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Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases

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Don't look now

  • 01 May 2008

A gender-bending teen drama plays with the viewer's role as voyeur XXY (15) dir: Lucía Puenzo

Children of the revolution

  • 24 April 2008

A minimalist animation sheds light on the muddle of modern Iran Persepolis (12A) dirs: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi

An incorrigible state of bliss

  • 17 April 2008

Mike Leigh's Poppy is on a happy pill that, unfortunately, doesn't wear off Happy-Go-Lucky (15) dir: Mike Leigh

Lock up your darlings

  • 10 April 2008

A claustrophobic work argues that desire is a form of imprisonment The Last Mistress (15) dir: Catherine Breillat

Back to the old school

  • 03 April 2008

The Eighties are affectionately evoked in this tale of childhood loyalty Son of Rambow (12A) dir: Garth Jennings

Cruel intentions

  • 27 March 2008

Haneke's lesson on cinematic violence is nasty to the point of self-parody Funny Games (18) dir: Michael Haneke

Meet the girlfriend

  • 19 March 2008

A promising social satire descends into ingratiating small-town togetherness Lars and the Real Girl (12A) dir: Craig Gillespie

Freak show of the famous

  • 13 March 2008

A cast of celebrity impostors makes for astute commentary on Hello! culture Mister Lonely (15) dir: Harmony Korine

Second time lucky?

  • 06 March 2008

Two directors follow up their promising debuts - with varying results Garage (18) dir: Lenny Abrahamson The Cottage (18) dir: Paul Andrew Williams

The buck stops here

  • 28 February 2008

Hollywood money is turning indie film into a bankable but clichéd affair

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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