Before she found We Need To Talk About Kevin, it seemed like Scottish director Lynne Ramsay might never make another film. Certainly, she never planned on adapting another successful novel.

Lynne Ramsay’s latest expressionistic tone poem examines a Columbine-style tragedy from a new perspective. Tilda Swinton plays the suffering mother of a teen killer. Adapting Lionel Shriver’s bestselling novel, the director vividly captures her nervous breakdown through a non-linear narrative as she struggles with memories of her son and the repercussions of his actions.

We all have illusions, but just one life-changing experience can smash them all.

Having made his name with idiosyncratic shorts like Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl, Newfoundland-born filmmaker Brad Peyton – who made his feature debut with the Cats & Dogs sequel The Revenge Of Kitty Galore – is back with Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

This Journey To The Center Of The Earth sequel swaps out Brendan Fraser for Dwayne Johnson and rushes off in search of a somewhat looser adventure.

Safe House is a Bourne Trilogy knock-off that borrows that series’s immersive approach to car chases, shootouts and punch-ups but lacks its manic invention and monster budget. Still, it’s got decent thrills, some good acting and a fast-paced if predictable spy story.

The first of George Lucas’s disappointing Star Wars prequels gets a 3-D makeover, which means Jar Jar Binks will be even more offensive.