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Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Most franchises don’t offer much by number three, but this instalment is fresh, energetic and beautifully animated

Terminator salvation

Just as Mad Max reached its nadir with the inclusion of cute kids, so the Terminator franchise wilts and dies here

Duel meanings: Fight Club

The writer Chuck Palahniuk on the inspiration for Fight Club

Coco Before Chanel

Beautiful biopic dominated by the superb Audrey Tautou as “Coco” Chanel, whose early life is told here with a hazy glow

Sunshine Cleaning

It’s a formula we’ve seen before, but this bittersweet comedy is kept fresh by its gory subject

Fanny and Alexander

It is bawdy, earthy, joyous, elegant, beautifully detailed, and even a bit creepy, and deserves a place in your stocking

Star Trek

JJ Abrams was an inspired choice to reinvigorate a franchise that was always more about feelings than phasers

Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley

Few stand-ups are better at communicating the simple joy of shared experience

Brüno

It's dafter, more dangerous and filthier than its predecessor as the fashion maven Brüno attempts to regain his celebrity

Ghost Story

Welcome release of this little known Brit-horror haunted house curio with Marianne Faithfull and Vivian Mackerall

Night at the Museum 2

Ben Stiller folllows the nocturnally animated museum exhibits from NY to DC in a sequel soaked with CGI and comedy talent

Family Guy: Series 8

Family Guy episodes tend to crop up on late night TV when you’re so sleepy you can’t quite believe what you’ve seen

Last Chance Harvey

The leads are fine, and the film is watchable enough, but the plot creaks so loudly it’s like furniture splintering

Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee

Cultdom awaits for Meadows’s improvised, micro-budget mock-doc starring Paddy Considine

Drag Me to Hell

The horror writer-director Sam Rami balances narrative and character detail with sudden grossout shocks

Jack Johnson reveals his aquatic obsessions

The surfing singer-songwriter tells Ruth Lewy about his musical heroes and the best places to catch some waves

Prunella Scales, 30 years on from Fawlty Towers

One of Britain’s best character actresses, Prunella Scales will inevitably be remembered for one character above all

Fawlty Towers Remastered (12)

The Greatest British Sitcom Ever remains unassailably funny, and now comes with a fabulous commentary from John Cleese

Rudo y Cursi

Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna play bickering half-brothers in this wonderfully funny fish-out-of-water comedy

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

This solid, mid-table superhero flick comes with some many outstanding extras this film is now a Blu-ray must-have