| 19/8/2010 | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice |
| Rachel Winterbottom enjoys Nicholas Cage in the mouse-free version of this Disney classic |
| 23/7/2010 | Film review: The toys are back in town |
| Pixar take the final part of the Toy Story trilogy to infinity and beyond, says Mita Adesanya |
| 21/7/2010 | Film review: Inception |
| Rachel Winterbottom attempts to make sense of DiCaprio's latest adventure of the mind |
| 6/7/2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse review |
| Rachel Winterbottom thinks pec shots and pained looks can't make up for the lack of plot |
| 30/6/2010 | FILM REVIEW: Get Him to the Greek |
| Rachel Winterbottom thinks Russell Brand's rock star comedy doesn't quite hit the right notes |
| 28/6/2010 | The TV Column: By Gerry Corner |
| Fabio Capello, Alan Hanson, Brian Blessed, Guy Mowbray - and the final whistle verdict on Matt Smith as Doctor Who |
| 24/6/2010 | TV REVIEW: Lennon Naked/BBC 4 Wednesday 22 June |
| Even Mitch Poole is convinced by Christopher Eccleston in the latest Beatles bio |
| 2/6/2010 | FILM REVIEW: Sex and the City 2 |
| It's a case of the fashion, the fanciful and the farce, says Rachel Winterbottom |
| 26/5/2010 | Film review: Prince of Persia |
| Rachel Winterbottom follows Jake Gyllenhaal on a journey into Fant-Asia |
| 22/4/2010 | Whip It! (12A) |
| Rachel Winterbottom reviews Drew Barrymore's directorial début in a film about an all girl roller derby |
| 22/4/2010 | TV REVIEW: The Prisoner, Sat, ITV1 |
| Mitch Poole isn't at all convinced by the new Village people |
| 20/4/2010 | Theatre review: The Comedians/Bolton Octagon |
| Joan Davies on Trevor Griffiths' mid-70s drama about comedy |
| 1/4/2010 | FILM REVIEW: Kick-Ass |
| Rachel Winterbottom on the comedy value of wetsuits and foul-mouthed young girls |
| 17/3/2010 | FILM REVIEW: Shutter Island |
| Rachel Winterbottom watches Scorsese take DiCaprio to the brink once more |
| 10/2/2010 | Youth in Revolt review |
| Rachel Winterbottom wonders when Michael Cera will be allowed to grow up |
| 2/2/2010 | The TV Column (2 Feb) |
| Mo Mowlam, Julie Walters, Alex Reid and the final ever word on CBB, all mentioned here by Gerry Corner |
| 1/2/2010 | FILMS: Precious (15) |
| Charlene McCauley adores the rough ride to redemption |
| 27/1/2010 | FILMS: Up in the Air |
| Rachel Winterbottom is impressed by George Clooney's timely portrayal of a corporate downsizer |
| 27/1/2010 | Theatre review: Les Misérables in Manchester |
| Sarah Tierney watches Gareth Gates sing his way through a storm at the Palace Theatre |
| 11/1/2010 | Films: The Road (15) |
| Jonathan Schofield on a fabulous tale of bleakness, compassion, horror and hope |
| 8/1/2010 | The TV Column (Jan 8) |
| David Tennant, Stephen Baldwin and c-listers galore.... all on the box in the last week and mentioned here by Angie Sammons |
| 6/1/2010 | Sherlock Holmes |
| Rachel Winterbottom deduces that Guy Ritchie has probably never read anything by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 8/12/2009 | The Box |
| It's no Donnie Darko says Rachel Winterbottom on the latest film by Richard Kelly |
| 24/11/2009 | Paranormal Activity (18) |
| Mike Chapple hangs around with the horror nerds at a special preview of 'the scariest film you'll ever see'. Well they would say that, wouldn't they? |
| 23/11/2009 | The TV Column (23 Nov) |
| Justin Lee Collins, Terry Wogan, Jedward and Katie Price are voted in and out by Gerry Corner |
| 12/11/2009 | Jennifer’s Body |
| Rachel Winterbottom watches a man-munching Megan Fox in the latest film from Juno writer Diablo Cody |
| 3/11/2009 | The TV Column (Nov 3, 2009) |
| Raymond Blanc, Gordon Ramsay, playing with knives and disgusting food, all mentioned here by Angie Sammons |
| 22/10/2009 | Are you Svengali? |
