Reviews

Khonnor – Handwriting

Canadian 17-year-old fuels the shoegazing revival

The Toolbox Murders

Texas Chainsaw creator directs poor horror remake

Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow

Law and Paltrow in CGI-heavy sci-fi adventure

Chaos

Fine twisted kidnap thriller

Elvis Presley

Sam Phillips, Joe Esposito and The Crickets lend authority to a doc that includes early footage and snippets of Elvis interviews, although none of his music. Glen Campbell and Kenny Rogers recall The King's growing isolation and Tom Jones reminisces about Vegas, although the cheese-burger era's largely ignored.

The Lost Boys: Special Edition

This deeply schizophrenic teen vampire movie classic from Joel Schumacher has dark ambitions, not least in its child-murder subtext and blood-red lighting hues from Raging Bull cinematographer Michael Chapman. But too often it's railroaded by Schumacher's baser window-dresser's instincts, and ends up like a goth Goonies on acid.

Spear Of Destiny

Barely six months after the demise of Theatre Of Hate, Kirk Brandon was braving it on stage in Manchester in March 1983 with a new band, name and repertoire. That his audience look mighty perplexed by SOD's brassier tribal goth-dub makes his fearless performance, caught here, even more compelling.

John Martyn – One World

Reissue of Mr Echoplex's 1977 classic

Various Artists – Biba: Champagne & Novocaine

Glammy tribute to a clothes shop a bit hipper than Primark

Even Serpents Shine

Twentieth anniversary edition of '80s classic expanded with live songs, sessions and rarities
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