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Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases

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Heart of darkness

  • 12 June 2008

A low hum of horror pervades this exposé of US abuses in Afghanistan
Taxi to the Dark Side (15)
dir: Alex Gibney

Parental misguidance

  • 05 June 2008
  • 1 comment

Ben Affleck's directorial debut surpasses anything he's done before
Gone Baby Gone (15)
dir: Ben Affleck

A woman's right to shoes

  • 29 May 2008
  • 2 comments

Miseryguts and Lobotomy Woman in a tale of gormless materialism
Sex and the City (15)
dir: Michael Patrick King

Flogging a dead franchise

  • 22 May 2008

The latest Indiana Jones shows little of Spielberg's usual pizzazz
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A)
dir: Steven Spielberg

Tales from the dark side

  • 15 May 2008

Two directors explore less savoury aspects of human morality
Terror's Advocate (12A) dir: Barbet Schroeder
Heartbeat Detector (12A) dir: Nicolas Klotz

It's just me, myself and I

  • 08 May 2008

Morgan Spurlock's documentary is a masterclass in vain, glib navel-gazing
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (12A)dir: Morgan Spurlock

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

Cricket's revolution

The Ashes and globalisation

The empire strikes back

Ziauddin Sardar

Move over viagra

Put a little spice in your box

Religion

Does God hate women?

Does God Hate Women?

Art

Medals of dishonour

Pin the blame on them

James Macintyre

Cameron the bully?

A fresh approach?

Canada

The new dope lords

Traffic out of control

Travel

Brussels and surrealism

Nothing is as it seems

Television

Revelations

Revelations: How to Find God

Vote!

Will China rule the world?

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