This week's new films

Anna Karenina (12A) (Joe Wright, 2012, UK/Fra) Keira Knightley, Kelly Macdonald, Jude Law, 130 mins Bringing period drama up-to-date, Wright's radical reinterpretation of Tolstoy's tragedy stages the action almost entirely in a theatre – backstage areas, red curtains and all. It's a smart framing device for the Imperial Russia on display, even if the stylisation puts emotion at a slight remove, not helped by the love-or-loathe leads. But it's still a sight to behold, with rich colours, doll's-house sets and costumes to die for (spoiler alert!). Dredd (18) (Pete Travis, 2012, UK) Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Rakie Ayola. 95 mins Aiming to please old 2000AD fans rather than convert new ones, this post-apocalyptic sci-fi has all the violent justice and jutting-chin action you'd want, with some visual flourishes to make up for a straightahead plot. Lawless (18) (John Hillcoat, 2012, US) Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce. 116 mins Cops, gangsters and a family of moonshine merchants collide in this all-star Prohibition saga – effectively rendered and acted, even if it lacks a certain, er, spirit. The Queen Of Versailles (PG) (Lauren Greenfield, 2012, US) Virginia Nebab, David Siegel. 101 mins Brilliant documentary snapshot of the American dream in meltdown. Tabu (15) (Miguel Gomes, 2012, Por/Ger/Bra/Fra) Teresa Madruga, Ana Moreira. 118 mins Distinctive, ravishing Portuguese art movie that's almost two separate films: first, a tale of elderly women in Lisbon; then a silent-movie-like reminiscence of a romance in colonial Africa. Love (12A) (William Eubank, 2011, US) Gunner Wright, Corey Richardson, Bradley Horne. 84 mins Moon-style minimalism meets Solaris-style spiritualism in this arresting new sci-fi. Shut Up And Play The Hits (15) (Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern, 2012, UK) James Murphy. 108 mins The swansong of LCD Soundsystem is documented in appropriate fashion, with frontman Murphy's morning-after reflections framing the farewell gig. A Night In The Woods (15) (Richard Parry, 2011, UK) Scoot McNairy, Anna Skellern, Andrew Hawley. 82 mins Dartmoor camping-trip-gone-terrifyingly-wrong which struggles to distinguish itself from a dozen other found-footage horrors. St George's Day (18) (Frank Harper, 2012, UK) Charles Dance, Craig Fairbrass, 109 mins Hardened criminals, football thugs and other aspects of British toughness on display in this generic thriller. That's My Boy (15) (Sean Anders, 2012, US) Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester. 114 mins Adam Sandler makes unimaginatively puerile comedy shock! This time his sleazeball crashes in on the wedding of his estranged son Samberg. Raaz 3 (15) (Vikram Bhatt, 2012, Ind) Bipasha Basu. 139 mins A fading Bollywood actor turns to witchcraft to ensure her success in this horror-tinged melodrama. Out from Friday To Rome With Love Woody Allen continues his European film-making tour. Twenty8K Asian gang violence raises the East End body count. Out from Mon The Sweeney You're nicked! – By top boys Ray Winstone and Plan B. Out from Wed Premium Rush Joseph Gordon-Levitt leads a cycle-powered action thriller. Paranorman Supernatural kids' animation from the makers of Coraline. Keyhole Stylised retro-noir from Canadian auteur Guy Maddin. Hope Springs Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones try to spice up their marriage with a little help from Steve Carell. About Elly Iranian drama from Asghar "A Separation" Farhadi. The Snows Of Kilimanjaro French drama testing old-fashioned socialist ideals. When The Lights Went Out Spooky tale of a haunting in 1970s Yorkshire. Anton Corbijn: Inside Out The photographer/film-maker of Control fame becomes the subject. Barfi! Ranbir Kapoor plays a deaf-mute romantic lead. Coming soon In two weeks … Oliver Stone's all-star drug thriller Savages … Mafiosi and Brad Pitt in Killing Them Softly … In three weeks … Bonkers French auto-fantasy Holy Motors … Bruce Willis time-travel fun in Looper … In a month … Emma Watson shakes Hermione in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower … Liam Neeson, still angry in Taken 2 …