New DVD releases June 8

wTHE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (12) has all the ingredients of a great film but fails to deliver, reflected by the fact it was nominated for 13 Oscars but only won three, for make-up, visual effects and art direction. And it does look great, it’s just a shame it’s overlong at 165 minutes, the pace is plodding and it’s just not moving or witty enough. Read

Drag Me To Hell (15) ***

I HAD high hopes for this horror movie, which has had rave reviews in America. Read

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (U) **

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Fireflies In The Garden (15) ***

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Julia Roberts, Emily Watson Read

Drag Me To Hell (15) ***

I HAD high hopes for this horror movie, which has had rave reviews in America. Read

New DVD releases

wSLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (15) is a phenomenon. Originally it was just going to be released on DVD, but it’s just as well director Danny Boyle persuaded them to release it in cinemas. It went on to receive more than 100 award nominations around the world and take home eight Oscars. With so much hype, there’s a chance you might be disappointed, as it’s not the best film ever. But there’s still plenty to enjoy about the tale of Jamal Malik (played by three boys, though mainly Dev Patel). Read

New DVD releases

wTHE READER (15) garnered Kate Winslet a deserved Oscar for her moving portrayal of tram conductress Hanna Schmitz, who seduces 15-year-old Michael (David Kross). They spend the summer of 1958 in bed together, with him reading to her. Then she moves away without a word. Eight years later, Michael is studying war crimes at law school and is shocked to turn up at court to see Hanna in the dock, charged with war crimes. Stephen Daldry has shot a compelling film with excellent performances all round, including Ralph Fiennes as the adult Michael. Read

Synecdoche, New York (15) **

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Tormented (15) ***

IN A Birmingham graveyard, a bullied school pupil rises from the dead to take his very gruesome revenge on his tormentors. Read

Awaydays (18) *

Cast: Nicky Bell, Liam Boyle, Stephen Graham, Holly Grainger Read

Fighting (15) ***

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Night at the Museum 2 (PG) ****

OR, to give it its full rather cumbersome title, Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian. Read

Angels & Demons (12A) ***

Cast: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard Read

Cheri (15) ***

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Sounds Like Teen Spirit (12A) ****

Cast: Contestants in the 2007 Junior Eurovison Song Contest. Read

Latest DVD releases

wROLE MODELS (15) stars Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd (pictured) as salesmen who, after an unfortunate series of events, are sentenced to 150 hours community service. They are each given a child to mentor – a fantasy role-playing game obsessive played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse from Superbad and a foul-mouthed ten-year-old. Jane Lynch as a reformed addict has the best lines and, while there are lots of sex gags, it’s actually quite fun. Read

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (12A) ****

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston Read

Star Trek (12A) ****

BACK in 1966, a group of Star Fleet officers embarked on a five-year mission “to boldly go where no man has gone before”. Read

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (12A) ****

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston Read

Hannah Montana (U) ***

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