Reviews

Aristo shenanigans from director Claude Chabrol

Richard Linklater's warm-hearted comedy is elevated to late-night stoner classic status by a manic central performance from Jack Black, here masquerading as a substitute teacher in a posh American private school who educates his privileged pre-teen charges in matters RAWK. Great, throwaway fun.

Much-misunderstood 1975 John Schlesinger reading of Nathaniel West's classic parody of Hollywood's corrupting influence in the '30s. Bristling with brilliant scenes exposing the individual's vulnerability in a crowd which worships bland celebrity, it lurches between satire and the truly horrifying. Donald Sutherland and Karen Black (miscast) star, while Conrad Hall photographs.

Their finest moments, plus a few of their worst ones

Era-bridging blues-soul, including rap sample regular "Dog"

Cycling fanatics return after five years with a darker, edgier but no less eccentric sound

Debut from London-based trio offers a refreshingly catholic take on alt.country/garage blues

What-the-FUCK debut from the Spike Milligan of British rap

The second of three volumes of vintage Stones singles and B-sides

DIRECTED BY Richard Linklater STARRING Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy Opens July 30, Cert 15, 80 mins Released in 1995, Richard Linklater's Eurodrama Before Sunrise was a charming holiday romance, a post-grunge Brief Encounter. Reuniting the same actors/characters nine years on, this sequel feels more like a Lost In Translation for the Middle Youth generation, with the same tone but higher emotional stakes.