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A rock'n'roll movie without sex and drugs? Tom Hanks' directorial debut is an anachronism and proud of it. This tale of 1960s teen-pop sensation The Wonders (as in "one-hit") is breezy and good-natured, with Steve Zahn providing most of the laughs. The title tune by The Knack's Adam Schlesinger gets heavy rotation; thankfully it's a Beatle-esque beauty.

Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers

Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong all but eviscerate what remains of their Up In Smoke credibility with this 1984, er, adaptation of Dumas. Suffice to say that the period Parisian setting allows for, ho ho, cross-dressing, painful double-entendres (a villain called "Fuckaire"), and rock-bottom one-liners: "That's the Marquis du Hicky! He's a tri-sexual!" "A tri-sexual?" "Yes, he'll try anything!" Ugh.

Raunchy performance by '60s R&B star

The Gossip – Movement

Inspiring second album of garage blues

Tony Joe White – Snakey

First in five years from Southern rock icon

Staind – 14 Shades Of Grey

East Coast angst-rockers still frowning on fourth album

The Bluegrass Angel

Californian country-folk belle lets the sunshine through on excellent fourth album

Ten Benson – Danger Of Deaf

Premature best-of from rock nearly-men

Gods And Generals

Saccharine American Civil War epic

Serial Mom

Kathleen Turner stars as peachy suburban housewife Beverly Sutphin, who merrily murders most of her annoying neighbours (and anyone else foolish enough to offend her). Turner's fabulous, and John Waters' black comedy is like a blend of Disney and David Lynch. An utter delight.
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