| The cult internet comedy and some questions for Candy McCulloch who stars in the latest epidode |
| 20/10/2009 | The TV Column |
| Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross, Grayson Perry, Katie Price, Cheryl Cole, John and Edward and Jo Brand. All mentioned here, by Angie Sammons |
| 9/10/2009 | Zombieland review |
| Rachel Winterbottom devours this comedy-horror starring Woody Harrelson |
| 16/9/2009 | Adventureland |
| Summer jobs and summer love: Rachel Winterbottom rates this nostalgic film about post-university blues |
| 9/9/2009 | District 9 (15) |
| Rachel Winterbottom ingests some alien juice and feels better for it |
| 2/9/2009 | Film review: Funny People |
| Apatow's terminal illness comedy gets Rachel Winterbottom laughing in the face of adversity |
| 21/8/2009 | Inglourious Basterds review |
| Rachel Winterbottom watches Tarantino's long-awaited Nazi war film |
| 12/8/2009 | GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra review |
| Rachel Winterbottom thinks Hasbro are toying with disaster |
| 28/7/2009 | Films: Coco Before Chanel |
| Sarah Tierney thinks Audrey Tautou was tailor-made for this one |
| 20/7/2009 | The TV Column |
| Gerry Corner watches Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, All the Queen's Horses, Airline and The Street (in reverse order)
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| 17/7/2009 | Film review: Brüno |
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Rachel Winterbottom on a new genre in cinema: horr-edy |
| 16/7/2009 | Films: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
| The latest, sometimes baffling Hogwarts episode fails to cast a spell on Phil Key |
| 6/7/2009 | Public Enemies (15) |
| Is Johnny Depp a fop or a flop? Lew Baxter decides |
| 26/6/2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
| Rachel Winterbottom isn't blown away by all those explosions |
| 4/6/2009 | Films: Terminator Salvation (12a) |
| Lew Baxter thinks we're all doomed after watching the saviour of the human race |
| 3/6/2009 | Films: Looking for Eric (15) |
| Sarah Tierney says 'oui' to Loach and Cantona's film about the power of saying 'NON!' |
| 27/5/2009 | TV: Soaps round-up |
| Nicola Mostyn on Mr Ugly Mug, mini-skirts to the waist, mad redheads and bigamy.... |
| 20/5/2009 | Dirty TV secrets |
| Lynda Moyo asks what do you watch when you're 'taking a break' from intelligent TV? |
| 19/5/2009 | Angels and Demons |
| Rachel Winterbottom thinks there's a decent thriller hiding somewhere in here |
| 17/5/2009 | TV review: Coronation Street (ITV1) |
| Andrew Sachs makes a high profile return to TV on the cobbles of Weatherfield. Gerry Corner's verdict? |
| 13/5/2009 | Boy Meets Girl |
| Nicola Mostyn wonders if the gender gap is all that funny |
| 8/5/2009 | Films: Star Trek (2009) |
| Lew Baxter is beamed up and boldly going into JJ Abrams' brave new world |
| 7/5/2009 | Films: Cheri (15) |
| Sarah Tierney finds that Bill Kenwright has moved as far away from Goodison as is possible - to Belle Époque Paris |
| 6/5/2009 | TV: The Apprentice |
| Nicola Mostyn thinks the party just got started with the Sugar man |
| 5/5/2009 | Film review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
| Rachel Winterbottom would like hear something she didn't already know |
| 30/4/2009 | Best: His Mother’s Son |
| Nicola Mostyn on a sad story where it’s the alcohol that tackles and eventually triumphs |
| 27/4/2009 | TV review: Doing a Reggie Perrin |
| Gerry Corner on the resurrection of a sitcom which didn't get where it is today without a Man Behaving Badly |
| 23/4/2009 | Britain’s Got Talent (ITV1) |
| Nicola Mostyn finally realises there’s nowhere to hide |
| 14/4/2009 | TV review: Red Dwarf: Back to Earth |
