FILMS

Bad Lieutenant : A remake starring Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh - a drug and gambling detective in post Katrina New Orleans, investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants. One of Mr. Cage's better performances. Very watchable. Rated 7.5/10

The Losers : Members of a CIA black ops team are betrayed and left for dead. They then root out those who targetted them for assassination. Plenty of action. Rated 6/10

FOUR LIONS / PRINCE OF PERSIA

Four Lions : Set in Sheffield this is the comical story of four British jihadists who push their dreams of glory to breaking point. One of them is training crows to fly bombs through windows.

Well worth seeing. Rated 8/10

Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time : A film based on the video game which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. Very watchable, plenty of action Rated 6.5/10

GREEN ZONE AND MORE

Green Zone : A US Army Officer becomes a rogue following the discovery of faulty intelligence as he hunts for WMD in an unstable region of Iraq. Good watching Rated 8/10

The Blind Side : The story of Michael Oher, a homeless black boy who became an All American football player with the help of a caring woman (Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for her role) and her family. Rated 8/10

Crazy Heart : A washed up country music singer is forced to re-assess his life during a doomed romance that also inspires him. Won two Oscars. Great soundtrack. Rated 8/10

ICE AGE 3 AND PUBLIC ENEMIES

Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs

When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him. Slightly disappointing, not as good as Ice Age 2. Rated 5.5/10.
Public Enemies

The Fed's try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930's. Rated 7.5/10.

SPARTACUS / LAST CHANCE HARVEY

Spartacus was originally released in 1960 and has been digitally re-released nearly 50 years later. Having originally won 4 Oscars it tells the story of the slave Spartacus who leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Empire. A classic film still very watchable and rated 8/10.

Last Chance Harvey stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. An American, in London for his daughter's wedding, finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life. Easy to watch and worth 7.5/10.