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Grown ups

Adam Sandler and friends tackle the issue of 'growing up' with flatulence gags and tired stereotypes, writes DAMON SMITHRead

The Lyric prepares for a revival of punk rock

A YEAR of critical and box office success looks set to continue at The Lyric, with a promising programme just announced for autumn and winter.Read

The sorcerer's apprentice

Nicolas Cage's latest family film has just enough magic to entertain this summer, writes DAMON SMITHRead

Knight and Day

Two of cinema's biggest names - Cruise and Diaz - team up for this fun espionage caper, writes CAT McSHANERead

The A-team

Joe Carnahan takes on an 80s childhood favourite and pulls it off - just, writes DAVID WATERHOUSERead

Splice

Adrien Brody follows up Predators with a more cerebral attempt at the horror genre, writes DAMON SMITHRead

Toy story 3

Pixar's flagship franchise goes out with a crash, bang and wallop of emotion, writes DAMON SMITHRead

Shrek forever after

The best outing for Shrek is also his last as the whole gang returns for a fairytale ending, writes MARK LUNDRIGANRead

Get him to the Greek

Russell Brand's bit-part rock star takes centre stage in this misfiring comedy, writes DAMON SMITHRead

Killers

Ashton Kutcher's big secret provides the 'twist' in this by-the-numbers comedy actioner, writes DAMON SMITHRead

Greenberg

Ben Stiller attempts to flex his acting muscles in this depressing 'comedy', writes DAMON SMITHRead

Sex and the City 2

OPENING to the strains of Alicia Keys' song Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down, a valentine to the concrete jungle of New York City, Sex And The City 2 takes another bite out of the Big Apple with the expertly coiffed cast of the hit TV series.Read

The Losers

Comic book heroes The Losers burst on to the scene with a rollicking adventure, writes DAMON SMITH.Read

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jerry Bruckheimer's action formula rolls back into town with this big budget video game adaptation, says DAVID WATERHOUSERead

Robin Hood

EVERY generation has its own version of Robin Hood.Read

A nightmare on Elm Street

Horror legend Freddy Krueger returns for yet another killing spree, in this gory but pointless 're-imagining', writes DAVE WATERHOUSERead

The last song

Annoying teen brat Miley Cyrus stars as an, ahem, annoying teen brat in this mawkish coming-of-age drama, writes DAMON SMITHRead

Date night

TINA Fey and Steve Carell's chemistry in Date Night is excellent. It is so good, you almost want them to get hitched in real life... that is, if their portrayal of painful married life wasn't so convincing.Read

DVD REVIEW: I'm Gonna Explode

A Mexican Bonnie and Clyde, Gerardo Naranjo's coming-of-age film follows a pair of disaffected teens as they go on the run after pulling a gun on someone at school.Read

The Ghost

Polanski's film of the book written in the aftermath of the prime minister's 2007 resignation is as taut as Gordon Brown's grin, writes RUPERT BASHAMRead