HomeAuthorsGraham Young

Graham Young

Graham Young

Charlie Bartlett (15)

ROBERT DOWNEY Jr is enjoying huge success in the US thanks to Iron Man and he's back again here as a self-loathing, alcoholic school principal. Read

Outpost (18)

LIKE Neil Marshall's Dog Soldiers before it, this is a 'cheap-as-chips' military horror film made north of the border with surprisingly good results. Read

Shutter (15)

SET in Japan, this is a laboured and Americanised remake of a 2004 Thai thriller. Read

Smart People (15)

WITH a title like this, you'd think that the one thing Smart People would be is smart. Read

Caramel (PG)

IF YOU find Hollywood uninspiring and like to experiment with foreign films, why not settle down to enjoy the company of a group of women in a Lebanese beauty shop. Read

Earliest Crossroads episode found in archives

THE earliest known surviving Crossroads episode has been discovered in an old ATV archive. Episode 126 dates back to 1965 and was found in an unmarked tin in West London. Read

Coffee & Cream, Aston Street, Aston University

AS chip shop names go, I'm tempted to ask: 'Does this one take the biscuit?' Read

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (15)

CHICAGO star John C Reilly looks like he's never enjoyed himself so much on a movie. Read

Aliens vs Predator- Requiem (15)

THE best advice for this film is to run a mile, especially if you are considering buying it. Read

Kyle Eastwood

Get up close and personal

JAZZ star Kyle Eastwood plays the Hare & Hounds on Tuesday when he'll be six days short of his 40th birthday. Read

Adrian is heading in a new direction

IT'S TEN years since Brum's Adrian Lester starred in Primary Colors alongside John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates and the man who was once the world's biggest TV star - Larry 'JR' Hagman. Read

Doomsday (18)

NEIL Marshall went from a cracking debut with Dog Soldiers to making a splendid fist of the Descent. Read

If film school taught me anything at all, it was that music was my real passion

WHEN I first met Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood in 1995, he was promoting his film about parental loss and profound love - The Bridges of Madison County. Read

Speed Racer (pg)

AFTER Sylvester Stallone in Driven, Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights and Pixar's animated Cars, Hollywood returns to the race track with Speed Racer. Read

Graham Young's latest tips for family fun

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Read

Chamberlain Gardens, Ladywood

SOMETIMES a park is of interest not just because of what lies within, but from what you can see beyond its boundaries, too. Read

Viva La Diva, NIA

THIS ambitious show is a bit like watching two talented stars trying to push square pegs into round holes. Read

Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden? (12a)

MORGAN Spurlock deservedly won an Oscar nomination for his film about the perils of fast food, Super Size Me. Read

What Happens In Vegas (12a)

JUST like opposites attract, this film attempts to make a romantic comedy work from back to front. Read

The Church Tavern, Church Road, Perry Barr

THE Church Tavern has for a long time been a family-fun pub with a wacky warehouse, a child friendly policy, large family dining area and lots of bright lights and bubble gum machines. 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.

Get involved

We want your local stories, videos & pics.