Film & DVD Reviews

Let The Right One In

Let The Right One In

A teen vampire movie that strips away the cliches. It's exceptional.

Mesrine: Killer Instinct / Public Enemy No.1

Mesrine: Killer Instinct / Public Enemy No.1

Awesome based-on-truth two-part gangster biopic/thriller

The Yes Men Fix The World

The Yes Men Fix The World

Bashing the capitalists with comedic flair

The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3

Noisy retooling of the 1970s’ heist classic with Denzel Washington and John Travolta

Soul Power

Soul Power

The Rumble in the Jungle just got funkier. Stars James Brown, Muhammad Ali, BB King

Antichrist

Antichrist

A grief-stricken couple's marriage degenerates into violence

Bruno

Bruno

First came Borat, now meet Bruno...

John From Cincinnati

John From Cincinnati

Gloriously bizarre TV show, cut off in its prime

Il Divo

Il Divo

Secrets and lies in the Italian Parliament

Moon

Moon

Award-winning indie sci-fi values ideas over effects, by Bowie's son

Woodstock - 3 Days Of Peace And Music

Woodstock - 3 Days Of Peace And Music

The original 1970 film, plus two hours of splendid new footage

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

Johnny Depp does Dillinger in Michael Mann's pristine gangster biopic

Am I Black Enough For You

Am I Black Enough For You

Billy Paul and Philadelphia sound documentary

Rudo Y Cursi

Rudo Y Cursi

Gael Garcia Bernal in follow-up to Y Tu Mama Tambien

Shirin

Shirin

Feted Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's latest

Telstar

Telstar

The tragic life of pioneer Joe Meek: part comedy, part nightmare

Gigantic

Gigantic

Surreal indie rom-com showcases rising stars Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel

Ken Loach: Looking For Eric

Ken Loach: Looking For Eric

French football icon Eric Cantona redeems Manchester postman

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

John Woo's imperial war epic, set in third-century China

The Spirit

The Spirit

Frank Miller takes on the city

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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...