Ache

Consummate, witty and wicked conmen caper

Athens, Georgia's finest back at the Academy, facing the future, taking on all comers

Aussie's 'difficult' period with help from Manics, McAloon and Neil Tennant; plus extra remix/rarities CDs

Narrative 10-song cycle about a fictional clan is Young's best work in a while

Great fun for surfers, but—considering it's made up entirely of scenic beaches and hotties in bikinis—crashingly inane tedium for the rest of us. A kind of Pointless Break for girls, directed by John Stockwell, it stars Kate Bosworth as the teen rebel surfer who wants to be just like all the other teen rebel surfers. A Ladyshave ad in thin disguise.

Last hurrah from cancer-stricken Uncut hero. Released in the US on August 26

Glam rock titans with strings attached

Now That's Not What I Call Goth

Competent Dublin crime drama on well-worn turf

Downbeat, Neil Labute-esque tale of male inadequacy