Actress

Nineties electro-punk megastars return

Alias actress in coy but charming comedy

Broad comic remake of feminist chiller

Alec Baldwin excels in this impressive tale of monstrous Vegas gangsters and their victims

Gary Oldman's brutal portrayal of working-class south London life still packs a punch

Second instalment of Tarantino's "roaring rampage of revenge" is a little heavy on the dialogue

An Altman disappointment

Mira Sorvino and Mariah Carey as waitresses who get mixed up with Italian mobsters? Surely one for the all-time turkey hall of infamy? Surprisingly, it's perfectly watchable—Sorvino's always been a decent actress, and Carey, believe it or not, swears like a potty-mouthed trooper and almost outshines her bosom. And doesn't sing. OK, it's no GoodFellas, but what is?

Wholesome, Dylan-loving folkies reassessed over four CDs Every bit as manufactured as any modern pop band, Peter, Paul & Mary were svengali manager Albert Grossman's attempt to capitalise on the success of The Kingston Trio, late-'50s progenitors of neatly-pressed folk music, whose 1958 chart-topper "Tom Dooley" kickstarted the folk revival. Cannily realising the potential of an equivalent folk trio featuring a sexy blonde, Grossman assembled solo folkie Peter Yarrow, stand-up comic Paul Stookey and off-Broadway actress Mary Travers, and was rewarded with instant success.

Impressive return from "Strange And Beautiful" songsmith