| Should Craig Charles and co have been left to spin the galaxies in peace? Nicola Mostyn will be back for more |
| 30/3/2009 | Heston's Feasts |
| Nicola Mostyn no longer wonders what the Romans did for us |
| 27/3/2009 | Lesbian Vampire Killers |
| Rachel Winterbottom on a film idea that should have stayed dead |
| 26/3/2009 | Lesbian Vampire Killers |
| Rachel Winterbottom on a film idea that should have stayed dead |
| 24/3/2009 | The Colour of Money |
| Nicola Mostyn on a simply stressful game show
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| 17/3/2009 | TV: Comic Relief |
| Is it all about staying in to watch the celebrity gang weep buckets? Nicola Mostyn thinks so |
| 17/3/2009 | Films: Watchmen (18) |
| Rachel Winterbottom on a gang of superheroes who don't quite cut it |
| 16/3/2009 | Wired up |
| Its box set was one of 2008's biggest Xmas sellers and it has been called the best TV show that no one has seen. Now all 60 hours of The Wire are to be shown on BBC2. Paddy Hoey explains why this isn't just another cop show |
| 12/3/2009 | Film review: The Young Victoria |
| Sarah Tierney finds a new respect for royalty |
| 4/3/2009 | Grow Your Own Drugs |
| Nicola Mostyn says the drugs do work…well, sort of |
| 25/2/2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Rachel Winterbottom loves Brad Pitt, even with wrinkles |
| 24/2/2009 | Soap update |
| In soap land this month, Nicola Mostyn finds everyone’s wondering if reliable romantic bets are the way to go |
| 19/2/2009 | Revolutionary Road review |
| Cat Johnson finds a lot to admire but little to enjoy |
| 17/2/2009 | TV: Brit sitcoms |
| Not Going Out...Free Agents... and the brilliant Being Human. Nicola Mostyn goes in search of a decent laugh on the box |
| 16/2/2009 | Films: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (12a) |
| Stuart Ian Burns is swept away by Woody Allen's Spanish harem |
| 4/2/2009 | Skins (E4) |
| Rachel Winterbottom thinks it's not just the characters who have identity issues in the eternal yoof TV drama |
| 2/2/2009 | The Krypton Factor |
| Nicola Mostyn thinks the new Krypton factor is lacking some basics |
| 27/1/2009 | Dispatches: The True Cost of Cheap Food |
| Nicola Mostyn on Jay Rayner, and how restaurant critics can contain only 10% meat |
| 27/1/2009 | Films: Frost/Nixon (15) |
| “400 million people were waiting for the truth”... Stuart Ian Burns is bowled over by a masterpiece |
| 19/1/2009 | “I wish I’d never had kids. I wish I’d never been born. I wish I was dead.” |
| Nicola Mostyn's soap update finds the line that best sums up EastEnders |
| 16/1/2009 | Slumdog Millionaire (15) |
| Danny Boyle's 'feel-good’ award-winner is a world away from sweetness and light, says Rachel Winterbottom
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| 15/1/2009 | The Wrestler (15) |
| Sarah Tierney gets ringside at Mickey Rourke's comeback fight |
| 8/1/2009 | Demons |
| Nicola Mostyn on ITV’s new supernatural TV series. Remember: it may suck |
| 6/1/2009 | Yes Man (12A) |
| Rachel Winterbottom says yes to the film adaptation of the British novel |
| 5/1/2009 | TV: Celebrity Big Brother (C4) |
| The egos have landed at the Big Brother house. AA Grill watches the latest collection of prototypes all piling in it to win it |
| 29/12/2008 | TV: Doctor Who - “The Next Doctor” (BBC1) |
| So who was the biggest sensation in the Christmas special? Bookies' favourite 11th Doctor David Morrissey or that massive Cyberman thingy? Stuart Ian Burns decides |
| 22/12/2008 | Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen |
| Nicola Mostyn watches the greatest story ever told |
| 16/12/2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still |
| Rachel Winterbottom wanted an Excellent Adventure but got a Bogus Journey |
| 15/12/2008 | Come Dine With Me |
