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Jackson Browne

Classy reissues from '70s songsmith

Mark Eric – A Midsummer’s Day Dream

Exceptional lost album echoing bittersweet mid-period Beach Boys

Nowhere In Africa

Touching, true saga of wartime Jewish refugees

Manhattan Murder Mystery

We tend to damn Woody Allen's lighter comedies as 'just' comedies: if anyone else had come up with this 1993 nugget, we'd acclaim it as a pearl. Allen and Diane Keaton-telepathic together again—are paranoid that the woman next door's been bumped off; Alan Alda and Anjelica Houston stir the confusion. A wholesome whodunnit, but, chiefly, a hoot.

Rishtey

A pretty convoluted and derivative 2002 Bollywood outing, ranging over several years and telling the story of Suraj and Komal (Anil and Karisma Kapoor), who are estranged following the machinations of the latter's snobbish billionaire father. Heavy-handed melodrama and some risible musical sequences, reminiscent of a raunchy '80s nightmare, try the patience.

Trouble In The Heartland

Legendary director's bleak early classic continues to gain respect

The Screamin’ Stukas – ‘Lotta Rhythm

Rock revelry with a Scandinavian twist

Rock & Roll Animal

Fourth album proves crowning glory of Detroit duo's meteoric career to date

This Month In Soundtracks

If you can remember the '90s, you have mediocre taste in music. Subtitled "The Best Of Britpop", this double CD ties in with the John Dower documentary about that media-stoked mirage, Cool Britannia. As Blair morphs into Thatcher and everyone wonders what they saw in the Gallaghers, it's not a fruitful time to hear this listless stodge. The track listing prompts an inner sigh—Cast, Shed Seven, the supremely flaccid Embrace. No wonder it was piss-easy for The Strokes to clean up with three Blondie riffs.

Zongamin

Original spin on '80s revival from Japanese ex-pat
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