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Graham Young

Graham Young

Wilderness (18)

THIS gruesome film is like an X-certificate version of Bad Lads Army - and certainly isn't for the faint-hearted. Read

Lady in the Water (PG)

M NIGHT Shyamalan has lost the plot. AGAIN! Read

Nacho Libre (12A)

NOT many leading Hollywood stars would celebrate their substantial girth by becoming a Mexican wrestler. Read

Little Fish (15)

THIS is a comparatively low-budget, independent-flavoured Australian love story. Read

Whitesnake @ NIA

THREE months after walking off stage ill, David Coverdale returned to the NIA to conclude his European tour. Read

Basic Instinct 2 (18)

FORMER Villa striker Stan Collymore never deserved to become a movie star in Basic Instinct 2. Read

Hostel (18)

FOR a truly grisly horror book into Hostel. Read

The Squid and the Whale (15)

THE Squid and the Whale is only 77 minutes long, but it's also a top drama. Read

Three Burials (15)

THREE Burials is the directorial debut of Men in Black star Tommy Lee Jones. Read

The Big White (15)

ROBIN Williams and Holly Hunter star in a watchable Alaskan comedy called The Big White. Read

The Mistress of Spices (12)

NOT dissimilar to Johnny Depp's Chocolat, the clash between modern America and traditional India is a good subject matter worth exploring in Mistress of Spices. Read

The Dark (15)

BASED on Simon Maginn's novel, The Dark sees James (Sean Bean) entertaining daughter Sarah, visiting from New York with his separated wife Adele (Maria Bello). Read

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (12A)

HOT ON the cape of Superman Returns, along comes Uma Thurman with her own high-flying capability to knock out a villain or two. Read

Young Vincent's the score draw!

LAUREL and Hardy were famous for the line "here's another nice mess" - but, when 15-year-old Midland schoolboy Vincent Byrne plays his own score to accompany one of their silent films, he'll be hoping it'll be alright on the night. Read

Summer lovin' in Birmingham

IT'S THE one that we want! Brummies who stay in town for the August Bank Holiday weekend can watch a free screening of Grease, outdoors in the Bullring. Read

Stay Alive (15)

WHILE Pirates of the Caribbean has become the year's biggest hit to date, other releases are fighting for the box office crumbs. Read

Warrior King (18)

AS anyone who saw Ong-Bak in May last year will testify, martial arts star Tony Jaa is redefining action cinema. Read

Atomised (15)

WELL acted and, by turns, controversial, depressing and strangely powerful, Atomised is the 111-minute story of two half-brothers who didn't meet until they were teenagers. Read

Cars (PG)

PACK your bags - it's time to get your kids on Route 66. Read

Renaissance (15)

SET IN Paris 2054, Christian Volckman's thriller is a bold animation that's well worth a look for genre lovers. 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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