The Dilemma * While it could hardly be said that he is one of the greatest directors working in Hollywood today, Ron Howard has nonetheless developed a reputation for directing quality movies, only occasionally slipping up with a dud and then one that still has its fair share

Black Swan *** 2011 is a very big year for Natalie Portman. She’s co-starring in one of the year’s big superhero movies, Thor, starring alongside Ashton Kutcher in adult romantic comedy No Strings Attached and co-starring in the new comedy from the director of Pineapple Express, Your Highness.

* Spoiler ahoy!* Dane, 17, and Lucas, 10, are uprooted for the dozenth time by their mother as they try to keep out of reach of their abusive father. Moving into a small town where the diner still appears to be the hot spot of activity Dane and Lucas

Morning Glory ***½ The name of producer, writer and director J.J. Abrams is one that has become synonymous with a very specific type of film and television show, him having developed a reputation for complex and compelling serialized storytelling in shows such as Alias, Lost and Fringe and

After a young man accidentally inherits a collection of creepy puppets from an old man, he stumbles into an allegedly intriguing plot by Nazi and Japanese agents to blow up a munitions plant in America. Luckily for him, the aforementioned puppets can come to life, and so decides to use