Air transport may well be trumpeted as the safest form of travel but for film-makers, the possibilities of disaster above terra firma are irresistible.

Primal fears take root deep in our psyches and occasionally percolate to the surface many years after we have put away our childish things.

Love in its many wondrous forms is an essential component of the human experience.

Haphazard and frenetic by name, Haywire is a coolly assured and breathlessly choreographed action thriller that has been tailored to the dazzling athletic prowess of its leading lady.

During a turbulent and contentious term in power spanning almost 50 years, J Edgar Hoover was instrumental in the fight against mounting criminality on the streets of America.

Despite Lady Gaga's sustained attempts to usurp her as the Queen of Pop, Madonna remains a formidable force of nature in the music industry.

The dogs of modern warfare - tanks, helicopters and heavily armed soldiers - are let loose on a deeply divided Rome in Coriolanus, a refreshing re-interpretation of Shakespeare's brutal and overlooked tragedy.

The casualties of war extend far beyond the terrible loss of human life.

Carl Jones reviews J. Edgar, Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial offering, a film that is not one to linger long in the memory, despite some very strong acting performances.

Carl Jones reviews Steven Spielberg’s latest film, War Horse, the tale of a young man who enlists to service in WWI after his beloved horse, Joey, is sold to the cavalry.

The star of new movie War Horse galloped down the red carpet and rubbed hooves with the likes of Prince William this week – alongside his Shrewsbury-born stunt trainer.

Watch Carl Jones’s video review of The Iron Lady, in which Meryl Streep puts in an Oscar-worthy performance in a film that might have otherwise gone straight to DVD.