Alien vs Predator (15) UCI, Odeon (previews Thurs only). It's the big monster showdown we've waited decades to see. Don't expect too much and you won't be disappointed. ***

Billabong Odyssey (PG) UCI. See preview. ***

Boo, Zino & the Snurks (U) UCI, Odeon. See preview. ***

The Bourne Supremacy (12A) Regent. Matt Damon reprises his role as Robert Ludlum's amnesia-rpone supersly in this rollicking good sequel. ****

Bride & Prejudice (12A) UCI, Odeon. Jane Austen gets the Bollywood treatment in a bizarre treat. ***

Cold Mountain (15) Dorset Moviola, Corscombe (Sat only). Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger and Ray Winstone in Anthony Minghella's compelling romantic epic. ****

Collateral (15) UCI, Odeon. Tom Cruise as a hitman hijacks a taxi driven by the unfulfilled Max (Jamie Foxx) as he sets out to execute a string of hits in one night. Great interplay between Cruise and Foxx, Michael Mann's superbly handled direction and a top drawer story make this the one to see at the moment. ****

The Company (12A) Odeon (Wed only). Robert Altman's ensemble drama about a group of ballet dancers stars Neve Campbell ad Malcolm McDowell. ***

CyberWorld 3D (U) IMAX. Entertaining novelty in which a spritely host takes us on a tour of CyberWorld, a museum of 3D exhibits including £d clips from The Simpsons and Antz. ***

Deep Blue (PG) UCI (Sun, Tues only). Michael Gambon narrates this memorable documentary charting the history of the oceans. ****

Etre et Avoir (U) Lighthouse (Mon only). Charming documentary portarit of a one-rom school in rural France. ****

Girl with a Pearl Earring (12A) Dorset Moviola, Verwood (Tues only), Frogham (Thurs only). Colin Firth as the Dutch master Vermeer and Scarlett Johansson as the servant girl who became his muse. ***

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) Odeon (Sat, Sun only). Harry goes back to school where he is pursued by a wizard-killer who has escaped from prison. Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon join the regulars. ***

Inside I'm Dancing (15) Odeon. Affecting, sensitive drama about a young man with cerebral palsy whose life is enlivened by the arrival of someone new at the home he lives in. ****

Into the Deep 3D (U) IMAX. Illuminating underwater documentary captures the birth of a shark, squids mating, a lobster moulting and a fish protecting its nest. ***

Jersey Girl (12A) Dorset Moviola, Stalbridge (Fri only). Vaguely diverting comedy-drama with Ben Affleck as a high flier forced to take care of his precocious daughter. ***

Layer Cake (15) UCI, Odeon. Stylish Brit-crime flick directed by Lock Stock/Snatch producer Matthew Vaughn, in which a nameless coke dealer tries to retire but is forced back into the underworld for one last job. Daniel Craig, Kenneth Cranham, Michael Gambon and Sienna Miller star. ****

Man on Fire (18) UCI, ABC. Superior revenge thriller with Denzel Washington as an ex-Marine who swears revenge on those who destroyed the family he was hired to protect. ****

Open Range (15) Dorset Moviola, Hazelbury Bryan (Sat only). Kevin Costner directs and stars with Robert Duvall in this effective western about a gunslinger trying a new life. ****

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (15) UCI. Alice wakes up in Raccoon City, a city of the dead, and must escape Nemesis, the latest creation of Umbrella. Or some such nonsense that only video game-heads can comprehend. **

Saw (18) UCI, Odeon. Two men wake up in the lair of a serial killer... with a dead body between them. Cary Elwes, Danny Glover and Leigh Whannell star. **

Scooby Doo 2 (PG) UCI (Sat, Sun only). A masked villain is releasing the Gang's previous conquests, the rotter! Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr star. **

Shark Tale (U) UCI, Odeon, ABC. See review. ***

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (PG) UCI (Sat, Sun only), Odeon. Audacious 30s-style sci-fi romp in which the actors perform in front of digitally-created backgrounds as Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie fight to save the world. ****

Under the Tuscan Sun (12A) Dorset Moviola, Stourton Caundle (Fri only), Toller Porcorum (Sat only). Diane Lane as an American divorcee who finds a new lease of life in Tuscany. ***

White Chicks (12A) UCI, ABC. See review. ***

Wimbledon (12A) UCI, ABC. Frothy rom-com with Paul Bettany as a fading British tennis star and Kirsten Dunst as the American young gun who puts some zap back into his serve. ***

UCI, Poole. 08700 10 20 30.

Odeon, Bournemouth. 08712 244007.

ABC, Bournemouth. 08712 244007.

Lighthouse, Poole. 01202 685222.

Regent Centre, Christchurch. 01202 499148.

Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne. 01202 885566.

Rex Cinema, Wareham. 01929 552778.

IMAX, Bournemouth. 01202 200000.

Dorset Moviola. 01935 872534.