Films out this week

Iron Man 2 (12A) (Jon Favreau, 2010, US) Robert Downey Jr, Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow. 125 mins Considering his CEO status, it's no surprise that Tony Stark's return feels more like an upgrade than a sequel. It's this season's must-have tech-form with a human interface, machine-tooled for enhanced multiplex performance, even if it has trouble finding much to say. Downey divides his time between battling his own ego and Rourke's ridiculous Russian baddie – among other myriad convoluted Marvel-universe subplots – but it's all about as exciting as the launch of a new MacBook. Revanche (15) (Götz Spielmann, 2008, Aus) Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko. 122 mins An Austrian noir thriller, this takes the heist-gone-wrong set-up to intriguing new territory – the countryside – giving our sympathetic crook a new perspective, and bringing him perilously close to his cop nemesis. Valhalla Rising (15) (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2009, Den/UK) Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson. 100 mins This gory, hallucinatory Viking odyssey makes an indelible impression, as Mikkelsen's mute, one-eyed warrior journeys from the highlands to the Holy Land. The Disappearance Of Alice Creed (18) (J Blakeson, 2009, UK) Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan. 100 mins Brit kidnap thriller that does a fine job with just three actors, one location and an agreeably twisty plot. A Boy Called Dad (15) (Brian Percival, 2009, UK) Kyle Ward, Ian Hart. 80 mins A father's view of teen pregnancy, as a 13-year-old finds himself cut off by the mother, and takes matters into his own hands. The Milk Of Sorrow (12A) (Claudia Llosa, 2009, Spa/Per) Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez. 98 mins Delicate portrait of a young Peruvian woman dealing with the country's 1980s guerrilla terror campaigns. Housefull (NC) (Sajid Khan, 2010, Ind) Akshay Kumar. 135 mins Bollywood farce, with Kumar as a London lothario. Erasing David (NC) (David Bond, Melinda McDougall, 2009, UK) 80 mins Orwell's Big Brother meets C4's, as a documentary maker goes on the run and challenges private eyes to find him using whatever private data they can get – which is plenty. 24 City (U) (Jia Zhang Ke, 2008, Chi) Chen Jianbin, Joan Chen. 112 mins Jia continues to chronicle China's changing landscape, this time with a docudrama about a factory making way for luxury apartments. Gentlemen Broncos (12A) (Jared Hess, 2009, US) Michael Angarano, Jennifer Coolidge. 90 mins Napoleon Dynamite director Hess concocts this messy tale of a teen whose novel idea is stolen by his hero. The Last Song (PG) (Julie Anne Robinson, 2010, US) Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear. 107 mins Cyrus and weepie-master Nicholas Sparks (Dear John, The Notebook) join forces to extract tears and pocket money from teenage girls. Cleo From 5 To 7 (PG) (Agnès Varda, 1962, Fra/Ita) Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller. 90 mins Masterpiece of the French New Wave, tracking two hours in the life of an anxious Parisian singer. OUT FROM FRIDAY A Nightmare On Elm Street Jackie Earle Haley reboots dream killer Freddy Krueger. The Back-Up Plan J-Lo reclaims her place in the romcom community. One Night In Turin Doc about England's memorable Italia 90 football campaign. Furry Vengeance Woodland creatures take on nasty property developers. Hot Tub Time Machine Time-travel gets played for 1980s retro laughs. Four Lions Chris Morris fights terror with humour. Just For The Record Brit film-making mockumentary. Psych 9 Horror set in an abandoned hospital. A Room And A Half Artsy biopic of a Russian poet. SUS Thatcher-era drama dealing with police racism. COMING SOON In two weeks … Russell Crowe is all aquiver as ace bowman Robin Hood … War is hell in the Israeli conflict drama Lebanon … In three weeks … Nic Cage plays bad cop in Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant … Bruce Willis plays not-much-cop in Kevin Smith's Cop Out … In a month … Carrie Bradshaw returns for the inevitable Sex And The City 2 … Chris Evans wins the lead in The Losers …