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Trouble Every Day

Stylish but disturbing French art thriller starring Vincent Gallo and Béatrice Dalle as victims of a drug experiment that's turned them into...uh, sex-crazed cannibals. Dalle turns up the volume on her usual sexy-but-bonkers routine, Gallo is just bonkers and the whole thing is like an extra-gory werewolf movie without the fur. Not one for the squeamish.

Ossessione

The James M Cain novel The Postman Always Rings Twice (femme fatale seduces drifter into murdering her husband) has often been revisited: this 1942 Luchino Visconti version, a Scorsese favourite, was considered immoral and subversive on release, yet spawned the Italian neo-realist school. Noir to the core, it's long and fatalistic.

Eddi Reader – Sings The Songs Of Robert Burns

Former Fairground Attraction singer tackles Scottish institution

The Bluetones – Luxembourg

Fourth album from Hounslow's Britpop perennials

Front 242 – Pulse

First album in 11 years from Belgian "electronic body music" pioneers

Broadcast – Pendulum

Mini album from Birmingham avant-rockers

Brassy – Gettin Wise

Follow-up to 2000's Got It Made from NY-Manc punk-hop crew. Includes that album's TV ad tune "Play Some D"

Various Artists – Don Letts Presents The Mighty Trojan Sound

B.A.D. mainman and Roxy DJ's double-CD tribute to reggae's premier label

Loudon Wainwright III – More Love Songs

Wry, off-centre singer-songwriter on good form

Ripley’s Game

Patricia Highsmith's villain comes to life again
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