This week's new films

The Amazing Spider-Man (12A) (Marc Webb, 2012, US) James Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Denis Leary. 136 mins New, improved-formula Spider-Man: does whatever last decade's Spider-Man couldn't! The world was hardly screaming out for a rejigged "origins" story, but this at least gives you less comic-book primary colour and more teen-drama shading. Plus better special effects, although the rooftop monster-battle climax feels same-old. Yes, it's a brazenly commercial exercise, but Garfield's limber geekiness tips the balance. God Bless America (15) (Bobcat Goldthwait, 2011, US) Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith. 105 mins American media idiocy literally comes under fire in this outlandish Falling Down-meets-Natural Born Killers shooting spree. The Hunter (15) (Daniel Nettheim, 2011, Aus) Willem Dafoe, Frances O'Connor, Sam Neill. 102 mins Dafoe's craggy gravitas dominates this scenic tale of a hunt for the extinct (or is it?) Tasmanian Tiger. Strawberry Fields (15) (Frances Lea, 2012, UK) Anna Madeley, Christine Bottomley. 87 mins Modest but promising debut from Lea, concerning two sisters whose love-hate relationship comes to a histrionic head during a Kent fruit-picking job. Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (15) (Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre, 2012, US) 106 mins Conventional but fascinating doc on the highly unconventional performance artist. The Women On The 6th Floor (12A) (Philippe Le Guay, 2010, Fra) Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke. 104 mins Mild upstairs-downstairs satire in this French comedy. You've Been Trumped (PG) (Anthony Baxter, 2011, UK) 95 mins Stubborn Scots give Donald Trump a run for his money in this protest doc by mounting a Local Hero-style challenge to his habitat-wrecking golf resort plan. The Players (18) (Various, 2012, Fra) Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche. 109 mins Unconnected tales of male philandering told by various directors, including the two leads and Michel "The Artist" Hazanavicius. 7 Days In Havana (15) (Various, 2012, Fra/Spa) Josh Hutcherson, Daniel Brühl. 129 mins Seven directors pass the baton in what adds up to a weak week's worth of short films. Ping Pong (PG) (Hugh Hartford, 2012, UK) 80 mins Generous doc on the over-80s Table Tennis World Championships. Quatermass And The Pit (12A) (Roy Ward Baker, 1967, UK) James Donald, Andrew Keir. 98 mins Superior Hammer sci-fi. Katy Perry: Part Of Me (PG) (Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, 2012, US) 97 mins Fans-only chronicle of the pop star's "journey". Bol Bachchan (12A) (Rohit Shetty, 2012, Ind) Ajay Devgn, Asin, Abhishek Bachchan. 160 mins Devgn lies his way out of his depth in a broad identity comedy. Total Recall (15) (Paul Verhoeven, 1990, US) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone. 114 mins Mind-melting Martian mayhem in this Arnie sci-fi. Out from Friday Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Sid and pals return after last weekend's preview screenings. Magic Mike Steven Soderbergh's stripping yarn. Out Wed Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Meet the world's last odd couple. Detachment Adrien Brody leads a school drama. Nostalgia For The Light Chile's Patrizio Guzman goes stargazing in the desert. Petit Nicolas Hit French kids' film. The Giants Belgian adolescents get by without grown-ups. Cocktail London-set Indian romance. Comes A Bright Day Love blossoms during a London jewellery heist. Electrick Children A pregnant Mormon girl runs away to the city. Salute Documentary on an infamous Olympic moment from 1968. The Soul Of Flies Spanish brothers take a road trip. Tortoise In Love Hesitant courtship with an English country gardener. Coming soon In two weeks … Batman's last stand in The Dark Knight Rises … Andrew Kötting and Iain Sinclair's boat-trip Swandown … In three weeks … Dr Seuss eco-tale The Lorax … A lost 1960s legend found in doc Searching For Sugar Man … In a month … Mark Wahlberg and his cuddly buddy, TED … Christian Bale leads Chinese epic The Flowers Of War …