Reviews

First extracurricular project from New Order bassist, plus EP tracks, demos, remixes, new recordings and bonus CD of old but unreleased material

Hardboiled Hong Kong cop drama marks new departure for the genre

Laughably misguided sci-fi romance

No, not the dodgy '80s pop starlet but an even dodgier Heath Ledger vehicle which lasted, ooh, minutes in the cinema. Heath's a priest investigating a possible murder within the murky corridors of the Catholic Church, in a role which has Antonio-Banderasturned-this-down written all over it. Gothic horror ensues, but your stomach will churn for all the wrong reasons.

Takeshi Kitano delicately intertwines three stories of endless love, inspired by traditional Japanese puppet theatre. In the main strand, a young man returns to his spurned lover following her suicide attempt, and the two roam the country, bound together by a red rope. Intersecting stories concern a yakuza pining for the girl he deserted, and a reclusive, disfigured pop star, stalked by an obsessive fan. A strange, visually ravishing film, with Takeshi's meditative, minimalist style as hypnotic as ever.

Barefoot, chain-smoking and velvetvoiced, the Cape Verdean diva returns

Oddly English-sounding quirkadelica from Paris

Return of Ed Sanders' and Tuli Kupferberg's legendary punk-poets

Major label debut produced by Talking Head Jerry Harrison

First release on boutique imprint from synth-pop veteran behind "Pop Muzik"