Reviews

Van Wilder—Party Liaison

One of the last spasms from the gross-out "wave", this National Lampoon effort has—among the boobs, belching and frat-boy self-fingering—moments of comic charm from Ryan Reynolds. He has a knack for letting us know he's above it all while throwing himself into the stench. Bet he sleeps nights by telling himself Tom Hanks began his career in such muck.

Magical Misery Tour

Ten songs of dark and disturbing genius from Seattle singer-songwriter

MC Honky – I Am The Messiah

So-so solo album from E of The Eels

Doyle Bramhall – Fitchburg Street

Stevie Ray's soul brother still going strong

Joan Armatrading – Lovers Speak

Mature collection of new songs from pioneering '70s singer-songwriter

Cursive – The Ugly Organ

Concept album about sexuality from Nebraska quintet

Blitzkrieg Flop

Flaky, star-studded homage to the late, great Joey, Dee Dee and Da Brudders

The Human League

The first two albums from Sheffield's poppiest electro pioneers, now remastered

Roy Ayers – Destination Motherland: The Roy Ayers Anthology

Definitive two-CD, 33-track compilation of jazz-funk vibraphonist's finest moments

Elling

Spacey favourite has plenty of low-key charm
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