Non-Stop (out Feb 27) follows an alcoholic air marshal on board a flight hijacked by an unknown passenger. The story is unrealistic trash… but it held my attention for longer than I expected. That's partly because of the intriguing set up (I like the idea) and partly because Liam Neeson has created another compelling, likeable protagonist. Grade: B.

Gloria (out Feb 27) doesn’t contain a lot of story but it makes up for it with an abundance of character. We observe a 50-something-year old divorced woman and follow her search for happiness. Paulina García won the best actress prize at the Berlin Film Festival and it's easy to see why. Grade: B+.

Wolf Creek 2 (out now) isn't quite as suspenseful as the original (a shame they've gone for an MA cut as opposed to R) but there are a few surprises and it tries hard to avoid normal horror formulas. I particularly enjoyed the way in embraces/mocks Aussie culture. Grade: B.

Le Week-End (out now) is the tale of an elderly British couple who head to Paris to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. Stars Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan do their best but their characters aren't all that interesting. Further, the mix of comedy and drama doesn't really gel. Grade: B-.

Lone Survivor (out Feb 20) is based on a 2005 true story and follows four U.S. Navy SEALs who were part of a team trying to gather surveillance on an important Taliban leader. While some moments feel a bit formulaic, you get a clear sense of the panic these guys felt and the hopelessness of their situation. An intense film. Grade: B+.

Endless Love (out Feb 20) is a simplistic, by-the-book romantic drama about a villainous father who is trying to keep his college-bound daughter from falling in love with the wrong guy. There's an audience for these types of movies. I'm not part of it. Give me something with a little more realism. Grade: C.

Nebraska (out Feb 20) is the story of an old man, suffering from the early stages of dementia, who incorrectly believes he won a $1 million sweepstakes prize. This is another wonderful feature film from director Alexander Payne (Election, Sideways, The Descendants) where dialogue has been used sparingly. Bruce Dern heads the superb cast. Grade: A.

Dallas Buyer's Club (out Feb 13) gives off mixed messages but it's still a debate-generating drama about a man diagnosed with AIDS in the mid 1980s who shuns his doctors and goes in search of his own cure. The performances are the highlight here with Matthew McConaughey leading the way in his Oscar nominated role. Grade: B+.

Are We Officially Dating? (out Feb 13) is a pathetic romantic comedy about three unlikeable guys who make a pact to NOT get in a relationship and instead, develop a roster of women who they can regularly sleep with. The film is cliché after cliché until it reaches its predictable conclusion. Grade: C.

Winter's Tale (out Feb 13) is an incoherent mess set in a fantasy world that is never explained. The music is overdone, the casting is wrong and the narration only adds to the confusion. Grade: C-.