X-Men: Apocalypse

Director: Bryan Singer

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3385516

Review: Slow and dull with no weight behind its attempted emotional arc and not a single earned moment.

Watch it if: You really feel the need to.

And if you liked: Stargate, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fantastic Four (2015)

Green Room

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4062536

Review: Uses your movie expectations to sideswipe you while delivering strong tension throughout and some deeply impressive performances.

Watch it if: You can handle some rough violence.

And if you liked: Blue Ruin, The Last House on the Left, Misery

Entertainment

Director: Rick Alverson

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3343784

Review: Strange and unsettling with beautiful photography and a tone that manages to pull you in while still keeping you at arms length.

Watch it if: You're ok with a more ponderous film.

And if you liked: The Comedy, Gerry, Inland Empire

Captain America: Civil War

Director: Anthony and Joe Russo

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3498820

Review: Drags a little and could hit higher but dazzles with inventive action and strong character work.

Watch it if: You enjoy good superhero fare.

And if you liked: Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers, The Empire Strikes Back

My Cousin Vinny

Director: Jonathan Lynn

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104952

Review: Tightly structured and well balanced with fun characters and plenty of intrigue.

Watch it if: You enjoy a comedy being well structured as well as funny.

And if you liked: Legally Blonde, Analyze This

Keanu

Director: Peter Atencio

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4139124

Review: Carries some inconsistency of characters and odd floating remnants of deleted threads but is undeniably laugh-out-loud funny throughout.

Watch it if: You like Key and Peele and/or cute kittens.

And if you liked: Key and Peele, 21 Jump Street, Deadpool

Zootropolis

Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948356

Review: Doesn't quite reach the heights that it could but delivers a fair amount of enjoyable story and fun humour.

Watch it if: You want some reasonably well made light entertainment.

And if you liked: Monsters University, Wreck-It Ralph, How to Train Your Dragon

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Director: Zack Snyder

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2975590

Review: A largely incoherent mess of a thing with a few brief glimpses at material that might be enjoyable in a different set of hands.

Watch it if: You absolutely need to see for yourself, otherwise don't.

And if you liked: Watchmen, Spider-Man 3, Man of Steel

10 Cloverfield Lane

Director: Dan Trachtenberg

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179933

Review: Loses momentum towards the end but delivers some strong tension helped by excellent performances.

Watch it if: You're not expecting or wanting a direct sequel.

And if you liked: The Mist, Cloverfield, War of the Worlds (2005)

Hail, Caesar!

Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475290

Review: Plenty of humour and a few impressive set pieces but harder to crack than is immediately apparent.

Watch it if: You're a fan of the Coen brothers.

And if you liked: Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, The Hudsucker Proxy