Empire Hemel Hempstead

Adulthood

When ‘Kidulthood’ came out in 2006, I was put off by the over-ambition of Noel Clarke’s screenplay, which tried to cram...

The Bank Job

Brit thesp Saffron Burrows and action man du jour Jason Staitham star in this comic heist movie that...

Firehouse Dog

A stunt dog befriends a boy sleuth whose father is a brave fireman: this sure knows how to tick the family-friendly boxes. Rexxx is a pampered mutt who stars in Hollywood action movies such as...

Hancock

A dyspeptic, grudging superhero (Will Smith) gets a chance to rehabilitate his public profile.

Horton Hears A Who!

Jim Carrey plays Horton the Elephant in this adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ much-loved 1954 book. Horton is surprised to hear a cry for...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

First, a belated apology—to my parents. That kneed-in bedroom wall? Almost certainly the result of heroic vine-swinging en route to ancient Peruvian treasures. I’m also sure I rolled...

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Pat Boone gives this colourful, exciting story its few nauseating moments (as when he sings 'My Heart's in the Highlands')....

Kung Fu Panda

Kicks, punches, pratfalls, head smacks, tumbles and free falls galore: A parade of pain dominates Kung Fu Panda, which forgoes the rigors of character development for...

Meet Dave

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

'The Chronicles of Narnia' continue with this action packed sequel to the hugely succesful 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe'. The four Pevensie children return to Narnia to find that 1,000...

The Forbidden Kingdom

Movie-musical fans have a soft spot for 1946’s Ziegfeld Follies, as the MGM anthology features “The Babbitt and the Bromide”—the only dance number in which...

The Incredible Hulk

Between Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain lies his Hulk, a green, misunderstood golem,...

Wanted

Russian fabulist Timur Bekmambetov (‘Nightwatch’, ‘Daywatch’) must have spent a lot of time watching the...