Film & DVD Reviews

YOUR HIGHNESS

YOUR HIGHNESS

Lewdly funny adventure fantasy. Bow down for a new star...

SOURCE CODE

SOURCE CODE

More brainy sci-fi from the writer/director of Moon...

THE EAGLE

THE EAGLE

Watchable, if flawed sword and sandals adventure...

BENDA BILILI!

BENDA BILILI!

Heart-rending doc about Kinshasa street musicians...

SUBMARINE

SUBMARINE

Quirky, low-key comedy from IT Crowd man...

NORWEGIAN WOOD

NORWEGIAN WOOD

Slow adaptation of Murakami’s ’60s-set novel...

ANIMAL KINGDOM

ANIMAL KINGDOM

Tense, low-rent crime saga from Oz’s suburban badlands...

NEVER LET ME GO

NEVER LET ME GO

Looks like a period drama. Is actually a rather English sci-fi...

RABBIT HOLE

RABBIT HOLE

Subtle and realistic study of a couple under pressure...

THE FIGHTER

THE FIGHTER

Powerful “one last shot” boxing drama. But the real action is out of the ring...

TRUE GRIT

TRUE GRIT

The Coens – plus Jeff Bridges – take on John Wayne’s legacy. The result is a brilliant Western...

BLACK SWAN

BLACK SWAN

Compelling thriller explores ballet’s dark side...

MORGAN - A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT

MORGAN - A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT

Manic “screwball tragedy”, and an undisputed high point of ’60s British cinema...

127 HOURS

127 HOURS

Danny Boyle follows Slumdog with another rather unexpected masterpiece...

THE KING'S SPEECH

THE KING'S SPEECH

Witty heritage drama charts George IV’s rise to the throne...

THE TRIP

THE TRIP

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s B-road movie. Delightfully daft but poignant, too...

SOMEWHERE

SOMEWHERE

Father-daughter dysfunction in Hollywood, from none other than Sofia Coppola. Intimate and very...

MONSTERS

MONSTERS

Low-budget romance… with giant aliens!

THE AMERICAN

THE AMERICAN

Anton Corbijn’s poetic take on the Euro-thriller. Clooney stars with impeccable restraint...

ANOTHER YEAR

ANOTHER YEAR

Leigh’s latest study of ordinary life is among his best...

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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...