This documentary following the annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is sweet, funny and at times, very poignant. PLUS LOOK AT ALL THE FUNNY DOGGIES. They’re so ugly and cute at the same time it blows my mind. Apart from that one with the red eye. That is one terrifying red eye right there.

WARNING: do not watch this film near children, your parents, or vulnerable dogs. Or in an office surrounded by people with eyes. Or alone in a dark room. It’s rapey and also a bit just like porn at times. And there’s a crossbow! And more rape. Just maybe avoid it altogether if you’re not a fan of the things I just said.

Another Earth is an interesting, confidently-executed film which attempts to deal with the big questions. It succeeds where it touches on authentic human emotion and relationships, but falls down where it tries to be all big and fancy. It does have a pretty cool end shot, though.

What is it with low budget debuts and terrible bloody titles? Unfortunately, unlike the surprisingly good A Spanking In Paradise, Pinching Penny shows promise but is crippled by its own adolescence.

Andrea Arnold’s new version of Wuthering Heights is beautiful to look at and confidently directed, without quite possessing the power of the source material. But it is an admirable and innovative adaptation which deserves credit for attempting to reinvigorate a tired format.

As the financial crisis looms, one firm has to make the toughest of calls in this excellent fiscal drama. Margin Call has got the right cast, the right script and the right message to become a classic. The only villain here is the capitalist system itself; something no protagonist can overcome because “the money’s too good.”

So famed author and unwitting CIA guinea pig Ken Kesey takes a lot of acid, teams up with a beatnik and some hippies and cruises through america in a technicolour schoolbus. How could this be anything other than amazing? Well, read on and we’ll tell you exactly how.

Nanni Moretti’s new film explores the trials and tribulations of becoming Pope. It’s more drama than comedy, and excels where it follows Il Papa himself, Michel Piccoli, who puts in a wonderfully tragic performance as the ailing pontiff. But what’s with the volleyballing Cardinals?

This glum tale of homelessness and drug addiction in Dublin features strong performances from its leads, but is let down by an overbearing soundtrack and a predictably worthy storyline. Also, clock metaphors, clock metaphors everywhere I turn!

Daniel Craig goes all Doctor Doolittle in this fun little documentary that tries to convince us that, deep down,we’re not so different from the animals. Actually, as it turns out,that only applies to Daniel Craig.