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So, after all the rants, the raves, the ratcheting up of tension, can this, the latest instalment of the Terminator franchise, really live up to the hype? The answer is a resounding yes, because there’s never been a summer blockbuster where the money has been more up there on the screen. If you want action, thrills, spills, amazing CGI and make up effects then look no further because Terminator Salvation delivers on absolutely every front.

LAST CHANCE HARVEY

It’s not often you get a grown up love story as well written and as beautifully acted as this, so Harvey is something to savour, like a fine wine or cognac. Director Joel Hopkins has picked two of the finest actors of their generations to play Harvey Shine and Kate...

SLEEP FURIOUSLY

This documentary about a small Welsh community slowly dying out charts a way of life many will believe has, in fact, already vanished. From the local school having to close for lack of pupils, to the travelling library bus arriving with its books with stories of exotic peoples and places, it details the passage of time and the passing of old ways.

FUGITIVE PIECES

The terrible emotional scars left by the Holocaust on those that survived it are explored in detail in this richly emotional, beautifully crafted film by Jeremy Podeswa. Having seen his family massacred by the Nazis, young Polish Jew Jakob (Robbie Kay) hides in the forest and is discovered and rescued by a Greek archaeologist working on a dig in the area.

IS ANYBODY THERE?

One of Britain’s favourite old-timers and new rising stars come together in this immensely warm and affectionate observation of ageing, alienation and death. If that sounds too depressing by half, the movie is anything but a downer, being full of humour and light and wonderfully uplifting life.

12 ROUNDS

Director Renny Harlin isn’t known for his subtlety or finesse ? his style tends to be all about relentless, bruising action and energy leading to nowhere ? so watching 12 Rounds is a bit like battling it out with Mike Tyson. It also happens to star this year’s slice of beefcake in the shape of ex-pro wrestler John Cena.

FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN

Yet another dysfunctional family goes under the microscope in this movie crammed with big name stars that never manages to live up to its potential. The action is split into two parts: in the present we catch up with author Michael (Ryan Reynolds), travelling back to the family home as his mother (Julie Roberts) is killed in a car crash.