AT THE MOVIES

Comedy/drama (M, offensive language). American Sniper’s Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller reunite for this tale of an outrageous chef who tries to redeem his enfant terrible reputation after losing his Paris restaurant. John Wells (August: Osage County) directs; Omar Sy, Daniel Bruhl, Uma Thurman and Emma Thompson costar.

LISTEN TO ME MARLON

Documentary (M, offensive language). Charts the rises and falls of Marlon Brando. ‘‘Confronting and compelling, Listen to Me Marlon offers plenty of revelations about the latterly reclusive legend, especially if you’ve ever wondered why he rejected his Academy Award for The Godfather and was never the same after he made Last Tango in Paris.’’ – James Croot.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION (3-D)

Horror (R13, violence, horror scenes, content may disturb). Talk about deja vu: a family moves into a house and unearths a video camera and box of tapes in a found footage franchise that seems to be on a perpetual plot loop.

THE WALK (3-D)

Drama (PG, coarse language). ‘‘Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Philippe Petit in Robert Zemeckis’ virtuoso cinematic re-creation of the French high-wire walker’s 1974 Twin Towers stunt. Harnessing the wizardry of 3-D Imax to magnify the sheer transporting wonder, the youare-there thrill of the experience, the film’s payoff more than compensates for a lumbering setup.’’ – The Hollywood Reporter. Horror (R16, graphic violence, horror, sex scenes, offensive language). ‘‘This is director Guillermo del Toro at his gleeful best. The plot might be nothing but a Victorian melodrama ripped straight out a dozen classic gothic horrors, but the execution (if you’ll pardon the pun) is pure gold.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

FAR FROM MEN

Drama (M, violence). A Christian and a Muslim seesaw as captor and captive as they trek across deserts and mountains amid war brewing in Algiers. Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb (Zero Dark Thirty) star. ‘‘A simple story quite beautifully told.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

LEGEND

Crime (R18, graphic violence, offensive language). Tom Hardy plays Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the violent twins of the ‘60s London underworld. ‘‘A brace of tremendously flashy lead performances and some cracking work by the digital effects department do not a great film make.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

UMRIKA

Drama (M, violence, offensive language). Life of Pi’s Suraj Sharma and Grand Budapest Hotel’s Tony Revolori play best friends in search of one’s brother who’s left their Indian village to explore America. ‘‘Bittersweet drama that marries themes of aspirational migration with coming of age and cultural traditions that are broken.’’ – Urban Cinefile.

BLACK MASS

Crime (R16, violence, offensive language). Johnny Depp plays notorious mobster James ‘‘Whitey’’ Bulger in a true-crime dramatisation co-starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton and Dakota Johnson. ‘‘A more than competent and occasionally quite enthralling journey through a version of the truth.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

EVER THE LAND

Documentary (E). Observational record of a landmark architectural project by Ngai Tuhoe. ‘‘Whether you come for the architecture – which is gorgeous – or to learn something more of New Zealand’s most misrepresented iwi, you’ll leave having seen a very well put together and watchable film.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

MISS YOU ALREADY

Romantic comedy/drama (M, sex scenes, offensive language). The close friendship between two women is tested when one’s diagnosed with breast cancer and the other learns she’s pregnant. ‘‘Underneath that patina of predictability and preachiness lies an anarchic BFF tale, helped greatly by the casting of Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore.’’ – James Croot.

MACBETH

War (R16, graphic violence). ‘‘Aussie director Justin Kurzel’s brutal, but nuanced take on that ‘Scottish play’ is authentic and firmly located in place and time while Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender do plenty of justice to Shakespeare’s infamous conniving couple.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

THE MARTIAN (3-D)

Sci-fi (M, offensive language). Ridley Scott directs Matt Damon. ‘‘This hoary old plot – man alone in space must survive while rescuers race to reach him – has yielded one the funniest, smartest and biggesthearted films I’ve seen in ages.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

PAN

Family (PG, violence, scary scenes). ‘‘The ‘origin yarn’ every superhero eventually gets, reimagined for the character of Peter Pan, is an overstuffed, noisy, candy-coloured mess of a film. But that’s not always a bad thing.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

QUEEN AND COUNTRY

Drama (M, violence, offensive language, sex scenes). John Boorman’s last film is a belated sequel to 1987’s Hope and Glory. ‘‘Something of a very British Catch 22 – minus the surrealism – meeting Satire (M, violence, offensive language, drug use). An idealistic plumber tries to convince corrupt Russian bureaucrats to evacuate a crumbling apartment block. ‘‘As bleak as a Russian winter’s day and a perversely very enjoyable and engrossing way to spend a couple of hours.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

THE INTERN

Comedy (M, offensive language). Robert De Niro plays a 70-year-old widower who becomes a senior intern for Anne Hathaway’s fashion website. ‘‘Writer-director Nancy Myers’ sweet and charming comedy’s success is down to the chemistry of its two leads.’’ – James Croot.

PIXELS

Action-comedy (PG, violence, coarse language, sexual references). Can an ex-’80s video games champ thwart an attack from real space invaders? Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Peter Dinklage star. ‘‘It all feels a little bit second-hand and slightly grimy.’’ – James Croot.

IRIS

Documentary (M, offensive language). ‘‘A hugely well put-together film about a fabulous human being: Iris Mystery/musical (M, sex scenes, offensive language, content that may offend). The transcripts of interviews with residents in a British town where a serial killer preyed on prostitutes are set to music. ‘‘Clever, dislocating and unashamedly arty.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

THE NIGHTINGALE

Drama (G). ‘‘The second-ever official FrenchChinese co-production sees French director Philippe Muyl adapt his 2002 film about the bond-building journey between an old man and a young girl to rural, southwestern China.’’ – The Hollywood Reporter.

EVEREST

Adventure (M, content that may disturb). Dramatisation of the tragic 1996 disaster on Mt Everest involving Kiwi Rob Hall. Baltasar Kormakur (2 Guns, Contraband) directs Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke and Keira Knightley. ‘‘Monumentally spectacular.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.

AMY

Documentary (M, drug use, offensive language, content that may disturb). ‘‘Saddening, maddening, honest, non-exploitive and more often than not spectacularly well put together.’’ – Graeme Tuckett.