Films out this week

Father Of My Children (12A) (Mia Hansen-Løve, 2009, Fra/Ger) Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli, Alice de Lencquesaing. 111 mins Few viewers of this will be tempted by a career in the movies – at least not in European arthouse circles. And yet this wise, patient drama is a good advert for the very type of cinema it mourns. At its centre is a charming, cultured, workaholic French producer who's rarely off the phone but still manages to be a great father (albeit a distracted husband). His business is crumbling, though, and when it all becomes too much for him, others must pick up the pieces. Unsentimental but moving, it says a great deal – particularly about art and life – without ever feeling like it's trying to say anything. Alice In Wonderland (PG) (Tim Burton, 2010, US) Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Matt Lucas. 109 mins Burton fits out Carroll's rabbit hole with all the 3D CGI whistles and celebrity bells you could wish for. His visual invention is ideally suited to this don't-call-it-a-sequel, as grown-up Alice reacquaints herself with the eccentrics of Wonderland, and they're all drawn to a big battle climax. 1234 (15) (Giles Borg, 2009, UK) Ian Bonar, Lyndsey Marshal. 76 mins Gentle, lo-fi chronicle of a struggling indie group that will be familiar to many a student wannabe, with its musical differences and ill-attended gigs. Like the band themselves, it lacks any great ambition or invention, but it's heartfelt. Exit Through The Gift Shop (15) (2010, US/UK) 87 mins Mischievous mockumentary "edited" by Banksy, in which a film-maker hanging out with key street artists (Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader, etc) decides to cash in on the art world's credulity himself. Are we being suckered as well? Who knows what to believe? Ondine (12A) (Neil Jordan, 2010, Ire/US) Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Stephen Rea. 111 mins Jordan wobbles between fairytale and reality, as Farrell's troubled fisherman (ex-alcoholic, terminally ill daughter) literally nets a Polish supermodel one day, and finds his luck changing. Legion (15) (Scott Stewart, 2010, US) Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid Bettany and others lend this off-the-shelf end-of-days thriller a respectability it doesn't deserve, as humanity fends off vengeful angels with lots of big guns. Chloe (15) (Atom Egoyan, 2009, US/Can/Fra) Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson. 96 mins A cautionary tale against hiring a prostitute to seduce your husband in order to find out if he's cheating on you, with all the raciness and ridiculousness the premise suggests. Case 39 (15) (Christian Alvart, 2009, US) Renée Zellweger. 110 mins Care worker Zellweger takes in an abused little girl, only to realise too late this is another scary-child horror. Motherhood (15) (Katherine Dieckmann, 2009, US) Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards. 89 mins Thurman plays to her weaknesses in a comedy whose big revelation is that being a parent is sometimes quite difficult. The Shouting Men (15) (Steve Kelly, 2010, UK) Craig Fairbrass. 81 mins Gillingham fans hit the road and the tinnies in this excessively blokey comedy. OUT FROM FRIDAY The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson's bestseller becomes a hefty Swedish mystery. Green Zone Matt Damon searches for Iraq's WMD in this topical action thriller. Shutter Island Leonardo DiCaprio's visit to a remote insane asylum turns into a nightmare assignment. Hachiko: A Dog's Story The true story of a faithful mutt inspires a sentimental Richard Gere movie. The Ape Cryptic Swedish study of a desperate man. The Kreutzer Sonata Tolstoy-based marital drama led by Danny Huston. Under Great White Northern Lights The White Stripes rock deepest Canada. COMING SOON In two weeks … Jim Carrey is smitten by Ewan McGregor in I Love You Phillip Morris … Retro babysitting horror The House Of The Devil … In three weeks … The Iranian underground indie scene in No One Knows About Persian Cats … Sandra Bullock's Oscar shot The Blind Side … In a month … Amateur vigilantism gone wild in Kick-Ass …