Fall

A punchy and intelligent tale, co-written by Michael Tolkin, about an unethical yuppie lawyer (Ben Affleck) locked in a battle of wills with a troubled divorcee (Samuel L Jackson). Toni Collette and Sydney Pollack lead the heavyweight supporting cast, and director Roger Michell delivers a bracing state-of-the-nation bulletin in the vein of Falling Down.

Vital live dispatches from the last five months in the life of Ian Curtis

Not-quite-brilliant follow-up to Two Against Nature from US collegiate pop's Lennon & McCartney

Classic frat-rock spanning 1964-66

Young Dublin five-piece capture sound of summer on West Coast-fixated debut

Ungainly gothic masterpiece marks partial return to classic rock

Claude Lelouch arguably never surpassed this 1966 Oscar-winning romance, which sweetened French new wave experimentation for the global mainstream. For all the heart-tugging lyricism, it's still immensely affecting. Bright Anouk Aimée and brave Jean-Louis Trintignant, both widowed, fall in love as that durable theme tune twinkles away.

The Wachowski brothers' kick-ass cyber-noir sequel bows to mainstream demands but still delivers

Patricia Highsmith's villain comes to life again

Stylish slice of sub-John Woo heroic bloodshed