Comes a Bright Day

First-time director Simon Aboud constructs an elaborately jewelled (if slightly overdone) bracelet of British cinematic talent with his debut feature Comes a Bright Day, a slightly unexpected comic romance set in the traditionally ardour-stifling confines of a heist in a jewellery store. It's a little hectic, sure, but taken one gem at a time there's a lot to admire.

Piranha 3DD

Piranha 3D was the surprise hit of 2010, blending knowing references to its glorious B-movie heritage with a truly unfeasible supply of boobs, blood, boobs, fish, boobs, Christopher Lloyd and boobs. Can its long-awaited sequel work the same schlocky magic? ...No, no it can't. Piranha 3DD is exactly as bad as we expected its predecessor to be.

A Royal Affair

Fresh from winning two major awards at the Berlinale, A Royal Affair is soon to arrive on our shores and give you (probably) your first ever taste of Danish history. Excited? You should be. Brimming with intrigue, action and drama, this is period drama for people who prefer The Wire to Downton Abbey.

News Round-Up May 7th-11th

Another week rolls to a close, and yet again you haven't kept up on the constant flood of cinematic nonsense which issues from the mouths of actors, publicists and (most importantly) us. Thank god for our conveniently bite-sized News Round-Up, eh? If only all revision was this much fun.

Polisse

Maverick writer-director Maïwenn submerges herself in the grim and forbidding world of the BPE - the French police unit tasked with protecting vulnerable children - in this painfully realistic drama, drawn entirely from real-life cases. You'll never forget it, but you might wish you could.