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Classic Fish & Chips, Walsall Road, West Bromwich

THERE’S a handful of these shops dotted about the city and when you’ve been in one, you begin to appreciate how the red, white and blue go together quite nicely.Read

The Last House On The Left (18) ***

IMAGINE a cross between French rape shocker Base-moi, Eden Lake and the (not-so) Funny Games, and you’ll get an impression of how unsettling this film is.Read

A Walk in the Park: Sandwell Recreation Ground

THINK of Sandwell and you tend to consider ‘the other lot’ over the border in the Black Country.Read

Looking For Eric (15) ****

PUT your collar up, crack open some beers in celebration and have a tin of fat sardines ready for the barbie... Eric Cantona is back!Read

The Hangover (15) ****

BACHELOR party / wedding comedies have become so passé that they’re often a turn-off before you’ve had your admission ticket ripped in half.Read

The End Of The Line (PG) ***

IT’S been a good month for posh people’s broadsheet The Daily Telegraph.Read

Doghouse (15) *

WHEN the first word of a British film begins with F, your heart sinks.Read

Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (15)

THIS is a magnificent, moving and often very funny film about musicianship, friendship, being ripped off and trying to survive against the odds.Read

Bolt (PG)

BOLT (voiced by John Travolta) is a cute canine who doesn’t realise he is the star of a TV action drama.Read

Walsall Broadway Toby Carvery

I RECKON that most people who live near a Toby Carvery are tempted to pop in once a week.Read

The Arctic Fish Bar, New Street, Chipping Norton

JEREMY Charles Robert Clarkson has given Birmingham’s culinary scene plenty of stick over the years, so I thought I’d check out his own patch to see if too many fags and fumes have affected his hooter and tastebuds.Read

It’s never too late to learn

DIGITAL technology is like caffeine – once you’ve got used to the stimulant, you can’t imagine life without it.Read

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