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Graham Young

Graham Young

Perfect Stranger

THOUGH by no means flawless as its title suggests, Perfect Stranger is a perfectly engaging immorality tale of murder and betrayal on the streets of New York, with a satisfying sting in the tail. Read

Sunshine

OUR life-supporting sun is so near and yet so far. Read

Blades of Glory

RELEASED at Easter as if it's family friendly, here's another adult movie in disguise. Read

The Messengers

THE horror genre continues to labour unnecessarily. Read

Meet The Robinsons

ABSTRACT expressionist painter Jackson Pollock might have enjoyed this movie - since Disney seems to have thrown everything at the computer screen in the hope that something will stick. Read

The Good German

A FILM starring 'gorgeous' George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Spider-Man's Tobey Maguire can't go wrong, right? Read

Mr Bean's Holiday

WHETHER you love Mr Bean or hate him, he's a work of comedy genius. Read

The Hills Have Eyes II

AFTER producing last March's remake of his 1977 cult original, horror veteran Wes Craven is the co-writer of this gruesome sequel along with his son, Jonathan Craven. Read

The Last Mimzy

THE title might be uninspiring, but here's the surprise of the year - one of the most captivating children's films since ET! Read

Days of Glory

THE week's most thought-provoking film is Indigenes (Days of Glory), Rachid Bouchareb's account of how African volunteers fought for France during World War Two. Read

The Namesake

WITH Indian influences spreading worldwide, this is a topical drama about a family trying to establish itself in the U.S. Read

Orchestra Seats

ORIGINAL French title Fauteuils d'orchestre sounds more impressive than the English translation. Read

Mars show is out of the world

IF you're looking for somewhere different to go this Easter, why not take your children to Mars? Read

TMNT (PG)

PREPARE to be shell-shocked! Seventeen years after the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie the fighting reptiles are back. Read

Amazing Grace (PG)

AFTER Miss (Beatrix) Potter and Becoming Jane (Austen), here's another personality-driven period drama that will delight anyone who has a passion for the subject matter. Read

300 (15)

LIKE Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven and Troy recently, don't expect this historical fantasy epic to boost your ancient history exam grades. Read

I Want Candy (15)

HERE'S a classic example of a movie which doesn't live up to its promise - as anyone who watches the readilyavailable internet trailer first will discover. Read

Catch A Fire (12A)

THIS Syriana-style political thriller has an ironic title because, having been smouldering away in pre-release hell for months, it's unlikely to create much box office heat now. Read

All in a tizz over Tiswas reunion

TISWAS stars Chris Tarrant and Sally James came back to Brum to film a special show - but there was no sign of the Phantom Flan Flinger. Read

Premonition (12A)

EVEN after more than a decade of solid practice, Sandra Bullock just cannot see a turkey when it's coming straight at her. 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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