If every village gets an idiot and every dictatorship gets an untouchable leader, what happens when the two combine? Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator.

Yes the man who brought us the mostly-real-life pranks of Borat and Bruno has turned his finely tuned offensive instincts on a fictional North African country in an effort to amuse audiences or spark global warfare ... or both.

Join the Sydney Morning Herald’s Giles Hardie, Rolling Stone’s Matt Coyte and film critic Nathan Lawrence as they risk political exile, radical extremism and temporary blindness by taking a close look at the hits and misses of The Dictator

BASED on one of television’s longest-running fantasy series, Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows takes a very different - and very funny - look at one of pop culture’s best-known vampires.

Starring Johnny Depp, this is a bloody laugh-fest filled with great one-liners and standout performances, but is that enough to win over the hardcore fans?

Scott Ellis, Beth Wilson and Marc Fenell take a look at what is sure to be a controversial (excuse me for this) revamp.