This week's new films

Rock Of Ages (12A) (Adam Shankman, 2012, US) Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones. 123 mins Doing for 1980s hair metal what Mamma Mia! did for Abba, this glossy musical gives you the broad pleasures of pantomime rather than rock'n'roll danger, with theatrical star turns and a playlist of power ballads hung around an archetypal tale of a smalltown girl and a wannabe rock star boy on LA's Sunset Strip. You can stop believin' now. Cosmopolis (15) (David Cronenberg, 2012, Fra/Can/Por/Ita) Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon. 109 mins Don De Lillo's prescient novella makes for a cool Manhattan odyssey, centred on Pattinson's jaded banker and the Occupy zeitgeist. Polisse (15) (Maïwenn, 2011, Fra) Karin Viard, Joey Starr, Marina Foïs. 128 mins A Wire-like approach to a French child protection unit reaps dividends for this docu-style procedural. Red Lights (15) (Rodrigo Cortés, 2012, US/Spa) Cillian Murphy, Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver. 113 mins Paranormal debunkers Murphy and Weaver face off De Niro's shifty psychic in this X-Filesy thriller. A Royal Affair (15) (Nikolaj Arcel, 2012, Den/Swe/Cze/Ger) Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Alicia Vikander. 138 mins Rich and vivid dramatisation of Denmark's 18th-century queen Caroline, and her fateful allegiance with her mad husband's physician. Kosmos (12A) (Reha Erdem, 2010, Tur/Bul) Sermet Yesil, Türkü Turan, Serkan Keskin. 122 mins Surreal imagery and eccentric characters aplenty in a parable of a snowy Turkish village that takes in an eccentric stranger. Fast Girls (12A) (Regan Hall, 2012, UK) Leonora Crichlow, Lily James, Rupert Graves. 91 mins Bend It Like Beckham-ish sprint drama pitching the new girl against the well-bred champ. Can they pull together as Team GB? Late September (15) (Jon Sanders, 2012, UK) Anna Mottram, Bob Goody, Charlotte Palmer. 88 mins A 65th birthday party brings up deep-seated relationship issues in this naturalistic low-budget drama. Requiem For A Killer (12A) (Jérôme Le Gris, 2011, Fra) Mélanie Laurent, Clovis Cornillac. 92 mins A hitwoman poses as an opera singer in this unlikely thriller. A Thousand Kisses Deep (15) (Dana Lustig, 2011, UK/US) Emilia Fox, Dougray Scott, David Warner. 84 mins Sketchy attempt to render the psychoanalytic process as a time-bending relationship drama. Ferrari Ki Sawaari (PG) (Rajesh Mapuskar, 2012, Ind) Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani. 139 mins Hindi adventure revolving around a cricket-mad boy and a stolen sports car. Nuremberg (12A) (Stuart Schulberg, 1948, US) 78 mins Restored, rarely seen documentary recording the landmark Nazi trials. The Man Who Fell To Earth (18) (Nicolas Roeg, 1976, UK) David Bowie, Rip Torn. 139 mins Uniquely strange alien oddity that plays to Bowie's strengths. Out from Friday Where Do We Go Now? Lebanese village drama. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Presidential spin on vampire action movies. Out from Wed Wagner's Dream Doc on Robert Lepage's production. Out from Wed The Five Year Engagement Jason Segel and Emily Blunt's romance is affected by delays. Lay The Favourite Las Vegas gambling comedy. Chernobyl Diaries Danger-tourism horror. Cloclo Jérémie Renier plays French singer Claude François. Silent Souls Elegiac drama reviving Russia's pagan roots. Think Like A Man Battle-of-the-sexes comedy. Victim Sex, violence and surgery in this lurid horror. Planet Of Snail Korean doc on a deaf-blind man. The Last Projectionist Doc calling time on the age of celluloid cinema. Teri Meri Kahaani Three Bollywood romances for the price of one. White Collar Hooligan The life of a violent football fan. Coming soon In two weeks … White-trash noir in William Friedkin's Killer Joe … Bridesmaids-style comedy Friends With Kids … In three weeks … Andrew Garfield reboots The Amazing Spider-Man … Odd-couple killers hit the road in God Bless America … In a month … Channing Tatum is male stripper Magic Mike … Adrien Brody leads hard-hitting school drama Detachment