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Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases

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The banality of evil

  • 16 April 2007

Assured portrayal of a Stasi spy is more chilling than any horror film The Lives of Others (15) dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

It's not the end of the world

  • 09 April 2007

Moments of hope pierce the gloom for the characters in this Finnish comedy Lights in the Dusk (PG) dir: Aki Kaurismäki

Liberty, equality, fraternity?

  • 02 April 2007

Prejudice in France, past and present, is smartly addressed by a pair of films Days of Glory (15) dir: Rachid Bouchareb Beyond Hatred (no certificate) dir: Olivier Meyrou

Plenty of passion, but where's the humanity?

  • 26 March 2007

A worthy subject, but this is yet another white film about black suffering Amazing Grace (PG) dir: Michael Apted

Funny guy with a serious talent

  • 19 March 2007

The director of this ultra-low-budget indie comedy is one to watch Funny Ha Ha (15) dir: Andrew Bujalski

And now for something completely different

  • 12 March 2007

Experimental cinema meets the mainstream, with mixed results The Good German (15) dir: Steven Soderbergh Inland Empire (15) dir: David Lynch

More sinful than saintly

  • 05 March 2007

Stylish visuals aren't enough to save this grimy memoir A Guide to Recognising Your Saints (15) dir: Dito Montiel

Sit down, and I'll tell you a story

  • 26 February 2007

A spectacularly intense fantasy is the pick of the Berlin festival crop 57th Berlin International Film Festival, 8-18 February 2007

The devil is in the detail

  • 19 February 2007

Clint Eastwood's powerful drama intimately captures the chaos of conflict Letters from Iwo Jima (15) dir: Clint Eastwood

Love, loss and all that jazz

  • 12 February 2007

Turkish director presents a wise and moving portrait of a fading romance Climates (15) dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan My Name is Albert Ayler (15) dir: Kasper Collin

James Macintyre

Inside “Next Labour”

Inside “Next Labour”

John Pilger

The Murdoch empire

Welcome to the first murdochracy

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Gaby Hinsliff

Bulger killers were damaged, not evil

Bulger killers were damaged, not evil

Mehdi Hasan

The Ashcroft scandal

Paying the price for Ashcroft’s millions

US Politics

Obama's henchmen

Dysfunction at the White House

Film review

Shutter Island

Shutter Island (15)

Interview

Terry Eagleton

The Books Interview: Terry Eagleton

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