Film & DVD Reviews

Frida

Disappointing biopic of legendary Mexican painter

Narc

Gritty cop thriller favours style over surprises

True Lies

Extraordinary, inspired madness from the Being John Malkovich team

Frankie & Johnny

Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer are the short order cook and waitress in a New York diner in...

The Ages Of Lulu

Bigas Luna's 1990 film deals with, yes, sex, but like most Spanish movies it does so...

The Weight Of Water

Kathryn Bigelow's lavish direction can't keep this creaky adventure afloat. Catherine McCormack...

Singles

Set in grunge-era Seattle, Cameron Crowe's quick-off-the-mark 1992 romantic ensemble comedy...

Men In Black II

The law of diminishing returns applies as Barry Sonnenfeld hacks out a scant sequel to the...

The Business Of Strangers

Passable psychodrama as up-tight corporate suit Julia (Stockard Channing) and haughty PA Paula (...

Metropolis

Lovingly restored version of Fritz Lang's silent sci-fi classic with another 20 minutes' worth...

Don't Say A Word

Brazenly preposterous Manhattan thriller follows clinical psychologist Michael Douglas as he...

Stamp Of Approval

A stand-out hit among the current new wave of globally fê ted Latin American features, Fabi...

Shots In The Dark

Clint Eastwood's classic final word on the western genre

Cary On Charming

Three Hollywood favourites starring the silver-tongued man of style

The Son's Room

Nanni Moretti's Cannes-winner is restrained and moving, with the Italian writer/director...

A Perfect World

With director Eastwood Oscar-hot from Unforgiven and star Costner hit-hot from The Bodyguard and...

La Peau Douce

Sandwiched, chronologically, in between Jules Et Jim (1962) and Fahrenheit 451 (1964), La Peau...

Best Shot

Dennis Hopper got an Oscar for his supporting role to Gene Hackman's high-school basketball...

Of Mice And Men

Gary Sinise directs John Steinbeck's fatalistic Depression-era fable of friendship and sacrifice...

Novocaine

Steve Martin is dentist Robert Sangster trapped in a too safe relationship with his hygienist (...

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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...