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• 11 Movie Review: An Inconvenient Truth

  Political cinema for the masses: this Powerpoint presentation packs a punch.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Jun 11, 2006

• 10 Movie Review: Three Times

  Three minimalist love stories set against three eras of Taiwan's history make up this arthouse gem by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Jun 11, 2006

• 9 Movie Review: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

  Tommy Lee Jones' directorial debut is a thoughtful, brooding western.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on May 28, 2006

• 8 Movie Review: Marie Antoinette

  Sofia Coppola's eagerly awaited anachronistic biopic, starring Kirsten Dunst, is pure eye-candy.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on May 24, 2006

• 7 Movie Review: Volver

  Pedro Almodóvar's new film is an early frontrunner for the Palme D'Or.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on May 24, 2006

• 6 Movie Review: The Caiman

  Nani Moretti is back in competition at Cannes with a sharp political satire.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on May 24, 2006

• 5 Movie Review: Metal - A Headbanger's Journey

  You don't have to be a headbanger to enjoy this journey, as long as you're happy to stick to sightseeing.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Apr 29, 2006

• 4 Cannes Preview: Linklater, Kelly, Coppola Make The Cut

  Everything you need to know about the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

  News in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Apr 22, 2006

• 3 DVD Review: Bloody Sunday

  Before United 93 and The Bourne Supremacy was Paul Greengrass's devastating masterpiece Bloody Sunday.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Apr 15, 2006

• 2 Movie Review: Tsotsi

  South Africa's first Oscar-winner is a coming-of-age gangster melodrama.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Apr 14, 2006