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Bedtimes Stories - it's strange but kinda fun

Adam Sandler has carved out a career in Hollywood as the loveable underdog, and there's no sign of that formula changing - apart from toning down the potty mouth - as he plays Skeeter Bronson, the downtrodden handyman to hotel owner Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths). Read

Miniature hero

The 2004 Newbery Medal-winner for children's literature, The Tale of Despereaux, jumps on to the big screen with a CG-animated makeover from London-based Famestore CFC and the Director of Flushed Away, Sam Fell. Read

Fly away home

It's very rare for a sequel to successfully outdo its predecessor, but thankfully, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa manages to brush off the first film's mediocrity and serve up 90 minutes of much-improved animation, bundles of laughs and enough subplots for all four main characters - Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) - to keep both kids and adults entertained. Read

The boy isn't mine

Director Clint Eastwood manages to captivate his audience by delivering the moving story of one woman's determination never to give up. Read

Realities of War

Director Ari Folman takes you on a harrowing journey into the uncomfortable depths of his subconscious, gradually reliving the nightmare of the first Lebanon War with this year's most astonishing animation. Read

Lost in translation

Max Payne, one of the most beloved releases in the Rockstar Games' portfolio makes the difficult leap from fanboyfavourite to the big screen. Read

It's a family affair

Director Gavin O'Connor may have managed to dodge a bullet with this effort, but only because a long, rambling script is ultimately rescued by an impressive cast who are left to flog this dead horse. Read

The sweet smell of revenge for Bond

When Daniel Craig was originally cast as James Bond in late 2005, many fans were sceptical of him and the enormity of the task he faced in filling the shoes of one of the most iconic roles in film history. Read

Ghost Town: Ricky's Sixth Sense

Ricky Gervais has leapt from the small screen success of his hit sitcom creations The Office and Extras to take on his first lead role in Hollywood. Read

Party on, Rainn

There was a slight hint of déjà vu when presented with The Rocker. Read

Terrific tall tale

In a 1920s hospital ward in Los Angeles, Alexandria (Catinca Untaru), a charismatic immigrant child, is on the mend after breaking her arm in a fall. Read

Redbelt: Fight for your right

Mike Terry appears to be the only honourable guy within the Los Angeles fight world of seemingly endless corruption and deceit. Read

Tropic Thunder: Wide of the mark

Remember that Christmas Eve when you looked under the tree and discovered that the big present in the shiny wrapping paper had your name on it? Read

Disastrous disaster movie

When will the spoof movie saga end? Sure, it was funny in the beginning. Read

United by fate

Will Ferrell has an unmatchable talent for delivering classic comedy gold when he co-writes with Adam McKay (Anchorman and Talledega Nights). Read

Hairdressing hero

On the face of it, You Don't Mess with the Zohan sounds utterly ridiculous and, to be honest, it is. But Happy Madison productions constantly exhibit their brand of stupid, overzealous, comic overtones in their releases. Read

The fox and the child

Following on from Luc Jacquet's masterpiece March of the Penguins, the French filmmaker has managed to once again create a timeless, picturesque backdrop, in The Fox and the Child. Read

Bat out of hell

From the outset, this was always going to be about Heath Ledger. And, to be honest, he proves that the unrivalled hype surrounding his performance was justified. Playing The Joker, the sadistic criminal mastermind, he is unrecognisable when compared to Jack Nicholson's character in Tim Burton's effort. Read

The hero within

Martial arts titans Jet Li and Jackie Chan share the screen for the very first time in Rob Minkoff's chop socky adventure, a lively East-meets-West smackdown filmed on location in China. Read

Dizz-e new heights

Disney Pixar have once again out done themselves by raising the bar in this out-of-this-world CG animation masterpiece. WALL-E is the follow up to the studio's hugely successful production, Ratatouille, which won Best Animated Feature at the 2007 Oscars. Read

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