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Irish children are in inflationary mood, with billionaire status now on their wishlists.

WITH just 13 shopping days before Christmas, there has been an unexpected rise in people buying “big value” goods as they try to dodge the 2% VAT hike due in January.

With a combination of director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, this reinterpretation of the classic Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory presses all the right buttons, although in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Warner, €24.95), what we have is a darker more menacing tale, as chocolate maker Wonka (a delightful Depp) invites five competition winners to his surprise-laden factory.