Rush (15)
(Ron Howard, 2013, US/Ger/UK) Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde. 122 mins
In the tyre tracks of Senna comes another Formula One thrill ride, dramatising the Hunt vs Lauda rivalry that peaked in 1976. And again, it's hard to resist, even for non-fans. There's track action aplenty but the core is a clash of opposites: Hunt the debonair playboy vs Lauda the cold calculator (Brühl is terrific). To watch, it's more of a Hunt: playing fast and loose with the facts, but easy enough on the eye to get away with it.
In A World… (15)
(Lake Bell, 2013, US) Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins. 93 mins
Bell creates a fine showcase for her own versatility with this satire of the cut-throat (or at least sore-throat) Hollywood voiceover industry. Her rivalry with her father is one of myriad work, family and romantic issues that add up to a satisfying screwball scenario.
White House Down (12A)
(Roland Emmerich, 2013, US) Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx. 131 mins
Serial blower-upper Emmerich brings his special effects kit to bear on a presidential siege thriller that plays out predictably like a dumbed-down version of Die Hard.
The Artist And The Model (12A)
(Fernando Trueba, 2012, Spa/Fra) Jean Rochefort, Aida Folch, Claudia Cardinale. 105 mins
Handsome but old-fashioned tale of man's artistic endeavour and woman's unclothed role in it, set in wartime France.
Borrowed Time (15)
(Jules Bishop, 2012, UK) Phil Davis. 88 mins
Haphazard youth comedy that's more Inbetweeners than Kidulthood, as an inept hoodie burglar strikes up a friendship with his would-be victim.
Insidious: Chapter 2 (15)
(James Wan, 2013, US) Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey. 105 mins
Saw merchant Wan consolidates his new horror franchise, though this is more ghost train than torture porn, with supernatural forces spooking a happy family.
42 (12A)
(Brian Helgeland, 2013, US) Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford. 128 mins
The story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in Major League baseball, rendered as a standard sports biopic.
Classe Tous Risques (12A)
(Claude Sautet, 1960, Fra) Lino Ventura, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sandra Milo. 110 mins
Criminally neglected crime thriller, in which Ventura's exiled thug is looking to return home via "one last job".
Justin And The Knights Of Valour (PG)
(Manuel Sicilia, 2013, Spa) Freddie Highmore, Saoirse Ronan, Antonio Banderas. 96 mins
Second-tier Spanish-made kids' fantasy aping Shrek and Brave, with many celebrity voices.
Sir Billi (U)
(Sascha Hartman, 2012, UK) Sean Connery. 76 mins
Connery plays an action-hero vet in Scotland's first animation – don't hold your breath for the second.
Grand Masti (15)
(Indra Kumar, 2013, Ind) Ritesh Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani. 135 mins
Horny married men seek sex in Bollywood's answer to American Reunion.
Out from Friday
The Blueblack Hussar
Documentary on Adam Ant's comeback.
Out from Tue
Def Leppard Viva Hysteria
The metal band play live.
Out from Thu
Diana
Naomi Watts reconstructs the princess's secret love affair.
Metro Manila
Intense Filipino crime thriller from Britain's Sean Ellis.
Cold Comes The Night
Bryan Cranston gets nasty in this kidnap thriller.
RIPD
Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds take policing beyond the grave.
Kelly + Victor
Scousers in a dangerous liaison.
Hawking
The physicist narrates his own life story.
The Call
Halle Berry on the line to rescue an abducted girl.
InRealLife
Timely doc on kids and the web.
Harrigan
A hard-nosed 1970s cop takes on Tyneside lawlessness.
9.79*
Documentary on the 1988 Olympic men's 100m scandal.
Phata Poster Nikla Hero
Shahid Kapoor leads a Hindi cop comedy.
Coming soon
In two weeks... Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine… Jake Gyllenhaal in true-life kidnap thriller Prisoners…
In three weeks... Sex addicts speak in Thanks For Sharing… James McAvoy wallows in Irvine Welsh's Filth…
In a month... The 'Batch does Assange for The Fifth Estate… Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan relight their love in Le Week-End…
