Public Enemies

Director: Michael Mann

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/

Review: Some fantastic cinematography and composition but is let down by it's black & white characterisation and length.

Go see it if: You can handle some violence.

And if you liked: Miller's Crossing, The Black Dahlia

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Director: Michael Bay

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/

Review: A ridiculously long mess that just gets more and more stupid with every single unwelcome second.

Go see it if: You can handle hearing Green Day's new single like, five separate times. We get it, you want us to buy it.

And if you liked: Transformers, The Matrix, Armageddon, The Matrix Revolutions

The Hangover

Director: Todd Phillips

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646/

Review: Very funny and original film that doesn't quite break the mould but certainly cracks it.

Go see it if: You want some fun and laughs and can handle some nudity.

And if you liked: Old School, Go, Superbad

Added cult bonus: Zach Galifianakis

Leviathan

Director: George P. Cosmatos

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097737/

Review: Good enough action horror with a dodgy ending but it's hard to shake the feeling that it's just Alien underwater.

Rent it if: You want an enjoyable 90 minutes of claustrophobic monster horror.

And if you liked: Alien, The Thing, Event Horizon

Terminator Salvation

Director: McG

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438488/

Review: Enjoyable action film with superb special effects but littered with some really stupid moments.

Go see it if: You can handle that the meatheads in the audience are being considered a bit too much.

And if you liked: The Terminator films obviously, Aliens, some of the visuals of Children of Men

Drag Me to Hell

Director: Sam Raimi

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127180/

Review: An absolute rollercoaster of hilarity and jumps.

Go see it if: You don't expect to actually be scared, but can enjoy that.

And if you liked: Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Braindead

Synecdoche, New York

Director: Charlie Kaufman

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383028/

Review: An intensely cerebral and complex film that digs deep into human emotion.

Go see it if: You have a clear head and don't mind the realisation that you'll probably have to see it again.

And if you liked: Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Barton Fink

Coraline

Director: Henry Selick

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327597/

Review: Deliciously creepy and visually arresting.

Go see it if: Just go see it

And if you liked: The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Return to Oz

Check this out: Coraline

Star Trek

Director: J.J. Abrams

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/

Review: Lots of fun and very enjoyable despite being difficult to become fully engaged with.

Go see it if: You like Star Trek and even if you don't. I wasn't a fan and I still enjoyed it.

And if you liked: Star Trek films (doy), Star Wars

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Director: Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387412/

Review: A very bizarre and funny documentary with questionable motives and editing.

Rent it if: You're interested in Metallica whether it be positive or negative.

And if you liked: This is Spinal Tap