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Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases

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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

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

Fidel Castro

The last revolutionary

The last revolutionary

Steve Richards

On Tory policy

Our future in their hands

Science

Religion and Darwin

Since the dawn  of time

James Macintyre

Miliband's dilemma

Brussels is back with a vengeance

Will Self

On Oscar Wilde

Where the Wilde things are

Film review

Bright Star

Bright Star (PG)

Books

Paul Auster

Invisible

Interview

Alain de Botton

The Books Interview: Alain de Botton

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