| Nicola Mostyn enjoys some cooking with the gloves off |
| 10/12/2008 | Films: What Just Happened (15) |
| Hollywood makes another film about itself. Rachel Winterbottom examines its navel |
| 8/12/2008 | TV: Hole in the Wall versus Eggheads |
| Two gameshows aim to pit the wits or the bodies of contestants against very important challenges. Nicola Mostyn watches them |
| 1/12/2008 | TV: Survivors (BBC1) |
| Handy if you want to know how to catch a chicken come the apocalypse |
| 1/12/2008 | Films: The Silence of Lorna (15) |
| Unmissable marriage-of-convenience tale stirs up plenty of inconvenient emotions |
| 25/11/2008 | Films: Blindness (18) |
| Nicola Mostyn just can’t see the logic in this land of the blind |
| 24/11/2008 | Soap update |
| The soaps are getting confused and so are the scriptwriters |
| 21/11/2008 | Max Payne (15) |
| Rachel Winterbottom braved the Payne, and wishes she'd taken an aspirin |
| 18/11/2008 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno (18) |
| Stuart Ian Burns finds the same old story of the platonic relationship struggle, but this time with porn |
| 17/11/2008 | TV: I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here |
| Is Kilroy is to blame for all of society's ills? It's one theory. Nicola Mostyn watches the all-new ritual humiliation show |
| 10/11/2008 | The Home Show (C4) |
| Nicola Mostyn says it's time to throw away the key on property programmes |
| 9/11/2008 | Film Review: W (15) |
| Stuart Ian Burns says good intentions aren't enough, after watching Oliver Stone's take on the yesterday man
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| 2/11/2008 | Quantum of Solace (12a) |
| Do you like it cool, blue-eyed and deadly? Millions did over the weekend, but is the new Bond flick any good? Nicola Mostyn finds out |
| 31/10/2008 | Of Time and the City (U) |
| Terence Davies' epic documentary about Liverpool finally goes on release. Gerry Corner watches it in wonder |
| 29/10/2008 | Ghost Town (12A) |
| Does Ricky Gervais get lost in translation in his first big screen role? |
| 28/10/2008 | TV: Dead Set (E4) |
| Lynda Moyo on an episode of Big Brother that is worth watching |
| 28/10/2008 | TV: Extraordinary Animals in the Womb (C4) |
| Creature comforts before birth: What's the foetal attraction? |
| 20/10/2008 | TV: Soap round up |
| The latest shenanigans from the land of soap |
| 14/10/2008 | Britain's Got The Pop Factor... |
| A look at Peter Kay's new talent-contest-fun-poking-X-factor-style show. |
| 6/10/2008 | TV Review: Amazon with Bruce Parry |
| Admiration for BBC2’s affable adventurer |
| 30/9/2008 | TV Review: Merlin (BBC1) |
| A boy wizard? Can you see that catching on… |
| 25/9/2008 | Tropic Thunder (15) |
| 22/9/2008 | TV: Secret Diary of a Call Girl |
| From our critic's angle, the sex trade looks pretty damn glam |
| 18/9/2008 | Pineapple Express (15) |
| Rachel Winterbottom discovers inaction is the answer for the weed-iest action heroes around |
| 15/9/2008 | When Women Rule The World (C4) |
| Does the battle of the sexes have its funny side? |
| 9/9/2008 | Step Brothers (15) |
| Rachel Winterbottom gets to grips with her inner child and wants to throttle it |
| 2/9/2008 | The Strangers (15) |
| Nicola Mostyn on a good, effective horror – with annoying audience commentary |
| 2/9/2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army (12A) |
| Rachel Winterbottom feels sympathy for the devil |
| 1/9/2008 | TV: Soap round up |
| It never pays to be too happy in soap land. Nicola Mostyn gives us the lowdown |
| 27/8/2008 | Get Smart (12A) |
| Nicola Mostyn on a satisfying, summery spy film |
| 26/8/2008 | TV: Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery |
| Nicola Mostyn wonders whether all doctors are just frustrated light entertainers
