Like watching a rhino bathe in pure, unadulterated Jack Daniels, it’s heartbreaking to see such delicious potential go to waste. Little Fockers attempts to shake the final dregs of comedy from its dried-up franchise, but its brief moments of light only serve to make us long for the days when its actors had material worth their while.

Excellent directorial fiction debut from well-known actor Diego Luna, Abel is a comedy which is by turns charming, powerful and absorbing. Unlikely to be given a wide release, this is well worth seeking out if a cinema in your area is screening it.

Is it a documentary? Is it a spoof? Nobody’s really sure. All we know is that for some reason or other, this film records the attempts of five lacklustre professional mascots and five ‘Little People’ to win $10m. Actually, make that four Little People – one of them is actually Gary Coleman. Remember Gary Coleman? He’s dead now, and this is about as odd an epitaph as you’re likely to find.

When will Jack Black stop playing lovable slackers who inexplicably bust out at least one musical number per film? Gulliver’s Travels is pretty much exactly what you’re expecting it to be – adequate, and absolutely nothing more. Excellent visual effects and some well-crafted supporting performances save it from total failure, but all this film really manages is to remind you that in Hollywood, as in Lilliput, bigger isn’t always better.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway star in this refreshingly good romantic comedy drama. With commendable performances from both leads and a great supporting cast, Love and Other Drugs is a sexy and unconventional take on love and relationships.

Honeymooner tells the story of Fran, a man trying to put his life back together after his fiancee leaves him just weeks before his wedding. A relationship comedy that somehow manages to be neither touching nor funny. All at the same time.

Kids love cars that wear hats. That’s a fact. Especially when the cars are making lots of different noises they can copy to horrifyingly accurate effect. Roary The Racing Car is all this and more; a cheerful and colourful programme for pre-school tykes, whose innocent charms are well tempered by some silly but satisfying casting.

Being shown as part of the UK Jewish film festival. Tolca Mama is a short film that gently explores one man’s grieving process during the final moments with his mothers ashes.

High school geek Marni seeks to avenge her past and lay her demons to rest in this yawn of a comedy. With Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis on board, this film does sound vaguely promising, but please, don’t get too excited….

With DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray this week, we revisit the modern day classic for a spot of dragon training.