Charlie Sheen’s hardcore editions to debut in the new year.

Safety Not Guaranteed director compliant with Disney orders.

Like a resounding fist-bump cementing a job well done, police drama End of Watch is a testosterone-fuelled ride-along through L.A.’s crime-ridden south central district. Proving that sometimes a film doesn’t need to be more than the sum of its parts, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña showcase an infectious chemistry that papers over some noticeable cracks, and confirm there’s life in the Academy yet.

This is all a bit familiar.

Yes, we heard it through the grapevine.

This Friday sees the welcome return of one of London’s most esoteric and intriguing short film festivals, with the Swedenborg Society hosting its third competition. Taking place at the Grade II listed Swedenborg House, the annual evening of short films sees a reliably experimental mix centered around themes of interest common to the Society’s figurehead and inspiration, Emanuel Swedenborg.

Superheroes forever and ever and ever.

Will shoot you in the head with knowledge.

Gathering dust in various stages of development hell since 1997, Gambit finally arrives on the big screen. From the off it’s clear Michael Hoffman’s remake of the 1966 caper is no spring chicken. A comic heist film so thoroughly undercooked and blushing with embarrassment, the only chicanery here is the evident self-deceit involved in slumming for a paycheck.

Ah, relationships. Those beautiful, successful people and their many, many problems.