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Wayne Shorter – Alegria

Latest from thriving '60s jazz veteran

Wayne Kramer – Adult World

The Hellacopters and Syd Straw aid MCS guitarist on fourth solo LP

Turbonegro

Saucy punk-metal benchmarks from '96 and '98

Lenny Bruce – Lenny Bruce Originals Vol 2

Bad taste personified, they said. Comic genius, in other words

Greatest Hits

George Clooney's stylised spy drama based on the unreliable memoirs of Gong Show host Chuck Barris

Persona

Rerun of Swedish master's harrowing '60s classic

News And Abuse

Lumet's underrated media satire now viewed as a visionary work

Welcome To Tha House—The Doggumentary

An opening tour of the interior of Snoop Doggy Dogg's mink-lined Cadillac gives an indication of the spiritual journey that awaits the viewer here. Essentially an extended promo for the roster of Snoop's label Doggystyle, this is a mixture of interviews, dull footage of Snoop cruising the 'hood and music videos, the whole exercise redeemed by the divine, Aretha-esque vocal interventions of La Toiya Williams.

Roadkill

Since The Last Seduction, John Dahl hasn't quite delivered the skilful thrills we hoped for. This pacy revamp of Duel and Breakdown is a lunge in the right direction, though. Paul Walker, Steve Zahn and Leelee Sobieski star as brash young things who turn yellow when a trucker they've taunted chases them cross-country, vengeance in mind. Fast and furious.

Tosca – Delhi 9

Third album from the other duo Dorfmeister (one half of nu-acid jazz stars Kruder & Dorfmeister) calls home
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