We Bought a Zoo
"We Bought a Zoo" is the long-awaited Hollywood film about Plymouth's local zoo, Dartmoor Zoological Park. In the movie, Director Cameron Crowe renamed it (for the purposes of the film, it's still here just outside Plymouth in real life!) Rosemoor Zoo and relocated the story to the United States. The important question that I wanted to be answered (and the one you've all been asking me) is whether Hollywood managed to do justice to Plymouth's local zoo? Let's find out... | full story...>>

War Horse Film Review
War Horse (certificate 12a) is based on Michael Morpurgo's popular novel set during the Great War. It follows an incredibly successful stage adaptation, and is the story of a horse, Joey, and the boy, Albert Narracott (there's a solid Devon name!) who trains him. You might call it a latter-day !Black Beauty! (ask your parents) as it follows the horse's adventurous life. We follow him after he is separated from Albert and taken across a Europe ravaged by the carnage and brutality of modern warfare, but we also see that it contains both humanity and humour. | full story...>>

Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows Review
So the new Sherlock Holmes movie "Game of Shadows" came out last week and I was in such a rush to see it after the last fantastic movie. As soon as I saw the advert on TV I flailed my arms a little and jumped about for half an hour and told pretty much everyone I was going to see the new movie. And I did! | full story...>>

Colombiana
Colombiana (15) directed by Olivier Megaton and co-produced by Luc Besson is the kind of film that catches you by surprise. Full of action and some very strong imagery it may well be remembered as the film that properly launched the career of Zoe Saldana. | full story...>>

Super 8 - Stand By Me meets Cloverfield
Super 8 is a film with a pedigree. Written and directed by JJ Abrams (the man behind the hit series Lost, the 2009 Star Trek film, and Cloverfield). With Steven Spielberg producing, that makes a formidable team, so my expectations for this film were high. | full story...>>

Green Lantern Film Review
Green Lantern is one of many comic-book franchises out this year. With so many, the quality is bound to vary so I really wasn't sure what to expect from the Green Lantern... | full story...>>