Reviews

Magic spells, a crystal pendant and eco-friendly robots all figure in this animated new age fable from Hayao Miyazaki (creator of Spirited Away) as two children search for a legendary flying city. Not a patch on the director's later work, and the comedy material is tiresome; still, it's streets ahead of Disney, and the flying sequences are just incredible.

Brando stars in and directs whopping, overlooked 1961 western that cries out for iconic status

Fourth album in 20 years from Giant Sand's twisted country cousin

Emotionally resonant ambient electro from Rothko mainman and pen pal

Dedicated techno head delves into death disco on his second LP

Overlooked Ohio five-piece deliver ravaged second album

Belated but brilliant follow-up to Choochtown from one-man Angry Brigade and Uncut columnist

Re-emergence of jazz-folk classic from Chicago tunesmith

Unusual but effective struggle-and-survival story

The cross-cutting is seamless—'20s England, '50s California and presentday New York feeding off each other, resonating, as our disaffected heroines, played impeccably by Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep, flirt with total internal breakdown. And still, it's all about that nose. Kidman's prosthetic nose. Bumpy, spongy, and slightly off-colour. You either buy it, or you don't.