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| 22/8/2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (12A) |
| Rachel Winterbottom discovers that some things are better left buried |
| 19/8/2008 | You Don’t Mess With The Zohan (12A) |
| A hairdressing comedy that you might want to rinse, but not repeat |
| 19/8/2008 | TV: Liverpool on the Box |
| From Z Cars to Brookie, Vinny Lawrenson Woods on what's in store on BBC Four this week as the city is portrayed on the telly |
| 18/8/2008 | The X Factor |
| Nicola Mostyn sings a song of love, yearning and loss and then reviews X Factor for us |
| 6/8/2008 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe (15) |
| Rachel Winterbottom loses her faith |
| 5/8/2008 | Baby Mama (12A) |
| Rachel Winterbottom on a comedy about surrogacy that just about delivers |
| 4/8/2008 | Sandwiches unwrapped (C4) |
| The unpalatable truth about buttie packers revealed. So should we be scared? Nicola Mostyn sinks her teeth into Dispatches |
| 29/7/2008 | The Dark Knight |
| Christopher Brown-Colbert watches Heath Ledger sign off, with one last joke... |
| 28/7/2008 | The Charlotte Church Show |
| Nicola Mostyn and the Welsh expletive machine
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| 24/7/2008 | Meet Dave (PG) |
| Rachel Winterbottom is forcibly introduced to yet another Eddie Murphy let-down |
| 22/7/2008 | Wall.E (U) |
| Hailed as a contender for Best Film at next year's Oscars, is Disney-Pixar's new eco-flick as out-of-this-world as it's cracked up to be? Angie Sammons comes down to Earth |
| 21/7/2008 | Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor (BBC3) and Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show (ITV2) |
| Nicola Mostyn checks out two female fronted sketch shows and wonders if they're funny |
| 14/7/2008 | Snog, Marry, Avoid (BBC3) |
| Nicola Mostyn watches an Atomic Kitten in a charisma free zone |
| 9/7/2008 | Hancock (12A) |
| Rachel Winterbottom isn't convinced by Will Smith's anti-hero superhero |
| 7/7/2008 | Soaps update |
| Dust off your suitcase. Soapland is filled with movings out and movings on at the moment
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| 3/7/2008 | Wanted (18) |
| Rachel Winterbottom discovers violence is the answer after viewing Wanted |
| 30/6/2008 | While you were out: Doctor Who (BBC1) |
| Do the Daleks have a deadly charm? Well, they don't do it for Nicola Mostyn |
| 23/6/2008 | While you were out: Big Brother (C4) |
| Nicola Mostyn wonders whether Sylvia has ever watched the show as everyone starts to crack in the house from Hell |
| 20/6/2008 | The Happening (15) |
| Rachel Winterbottom finds out what’s occurring in M Night Shyamalan’s latest flop |
| 19/6/2008 | The Incredible Hulk (12A) |
| It’s not easy being green, says Nicola Mostyn, but this new rebooted Hulk instalment punches its weight |
| 9/6/2008 | While You Were Out: Alexei Sayle's Liverpool (BBC2) |
| Lew Baxter was the journalist in the Edinburgh audience when Alexei Sayle famously went off on one about Liverpool, in 2003. Here he casts his gimlet eye over the comic's latest offering |
| 4/6/2008 | Private Property (15) |
| Nicola Mostyn finds this French social drama exhaustingly realistic |
| 2/6/2008 | Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain |
| Nicola Mostyn enjoys a history lesson |
| 20/5/2008 | While you were out: Gladiators (Sky One) |
| Are you ready for their return? Nicola Mostyn isn’t sure |
| 13/5/2008 | Iron Man (12A) |
| Nicola Mostyn thinks Robert Downey Junior is just super… |
| 24/4/2008 | Films: Persepolis (PG) |
| The last days of Persia revisited in black and white. Vinny Lawrenson Woods decides if it's worth it |
| 23/4/2008 | Pushing Daisies |
| Nicola Mostyn thinks TV should be getting more clever, not less… |
