The Poet (15)
(Andrea Segre, 2011, Ita/Fra) Tao Zao, Rade Serbedzija. 98 mins
A Chinese mother and an eastern European fisherman come together in Italy for a delicate immigrant drama.
Black Rock (15)
(Katie Aselton, 2012, US) Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth. 80 mins
Three girls' island bonding trip goes all Deliverance when they encounter a trio of macho hunters.
I Am Breathing (NC)
(Emma Davie, Morag McKinnon, 2013, Den/UK) 72 mins
Intimate, reflective chronicle of the final months of a young British father with motor neurone disease who decides to face his death with dignity.
A Haunted House (15)
(Michael Tiddes, 2013, US) Marlon Wayans, Marlene Forte, David Koechner. 86 mins
Horror spoof aiming at recent targets (Paranormal Activity, Last Exorcism, etc).
Out from Friday
Despicable Me 2
More animated fun with supervillain Steve Carell and his minions.
This Is The End
Seth Rogen, James Franco and co face up to the Apocalypse.
The Act Of Killing
Extraordinary take on Indonesian genocide.
The East
Undercover with a cell of eco-terrorists.
Renoir
Drama centred on the French painter/film-maker father and son.
Stand Up Guys
Al Pacino and Christopher Walken play over-the-hill crooks.
Hummingbird
Jason Statham seeks revenge.
Stories We Tell
Sarah Polley turns her family history into documentary.
I Want Your Love
San Francisco-based gay drama.
Night Of Silence
Drama with echoes of 1,001 Nights.
Venus And Serena
Doc on the Williams sisters.
The Battle Of The Sexes
Doc on the 1973 man v woman tennis showdown.
Ghanchakkar
Hindi crime comedy.
Jatt & Juliet 2
Panjabi romcom sequel.
Coming soon
In two weeks ... Celeb-targeting teen thieves in Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring … Ben Wheatley's civil war horror A Field In England …
In three weeks ... Giant robots v giant aliens in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim … Pixar prequel Monsters University …
In a month ... Simon Pegg and Nick Frost go to The World's End … Felicity Jones leads indie drama Breathe In…
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jun/22/this-weeks-new-films
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