Film review: Milk
Sean Penn deserves his Oscar, but this biopic of America's first gay politician mostly plays it safe, says Fred Rowson
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Film review: Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle's feelgood Oscar-winner lacks the depth to be a true classic, says Fred Rowson
Film Review: Revolutionary Road
It's twelve years since Winslet and DiCaprio last shared a screen. And that's not long enough, finds Fred Rowson
Film Review: The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke's ageing grappler is compelling, but distant says Fred Rowson
Muslim metal
Across the Islamic world young people are flocking to the sounds of hardcore rock and death metal. Mark LeVine reports from Cairo
Space invaders
New towns are often derided as eyesores. But, argues Owen Hatherley, they could transform the future, if we save them from the traditionalists
The Weight of a Mustard Seed by Wendell Steavenson
Nina Power considers complicity in Iraq
Three-Letter Plague by Johnny Steinberg
Andrew Mueller enjoys some journalism with a human touch
The Strangest Man by Graham Farmelo
James Randerson encounters a strange legend of physics
Teenagers: A Natural History by David Bainbridge
Bill Thompson gets down with the kids