Film & DVD Reviews

CSNY: DÉJÀ VU

CSNY: DÉJÀ VU

The concert film as political statement

City Of Men

City Of Men

Melodramatic return to the favelas of Rio

Mad Men

Mad Men

Glossy US TV series reflects the world of advertising, but fails to dazzle

The Sex Pistols:There'll Always Be An England

The Sex Pistols:There'll Always Be An England

Julien Temple captures last year's Brixton residency

The Visitor

The Visitor

Excellent small comedy tackles the big subjects

There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

A fierce portrayal of the American oil rush

The Mist

The Mist

Suitably spooky Stephen King adaptation

Radiohead: The Best Of

Radiohead: The Best Of

Enlightening visual history of an often-inscrutable band

Love: Love Story

Love: Love Story

A welcome - but patchy - portrait of Arthur Lee and his psych-pop alchemists

Peep Show: Season 5

Peep Show: Season 5

Mitchell and Webb's grubby internal monologues continue to amuse

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Even Ed Norton can't save Marvel's latest formulaic comic movie

The Escapist

The Escapist

Brian Cox locks down atmospheric prison drama

In Search Of A Midnight Kiss

In Search Of A Midnight Kiss

A no-budget take on what happens to two lonely strangers in Los Angeles

Teeth

Teeth

Smart, twisted satire bites into taboos

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

Thoughtful, twisting, talent-heavy thriller of child abduction...from Ben Affleck?

Let's Get Lost

Let's Get Lost

This biopic of the doomed trumpeter and baby-voiced crooner Chet Baker

Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream

Truly dire cockney sibling drama with Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell

Major Dundee - The Restored Cut

Major Dundee - The Restored Cut

Heston headlines Peckinpah's 'lost-masterpiece', now restored to near glory

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

19 years since he last donned the Fedora, an older and slightly creakier Dr Jones is back...

Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

Intimate, lyrical drama of small-town American feud

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Nick Cave - The Ultimate Music Guide, on sale this week!


“I think I was reaching quite high from the beginning. I may not have had any right to be, but I was. I was always interested in people that were older than me and I looked up to them – people really from a different era to me: Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, even writers like Bob Dylan and...