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Graham Young

Graham Young

Female Agents (15)

REMEMBER Cate Blanchett in Charlotte Gray, the story of a young Scottish woman who joined the French Resistance to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend lost in France? Read

The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG)

CHILDREN'S films offering both a touch of class and an epic journey are few and far between. Read

My Blueberry Nights (12)

IF YOU'VE fallen foul of current cinema release The Happening, don't go near this film otherwise you'll begin to feel that someone upstairs has it in for you. Read

Untraceable (18)

FROM the moment Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) begins to lead the investigation we know we've seen enough Jodie Foster movies to predict how this will finish. Read

Rambo (18)

A YEAR after bringing Rocky back one more time, Sylvester Stallone drags John Rambo out of hibernation and into the 21st century. Read

Penelope (u)

DESPITE the U certificate potentially putting off older viewers, this is a fun fairy tale for all ages. Read

The Escapist (15)

PRISON dramas aren't a British speciality - and they're not usually my cup of tea. Read

Teeth (18)

EEH Bah Gum! Having a dentist worrying about your bottom set is going to take on a whole new meaning after this bizarre film. Read

Miracles from medieval age

REAL life miracle has happened. Read

Adulthood (18)

IN THE current climate where knife crime is seemingly soaring out of control, British society at large probably needs the 15-rated Adulthood like a hole in the head. Read

In Search Of A Midnight Kiss (15)

SHOT in black and white and only showing at the Electric Cinema, Station Street, this is a film for people who want a romantic comedy with tinges of old-school Woody Allen (Manhattan). Read

The Ruins (18)

HOLLYWOOD'S latest kids-in-peril shocker makes good use of an unwritten law of filmmaking. One that says, over a period of time, filmmakers can become ever more explicit. Read

A Walk In The Park: Waseley Hills Country Park

THINK of a flagship park in this area and the chances are the Lickeys, Cannon Hill and Sutton will come to mind first. Read

Elvis On Tour, NIA

IF THERE are two 20th century events I'd like to have witnessed they would be a Muhammad Ali fight at Madison Square Gardens - and Elvis in his pomp in Las Vegas. Read

120,000 flower fans flock to NEC gardens showcase

ORGANISERS of the BBC Gardeners’ World Live show at the NEC are predicting an attendance of more than 120,000 visitors for the five-day event. Read

Black Water (15)

THREE Australian youngsters sail into deadly salt water crocodile territory, believing that anything is better than being stuck in an office. Read

Definitely, maybe (12)

THIRTYSOMETHING advertising executive Will Hayes is in the middle of a divorce. Read

Jumper (12)

DAVID Rice (Hayden Christensen) had his first 'jump' at five. Now that he's become fully aware of his power, he can literally take himself anywhere in the world in a flash... Read

The Ugly Duckling and Me (U)

ADAPTED - and expanded - from the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, this is a surprisingly watchable animation considering it's a Danish-Irish-French co-production. Read

Underdog (U)

RACING Stripes director Frederik du Chau returns with a second animal story, this time about a police sniffer dog which learns the power of Babe-style speech. Read

Author Profile

Award-winning Film Editor Graham Young has covered the Midlandsý radio and TV scene for two decades. The father of three is also the Mailýs reviewer of pubs, parks, family days out and chips and a keen photographer.

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