This week's new films

The Last Exorcism (15) (Daniel Stamm, 2010, US) Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell. 87 mins There's an epic, gothic Dennis Wheatley-style horror struggling to get out of this curiously lightweight mockumentary, in which a jaded Louisiana evangelical priest (Fabian) takes on a local case of possession to prove that demons only exist in the mind. Stamm orchestrates some good old-fashioned in-camera shocks, but the handheld format is limiting, and what ought to be a truly horrific climax ends in a tired Blair Witch fizzle rather than a bang. Certified Copy (12A) (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010, Fr/It/UK) Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, 107 mins Slightly wooden but deceptively memorable meta romance, in which a woman (Binoche) meets a man (Shimell) who may or may not be her husband. Dinner For Schmucks (12A) (Jay Roach, 2010, US) Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis. 114 mins Rudd is an aspiring exec who takes Carell to his boss's who-can-bring-the-biggest-nerd dinner party. The result is an odd-duck buddy confection that stops just short of making you vomit. The Switch (12A) (Josh Gordon, Will Speck, 2010, US) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman. 102 mins Anodyne romcom, with Jennifer Aniston as a single mum who find out her best friend is actually her child's father after switching semen samples some seven years before. Yes, really. 22 Bullets (18) (Richard Berry, 2010, Fr) Jean Reno, Kad Merad. 117 mins The Godfather meets RoboCop in a rote gangster revenge flick, which finds hitman Reno after the punks who tried to assassinate him. Jonah Hex (15) (Jimmy Hayward, 2010, US) Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Michael Fassbender. 81 mins Simply wretched, borderline-nonsensical comic-book fantasy, with Brolin as a disfigured drifter with strange psychic powers who is drafted by the White House to foil a terror attack on 19th-century America. Bonded By Blood (18) (Sacha Bennett, 2010, UK) Dave Legeno, Tamer Hassan. 96 mins Ever wondered what really happened in the Essex Range Rover Murders of 1995? If yes, this sweary, by-the-numbers gangster movie has your name on it. No Impact Man (15) (Laura Gabbert, Justin Schein, 2010, US) 92 mins Surprisingly entertaining green-issues doc, in which a suburban eco warrior tries to wean his family off its environment-threatening habits, toilet paper included. SoulBoy (15) (Shimmy Marcus, 2010, UK) Martin Compston, Nichola Burley, Felicity Jones. 84 mins All Britflick cliches observed in this smalltown rites-of-passage, but Compston is irresistible as the loner who does the splits at the Wigan Casino to woo his dream girl. Splintered (18) (Simeon Halligan, 2008, UK) Holly Weston, Stephen Walters. 85 mins British psychological horror, with a creature roaming the Welsh countryside. Cherry Tree Lane (18) (Paul Andrew Williams, 2010, UK) Tom Butcher, Rachel Blake. 77 mins It's short and divisive but Williams's hoodie home invasion bears comparison to Straw Dogs as it poses the awkward question: well, what would you do? Out next week Cyrus Mumblecore goes mainstream with the Duplass brothers' first studio movie. Alamar Semi doc about a Mayan father bonding with his estranged son. Dabangg Hindi corrupt-cop action flick. Going The Distance Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in a trans-American romcom. Metropolis Fritz Lang's silent 1927 classic – more restored than ever. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? True-crime story, told by Werner Herzog. Resident Evil: Afterlife Milla Jovovich returns. The Runaways Biopic of the seminal all-girl LA band. Tamara Drewe Live-action take on Posy Simmonds's cartoon strip. Coming soon In two weeks... Will Ferrell hangs out with The Other Guys … Jennifer Lawrence stars in Ozarks drama Winter's Bone … In three weeks... Gaspar Noé invites you to Enter The Void … Ben Affleck directs and stars in The Town … Robin Williams is World's Greatest Dad … In a month... Ryan Reynolds finds himself Buried ... Sally Hawkins fights for equality in Made In Dagenham ...