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WALL-E

THE technical wizards at Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles) dispel the myth that size matters in their latest computer animated fable. Read

Donkey Punch

(1hr 39mins) Starring: Nichola Burley, Jaime Winstone, Robert Boulter, Julian Morris, Sian Breckin, Tom Burke, Jay Taylor. Director: Olly Blackburn Read

Meet Dave

TWO Eddie Murphys are no better than one. In this family comedy, he plays the leader of a race of one and three quarter inch high aliens on a mercy mission to save their planet. Read

It’s back to the future for Sigourney

THERE isn’t a trace of the action hero about Sigourney Weaver as she describes her latest role in Pixar blockbuster WALL-E. The trademark tough demeanour which shot her to fame is long gone. Read

The Forbidden Kingdom

THE Forbidden Kingdom is a hugely entertaining and self-consciously daft yarn that sees martial arts titans Jet Li and Jackie Chan share the screen for the first time. Read

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

THE fantastical storyline which underpins the remake of Journey To The Centre Of The Earth may continually hark back to Jules Verne’s mid-19th century novel, but Eric Brevig’s film is unquestionably a 21st century beast. Read

Mama Mia

DUST off your dancing shoes because Mamma Mia! is a delight. Director Phyllida Lloyd and writer Catherine Johnson, who masterminded the smash hit stage version of the all-singing, all-dancing musical, work their magic here too with a cast including Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth. Read

Hancock

WITH great power comes great responsibility … not that bona fide superhero Hancock (Will Smith) cares. Read

The Mist

WRITER-DIRECTOR Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) delves once more into author Stephen King’s twisted imagination for a skin-crawling thriller about a small town under siege from bloodthirsty creatures. Read

The Visitor

FROM the director of the Oscar-nominated The Station Agent comes another beautifully-observed slice of life – albeit an empty one. Read

Kung Fu Panda

MARK Osborne and John Stevenson’s computer animated comedy does exactly what it says on the tin, spinning a familiar story of triumph against the odds around a rotund bear with a passion for martial arts. Read

Wanted

WANTED, a slam-bang action thriller based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and JG Jones, is about a brotherhood of gun-toting weavers who divine the future from imperfections in fabric. Read

The Edge Of Love

OPENING in the confines of a crowded London underground shelter during the Blitz, this film recounts an inglorious incident in the topsy-turvy life of Dylan Thomas. Read

The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

THE second book of C S Lewis’s fantasy series reunites the creative talents of The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe for a titanic battle between the gentle Narnians and a race of human usurpers called the Telmarines. Read

The Ruins

IN Carter Smith’s gruesome horror film, adapted by Scott B Smith from his book, humans aren’t top of the food chain after all, plants are, and their fertiliser of choice is freshly spilt blood. Read

Teeth

SCREENINGS of writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein’s satirical coming of age story in schools would cause teenage pregnancy rates to plummet. Read

Adulthood

NOEL Clarke’s hard-hitting snapshot of 21st Century life on the streets of London paints a gloomy picture of a world dominated by sex and drugs, where respect is earned by pummelling a rival into submission. Read

Hollywood heart-throb keeps his feet on the ground

WHEN you meet an actor who has been elevated to the ranks of Hollywood’s next big thing almost overnight, you don’t expect his first words to be an apology. Read

Liv is a Hollywood Marvel

COMPARING Liv Tyler with the Incredible Hulk might seem far-fetched. But the actress, who stars in Hollywood’s newly-released film about the Marvel comic character, does have special powers. Read

The Incredible Hulk

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee’s ambitious 2003 film adaptation of the not-so-jolly green giant struggled to marry a thoughtful screenplay with larger-than-life set pieces, and a central character who looked more like Shrek’s disheveled cousin than an unbridled force of rage. Read

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