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Graham Young

Graham Young

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

Angel-A (15)

LUC Besson's 12-year-old thriller Leon remains a personal favourite. Read

Goldberg turns to the net for premiere

FORMER BBC WM breakfast host Adrian Goldberg is set to use eBay in a revolutionary move to auction the premiere of his first film. Read

City chef's fishing for TV work

SUPER chef Glynn Purnell is celebrating his restaurant's third anniversary in style - by becoming a TV star! Read

Firewall (12)

MOVIE legend Harrison Ford was 64 on July 13 and the question now is - do we still need him? Read

The Shaggy Dog (U)

TIM Allen is a star facing Father Time head on in The Shaggy Dog. Read

The Ringer (12)

IF you're a fan of Johnny Knoxville then his bid to gatecrash the special Olympics in The Ringer will be surprisingly good fun. Read

Transamerica (15)

FOR an admirably sympathetic and often very funny road movie about a man wanting a sex-change operation, don't miss Transamerica. Read

Final Destination 3 (15)

FINAL Destination 3 sees the writer-directors of the first instalment bring their twisted sense of humour to this third and presumably final nugget of teen horror. Read

The Break-Up (12A)

AFTER Jennifer Aniston parted company with husband Brad Pitt, here's a marital breakdown film she made later - starring current real-life beau, Vince Vaughn. Read

Garfield 2 (U)

EVEN at 77 minutes, this Bill Murray sequel outstays its welcome. Read

Stormbreaker (PG)

CINEMAS need a credible young hero to bridge the gap between the Agent Cody Banks/Harry Potter end of the children's market and James Bond/Mission: Impossible at the other. Read

Superman Returns (12A)

EASILY the best comic book adaptation since Sam Raimi brought Spider-Man to life in 2002, Superman Returns is a throwback to the blockbusters of yesteryear. Read

The Cave Of The Yellow Dog (U)

IF you like watching documentary dramas about remote communities then this is a slight, but engaging alternative to the screen-hogging might of Superman and Pirates. Read

Lost Embrace (15)

BERLIN's Silver Bear winner in 2004, this film revolves around Ariel (Daniel Hendler) who doesn't fancy working on his mother's lingerie stall in Buenos Aires where Koreans, Italians and Poles like his own family collide. Read

Offside (PG)

HERE'S an unlikely footie film - a comedy about Iranian women using disguises in a bid to see the World Cup qualification match between Iran and Bahrain. Read

The Pink Panther (PG)

LISTEN to Henry Mancini's reassuringly familiar title theme at the beginning of The Pink Panther and all seems well with the world. Read

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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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