Reviews

Lengthy adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about poor black folk in Georgia during the first half of the 20th century was Spielberg's first 'serious' film. The territory is admittedly dark (incest, domestic violence) and, despite its faults, it succeeds thanks to visual skill and a sterling cast led by Whoopi Goldberg.

Disappointing return for literate New York quartet

Sixth posthumous release for Songbird star

Magnificent machine symphonies from shadowy electro boffins

Manc trio's pick'n'mix of urban music

"Thirteen big, salty tears," blurbs Black. "Like 13 little black dogs just born... ready to howl at the world"

Reissue of underrated '80s LP with bonus disc of rarities, demos etc

Three-CD volume of rare cheater stomp and big noise from Waimea

Third helping of Robert Rodriguez's cod-western guns-and-girls saga

Charting the life of a disfigured Peruvian child