THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (PG) (All major cinemas)

NARNIA sequel is darker but still PG friendly as it brings the Pevensie children back to the magical land where they encounter hunky new hero Caspian (Ben Barnes).

STAR RATING: ***

THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (12A) (All major cinemas)

A MARTIAL arts family film should never really be allowed to happen but that’s what you get when you team up Jackie Chan and Jet Li and put the director of Stuart Little in charge. STAR RATING: **

HANCOCK (12A) (All major cinemas)

ENTERTAINING comedy with the ever charismatic Will Smith as a reluctant superhero nobody likes who gets a PR makeover after saving the life of Jason Bateman. STAR RATING: ***

HEARTBEAT DETECTOR (12A) (Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, Tuesday-Wednesday)

A CORPORATE psychologist is asked to investigate the mental stability of a large firm’s chief executive in this cynical but intriguing look at the underbelly of 21st century big business.

STAR RATING: ***

JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH (PG) (Vue, Cheshire Oaks)

THERE is very little of Jules Verne in this latest version of his classic adventure which has Brendan Fraser leading a bunch of kids through what is a glorified cinematic series of theme park rides.

STAR RATING: **

KUNG FU PANDA (PG) (All major cinemas)

A GREAT title is further assisted by the presence of Jack Black providing the voice for the unlikely titular hero in an animated adventure.

STAR RATING: ***

MAMMA MIA! (PG) (All major cinemas)

A BUNCH of non-singing actors come together to belt out some of the greatest pop songs every written and somehow it works! Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan take on the best of Abba in a Greek island setting.

STAR RATING: ***

MEET DAVE (PG) (All major cinemas; weekend matinees)

THE once brilliant Eddie Murphy continues to resort to toilet humour for laughs in this unwise reunion with Norbit director Brian Robbins.

STAR RATING: **

SHINE A LIGHT (12A) (Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, Thursday only)

MARTIN Scorsese’s acclaimed Rolling Stones concert film which reviews the band’s entire career as well as filming their 2006 A Bigger Bang world tour.

STAR RATING: ***

SON OF RAMBOW (12A) (Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, Saturday-Monday)

BACK to the 80s for this tale of two lonely 11-year-old boys whose mutual love of Sylvester Stallone’s action hero brings them together.

STAR RATING: ***

THE 39 STEPS (U) (Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, Friday only)

ALFRED Hitchcock’s classic 1935 screen version of the famed spy thriller..

STAR RATING: ****

WALL-E (U) (All major cinemas)

An ambitious science fiction animated tale that introduces us to a robot everyone will simply adore.

STAR RATING: ***

WANTED (18) (All major cinemas)

JAMES McEvoy turns action hero in this effects-heavy, breathlessly paced adventure.

STAR RATING: ***