Swashbuckling Alice must save The Mad Hatter from depression – by travelling through time – in this not-so-wonderful sequel
Peter Jackson’s The Battle of Five Armies lives up to its title with a epic extended battle sequence that goes on for nearly an hour
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug provides a response to critics of the first film, opening and closing with two enormous action set pieces
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows isn’t likely to win any converts, but it’s an especially fun ride that just about equals its predecessor
Alice in Wonderland for the Lord of the Rings/Chronicles of Narnia crowd, complete with a battlefield action climax