Despite strong performances, impressive effects and a handful of decent action scenes, Jon Favreau’s eagerly-awaited Iron Man sequel is, unfortunately, not as good as the first film, thanks to a painfully slow, relatively action-free middle section and the occasional mis-step.

Directed by Jon Favreau, Iron Man 2 is the eagerly-awaited sequel to 2008′s Marvel superhero smash hit. Having revealed his secret identity to the world, billionaire Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) comes under increasing pressure from the US government to turn over the “Iron Man weapon”. However, Stark faces a far more immediate threat when he discovers that the Iron Man suit is slowly killing him by poisoning his blood.
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Supermarket clerk and aspiring musician Arthur (Robert Pattinson) is struggling with a self-diagnosed “quarterlife crisis” brought on by emotionally distant parents (Michael Irving and David Mamet regular Rebecca Pidgeon) and a general sense of aimlessness. When he writes a letter explaining his situation to Dr. Levi Ellington (Powell Jones), the Canadian author of self-help book “It’s Not Your Fault,” Arthur is surprised to hear that the doctor plans to make a personal house call to help him out.

Originally just a twee British indie that won a minor prize at the 2008 Slamdance film festival, “How to Be” suddenly became something more when Pattinson turned into an overnight sensation last year with his role in blockbuster vampire romance “Twilight.” Still, the expectations for this movie’s appeal aren’t too high—it’s bypassing theaters for an exclusive On Demand premiere from IFC Festival Direct.
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Brilliantly written and superbly directed, this is terrific fun from start to finish, thanks to colourful, inventive production design, fabulous fight scenes and pitch-perfect performances from Aaron Johnson and Chloe Grace Moretz.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, Kick-Ass is based on the comic by Mark Millar and stars Aaron Johnson as nerdy New York teenager Dave Lizewski, who decides to make himself a superhero suit and fight crime under the secret alter-ego Kick-Ass, despite not having any powers. Naturally, Dave immediately gets beaten to a pulp but thanks to YouTube he quickly catches the attention of both the city and local gangster Frank D’Amico (Mark Strong), who thinks Kick-Ass is responsible for killing several of his henchmen.
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Brilliantly directed, superbly written and featuring a terrific performance from Leonardo DiCaprio, this is a thoroughly gripping thriller that packs a powerfully emotional punch.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane and set in 1954. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as US Marshal Teddy Daniels, who heads to the remote Shutter Island hospital for the criminally insane with his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), in order to investigate the case of missing patient Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), who murdered her own children.
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“Date Night” stars a dream pairing for fans of Star World must-see TV: “The Office’s” Steve Carell and “30 Rock’s” Tina Fey as New Jersey suburbanites who, in a case of mistaken identity, find themselves mired in a blackmail conspiracy that goes all the way to the top. As inspired as their casting might seem, however, it’s also one of the things about the film that doesn’t quite work. Not that “Date Night” is not funny. It is the comedy slathered on like homemade frosting to hold this crumbling boxed cake of a plot together.
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