Thor: The Dark World review
Check out our review of Thor: The Dark World – Chris Hemsworth’s Nordic god is back for more musclebound, chest-baring action
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Holy Casting Controversy! Why Ben Affleck Will Be Fine As Batman
I’ve written a feature for The National newspaper about the whole Ben Affleck is Batman controversy, and you can read it by visiting the National here, or checking out the …
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Kings Of Summer review
We review Kings Of Summer – a brilliant, unique, imaginative and very, very funny coming-of-age movie
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Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters review
Check out our review of Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters – is it any good and how suitable is it for kids?
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The Wolverine review
Check out our review of The Wolverine – an action-packed, fight-filled adventure
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Getting kids to read… by watching movies
According to a report in the Daily Mail, research shows that blockbuster movies such as The Hunger Games and Twilight are helping a resurgance in teenagers’ reading, with the young …
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Man Of Steel review
We review Man Of Steel – flashy, grand scale adventure from producer Christopher Nolan and director Zack Snyder
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We love the Minions! And they came to Manchester!
My son Danny is counting the days until he gets to see Despicable Me 2, and on a recent trip to Toys R Us in New York, I accidentally knocked …
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Iron Man 3 review
We review Iron Man 3, the most kid-friendly of the Iron Man movies, with Robert Downey Jr front and centre
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RIP Gerry Anderson
I was lucky enough to interview Gerry Anderson back in 1994 for a TV series he was working on called Space Precinct. A friendly, sweet and fascinating man, …
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey review
We review The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – director Peter Jackson returns to author JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth
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Grease’s Danny and Sandy… 34 years later
It’s a whopping 34 years since John Travolta’s Danny and Olivia Newton John’s Sandy rose through the clouds in their car at the end of the movie Grease. …
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Ginger And Rosa
Check out our review of Ginger And Rosa – is it any good and how suitable is it for kids?
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A message on A-Level results day
Twenty-odd years ago, I arrived at my school to pick up the envelope containing my A-level results. I knew I hadn’t done brilliantly but I was still surprised when I …
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The Dark Knight Rises review
We review The Dark Knight Rises – the third, and final, part of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy