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Andrew Kay goes undercover at The Foragers in Hove and finds a feast fit for a king

Forgive me for not getting here sooner. I know it’s been open for a year now but for some reason I have failed to run it over my gums and see if my palate salutes it. I am, of course, talking about The Foragers in darkest Hove. I seem to have had a bit of a blind spot, maybe a few people swayed me early on and since then I have been remiss in my actions. I apologise, I am here now, actually typing this as I eat and I have to say that I am already more than impressed.

‘‘Maybe I should take to a disguise, dark glasses, a headscarf, or would people mistake me for Jackie Collins? The resemblance is quite alarming‘‘

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Cert: PG - Director: Mark Osborne and John Stevenson

This latest effort from super studio Dreamworks is a CG-animated comedy about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda called Po, who must become a kung fu master in order to save his furry friends from the villainous snow leopard, Tai Lung. What it lacks in detail it makes up for in humorous sight gags, gleeful abandon and Jackie Chan.

Showing at Cineworld

Cert: 12A - Director: Peter Berg

Since directing the hilariously cynical Very Bad Things in 1998, Berg has been making gruff machismo efforts like Friday Night Lights and The Kingdom. This time he’s a bit more tongue-in-cheek as Will Smith plays a hard-living superhero who enlists the help of Jason Bateman’s PR guru to help repair his damaged public image. A joyfully irreverent and original take on the superhero genre.

4/5

Showing at Cineworld and Odeon

Cert: PG - Director: David Lean

The Duke of York’s continue their David Lean retrospective with this dramatic double bill. Great Expectations sees Lean tackle Charles Dickens in a highly atmospheric epic starring John Mills as the plucky orphan Pip and Jean Simmons as Estella. Madeleine, meanwhile, is based on the true story of Madeleine Smith, a young Glasgow woman who stood trial in 1857 for the murder of her lover. Both are tender efforts from a man who revelled in the darker reflections of human relations.

4/5

Showing at Duke of York’s