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Much Ado About Nothing was like being given a surprise invite to a lavish summer party in Tuscany; this feels more akin to being trapped in a 'back to nature' weekend theatre workshop where the actors are having a lot more fun than you.

Max Von Sydow's magnificent Emperor Ming is a template against which all future alien rulers have had to measure up.

By this point in his career, Ken Branagh had found his voice and a set of skills to match his confidence.

It ranks in the higher echelons of the second division for the quality of its animation and vocal support

The presence of completists and super-fans is helpful, because you do not need to be either to enjoy Life After Flash.

How this meandering tale can take up so many gripping episodes is something of a conundrum. But family life can do this, especially the Durrells'.

These particular pirates may not be the greatest at, well, pirating, but if you're ready to set sail for adventure, they're the crew to join.

Despite some obvious cheese and more than a few slices of ham, this is popcorn of the best kind.

This is low budget medieval grunge. The outlaw camp consists of half a dozen sheets hung from trees in the middle of a wood: the Sheriff's castle is an obvious ruin.

The film mixes good old-fashioned storytelling with state-of-the-art animation, and it's a winning combination.

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.