Hi, it's me, Joe.I do love a good movie, don't you? And while you are having a leisurely lie-in on Sunday mornings, I am up bright and early, sharpened pencil poised and at the ready, to put my critical faculties to good use with some movie reviews

pulsing, and make you grateful that dinosaurs are extinct, after all… Or are they?This is a great family movie for children who enjoy hide-behind-the-sofa dramas that feature scary monsters like Dr Who and Primeval, but it's not really one for the faint

classmates opt to try their hand at reanimation too, with monstrous results. Based on his 1984 short film of the same name, Burton has taken a step back in time for this, eschewing trusty rent-a-kook Johnny Depp and opting instead for the vocal talents

Man and a family of rampant werewolves, there's also touching moments to melt your heart (which has to be better than a stake in the heart, no?).See the trailer for Hotel Transylvania here, and check out Paranorman and Frankenweenie.For more ideas

Hugo (Entertainment In Video £19.99) 127 mins Set in Gare Montparnasse in Paris, Hugo tells the story of a young orphan, the eponymous Hugo, left to fend for himself after his father’s death (with a short cameo by Jude Law). To honour his father’s memory, Hugo uses all his ingenu...

and rather dim big brother, Roderick, and his looks-cute-but-is-actually-a-pintsize-demon-and-master-manipulator baby brother, Manny. Things start looking up, however, when Greg's best friend, Rowley, lets slip that his family are members of an exclusive

Mirror Mirror (PG)Snow white movies are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then two come along at once, but while Snow White And The Huntsman, starring Twilight starlet Kristen Stewart as the eponymous heroine, promises to be a darkly Gothic affair, Mirror Mirror looks ...

with the dearly departed could just rescue Blithe Hollow’s townsfolk from imminent zombie calamity. With impressive handcrafted characters and some truly creepy moments, this is perfect film-night fare for slightly older children.

. Fiesty Merida’s determination to defy her family’s wishes leads to a mother-daughter adventure via a Macbeth-esque meddlesome witch. While Brave feels a wee bit underwhelming for Pixar, children wil’ nea be disappointed.

While according to The Drifters Saturday night is prime time for a trip to the movies, if you're a child, Saturday morning is where it's at. Every weekend, the Barbican opens wide its doors to young movie-goers with its Family Film Club. As part