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TV & Film Reviews
See Oscar nominated Selma before anyone elseMartin Luther King move gets special preview at FACT
REVIEW: Wicked/Liverpool EmpireMike Chapple is spellbound by a witchy wench who restores his faith in musicals
REVIEW: Hamlet, Royal Exchange TheatreLucy Tomlinson thinks Maxine Peake may play an angry young (wo)man, but gender is fast forgotten
Noises Off/Royal CourtMike Chapple on a disaster that's such a winner
West Side Story/Liverpool EmpireThe turning point in musicals packs plenty of punch 60 years on
Film Review: Frank (15)There's a huge papier mache head, but it's not Sidebottom's
One Dream: The Beryl Marsden Story/EpsteinThe 'unsung' heroine of Merseybeat gets a dramatic voice that rises to the occasion after a faltering start
The Face ReviewedL’Oréal Blackett is hooked on the new modelling reality show and revels in the bitchinessFrom Body Confidential.
Richard and Judy back in the dockThis Morning returns to Liverpool for 25th anniversary show
The City That Rocked The World (12a)John D Hodgkinson isn't rocked by the new Liverpool music documentary
Blood (15)Hilbre Island in an unspeakably grisly light in a tale of cops gone bad
Iron Man 3 ReviewedRachel Winterbottom finds Iron Man 3 magnetic watching
Evil Dead (18) ReviewedRachel Winterbottom finds it more schlock than shock
Oz The Great And Powerful 3D (PG)Rachel Winterbottom finds this prequel more than a pair of ruby slippers short of the 1939 classic
Hope/Liverpool Royal CourtWomack and Womack thriller is well worth the trip, says Emma Griffiths
Django Unchained (18)Tarantino's bloodstained dark wit could even be a hit
Les Miserables ReviewedJoan Davies thinks you'll love if a fan already, if not then it's very long
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3D (12A)Rachel Winterbottom loves it fast and full of high definition action
Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (12A) ReviewedRachel Winterbottom would like to forget any of this ever happened
Skyfall (12a)Craggy Craig rescues a thin plot from a blond villain
The Shining in full glory for HalloweenBe careful who you talk to in hotel corridors
TV Review: Dallas, (Channel 5)Gerry Corner watches JR rise from the TV graveyard 
TV: Olympics 2012 and Closing CeremonyGerry Corner finds that after a fortnight of smooth running, the nation finally got to give something a good kicking
The Dark Knight Rises ReviewedKevin Bourke reviews the latest very noisy Batman extravaganza
The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (12A)Rachel Winterbottom fantasizes about arachnophilia
Dark Shadows (12A) ReviewedRachel Winterbottom reviews the fate of Tim Burton’s new film – and there’s nothing promising about Depp’s destiny.
Avengers Assemble (12A) ReviewedRachel Winterbottom, Confidential's superhero correspondent, takes over the world - or at least likes the film
The Cabin in the Woods (15) ReviewedRachel Winterbottom gets twisted in a forest thriller that's a bit of a gem
TV Review: Derek/Channel 4Gerry Corner finds the new Ricky Gervais outing not very good, but is that the most troubling thing about it?
Hunger Games ReviewedRachel Winterbottom is avoiding death with the latest movie
John Carter (12A) ReviewedRachel Winterbottom enjoys a Martian romp with a CGI dog....so to speak
The Woman in Black (12A) ReviewedRachel Winterbottom thinks Daniel Radcliffe does a good job post-Potter
The Muppets (PG) ReviewedGary Ryan enjoys himself in a material world
Films: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsRachel Winterbottom is not particularly stimulated by the detective sequel
Weekend Larks (9-11 December)Swerve the X Factor final with a cool Amnesty gig, carols and films at St Luke's, salsa and a rave. Yes a rave
In Time (12a): Movie ReviewRachel Winterbottom isn't sure by a futuristic caper
Real Steel (12A)Rachel Winterbottom gets to grip with futuristic tumbling
The Resistible Rise Of Arturo UiBrecht's cautionary tale of fascism is a thought provoking triumph, says Heather Smith
TV Review: Can You Trust Your Doctor?Lynda Moyo has a near death experience because of a Dispatches documentaryFrom Body Confidential.
Melancholia (15)Rachel Winterbottom goes to the ends of the Earth to be Spellbound