| 25/3/2008 | 27 Dresses (12A) |
| Nicola Mostyn finds there are no prizes for originality in this formulaic but enjoyable rom com |
| 12/3/2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl (12A) |
| Nicola Mostyn on a rollicking, ridiculous story of the royals |
| 4/3/2008 | A Semi success |
| Will Ferrell stars in one sports flick too many for Heather Smith. So does Semi Pro hit the mark? |
| 25/2/2008 | Be Kind Rewind |
| Nicola Mostyn on a comedy that’s about as vital as VHS |
| 13/2/2008 | Great expectation |
| Charming and funny indie film Juno is sometimes more irky than quirky, says Nicola Mostyn |
| 11/2/2008 | Look out, there's a monster coming |
| Vinny Lawrenson Woods watches Cloverfield and finds a commotion over a motion picture going through the motions
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| 28/1/2008 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| Tim Burton makes a neat job of Stephen Sondheim’s horror musical |
| 18/1/2008 | No Country For Old Men |
| No wonder cowboys get the blues. Nicola Mostyn is gripped by the Coen brothers’ meditative thriller
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| 8/1/2008 | Lust, Caution |
| Nicola Mostyn on Ang Lee’s new film of espionage, sex and the Second World War |
| 10/12/2007 | The Golden Compass |
| A story of dust and daemons makes Nicola Mostyn hits the books |
| 29/11/2007 | Shrooms |
| Nicola Mostyn takes a trip down bad horror lane |
| 20/11/2007 | Into The Wild (15) |
| A young man's search for meaning in Alaska leaves Nicola Mostyn strangely cold
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| 7/11/2007 | I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single (15) |
| Nicola Mostyn is wooed by the charms of a daft, Gallic romcom |
| 1/11/2007 | Bitterest pill |
| In the US, health and wealth go hand in hand, according to Michael Moore's new movie Sicko. It's controversial, it's compelling, says Nicola Mostyn |
| 22/10/2007 | Stardust |
| Nicola Mostyn wishes she believed in magic again |
| 15/10/2007 | The Heartbreak Kid |
| Nicola Mostyn on the Farrelly brothers’ latest film |
| 3/10/2007 | The best rock n roll film ever? |
| So says John Robb after watching the Ian Curtis biopic, Control |
| 1/10/2007 | Michael Clayton |
| Nicola Mostyn considers Clooney as Clayton |
| 24/9/2007 | A Mighty Heart |
| The bravery of Mariane Pearl is something to salute - as is Angelina Jolie's performance - in Michael Winterbottom's new film |
| 18/9/2007 | Shoot ’Em Up |
| Nicola Mostyn, a bonkers new action flick and lethal carrots |
| 11/9/2007 | Atonement |
| Nicola Mostyn falls hopelessly in love with an emerald green frock |
| 28/8/2007 | Knocked Up |
| Nicola Mostyn finds Judd Apatow’s bouncing new comedy almost as good as she was expecting |
| 21/8/2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum |
| Nicola Mostyn finds out why Bourne is better than Bond |
| 9/8/2007 | Tarantino puts city on wish list |
| Lure of Liverpool brings cult movie director to FACT for exclusive preview screening of new blockbuster |
| 27/7/2007 | The Simpsons Movie |
| Nicola Mostyn realises there’s no place like Springfield |
| 13/7/2007 | Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix |
| Vanessa Lees follows Harry Potter to the dark side |
| 10/7/2007 | Die Hard 4.0 |
| Find out why good old brawn and guts rule the day in Bruce's latest outing, and how you can win a piece of the action too |
| 2/7/2007 | La Vie en Rose |
| Nicola Mostyn gets lost in the ups and downs of Edith Piaf’s life story |
| 13/6/2007 | Plot of gold |
| Liverpool Confidential goes to the world premiere of the Dingle-made feature film Grow Your Own. But how does it rate? Read on... |
| 11/5/2007 | Spidey blacks out |
| Nicola Mostyn enjoys swinging with Spider-Man 3 |