Film & DVD Reviews

O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

Two-disc version of classic 1973 film, starring Malcom McDowell

Charlie Bartlett

Charlie Bartlett

High-school comedy, not as funny as the film it apes, stars Robert Downey Jr

Smart People

Smart People

Frustratingly slight, periodically fine US ensemble piece with Sarah Jessica Parker and Dennis...

All You Need Is Love

All You Need Is Love

Tony Palmer's magisterial documentary series, unseen since the late 70s

Bonnie And Clyde

Bonnie And Clyde

Stylised gangster legend which launched the New Hollywood

Skins Series 2

Skins Series 2

Giving new meaning to the term: sixth-form drama

Iron Man - Uncut's First Review!

Iron Man - Uncut's First Review!

The Marvel comic done in bombastic style, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jeff Bridges

Joy Division

Joy Division

Striking documentary finds the dark art at the heart of the Joy Division story

South Park: The Complete Sixth Season

South Park: The Complete Sixth Season

Minus the shock factor, and the subversion – could it still be funny?

Honeydripper

Honeydripper

The birth pangs of rock’n’roll, re-imagined by John Sayles, starring Danny Glover

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Judd Apatow stable mines comedy gold from guy getting dumped

Persepolis

Persepolis

Bold coming-of-age cartoon, set against the backdrop of the Iranian revolution, voiced by...

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

Mike Leigh discovers optimism in cheerful London tale

In Bruges

In Bruges

Belgium hosts Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes in violent black comedy

Shine A Light

Shine A Light

At last! Scorsese's stunning live concert film of The Rolling Stones

Lonesome Jim

Lonesome Jim

Belated release for Steve Buscemi's oddball romcom

Son Of Rambow

Son Of Rambow

Sweetly-observed coming-of-age drama; Plus director Q&A and trailer!

Funny Games

Funny Games

Expertly disturbing remake; starring Tim Roth and Naomi Watts -- plus trailer!

Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor

That first day at high school is still a bummer, starring Owen Wilson

The Orphanage

The Orphanage

Masterful Spanish horr movie in the vein of The Others and Devils Backbone

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Editor's Letter

Bruce Springsteen, Tame Impala, Rodriguez, George Clinton, John Fogerty, Prince and George Jones in new Uncut


I would have bought the issue of Melody Maker in which I first read about Bruce Springsteen on my way into the art school in Newport, where in March 1973 I was in my last term, only a few months away from moving to London and not long after that fetching up on MM as a junior reporter/feature...