James harry

Mexican director's hugely dynamic vision of a near-future crumbling Britain

The Drugs Don’t Work is officially the biggest downer

Uncut DVD catches up with the man ahead of his Uncut-sponsored movie season running at London's National Film Theatre.

Ten albums recorded over a decade from the understandably erratic soul legend's solo years

Second helping of web-slinging superhero mayhem beats all comers

Magnificent six-CD compilation of gospel roots

DIRECTED BY Ridley Scott STARRING Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Hatry Dean Stanton Opened October 31, Cert 15, 115 mins Scott's franchise-launching 1979 future-shocker is one of those rare, pure, primal films that works as both highbrow modern myth and trouser-soiling midnight movie.

Steve McQueen on mesmerising form in Don Siegel's bleak anti-war classic

Leone's ferocious four-hour gangster epic, first time on DVD

DIRECTED BY Roger Donaldson STARRING Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan Opens March 28, Cert 12A, 114 mins When Colin Farrell signs up as a trainee CIA operative in Roger Donaldson's slick spy caper, he has more to deal with than weapons instruction, role-play exercises and psychological evaluation. He also has to cope with shameless grandstanding from Al Pacino giving another of those shouty, screen-hogging, over-the-top performances that have now become his trademark.