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Fringe Festival Review: Sirens, Parnell Baths

Before they'd even put a toe in the water this week, the Wet Hot Beauties were the media's feel-good, sold-out hit of the summer.

Movie review: <i>Conviction</i>

Hilary Swank doesn't shy away from Hollywood's unglamorous roles; they have, after all, seen her collect Oscars for Million Dollar Baby and Boys Don't Cry.

Movie review: King Lear

The titanic Shakespearean tragedy that is arguably the greatest work of English literature gets a thrilling and compellingly delicate reading in this production, the latest release in the excellent NT Live series.

Book Review: <i>Listen To This</i>

One of the many funny lines in the profanity-strewn satirical film In The Loop came from the character Jamie Macdonald, the senior press officer in 10 Downing St and the "angriest man in Scotland".

Album Review: Social Distortion <i>Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes</i>

Rating: 4/5. Verdict: An implosion of influences force-fed turpentine wine and turned up loud.

Concert Review: Tricky, The Powerstation

Tricky is still high on the 90s, stalking about the stage to the pounding bassline of Eurythmics' <i>Sweet Dreams</i> before throwing himself at <i>You Don't Wanna</i>, hissing like a reptile and boxing the air.

Concert Review: Queens of the Stone Age, Logan Campbell Centre

There's something special about playing the first song off your first album as the opening number at a concert. It takes you right back to where it all began.

Album Review: PJ Harvey <i>Let England Shake</i>

The Queen of Scream, PJ Harvey, reconnects with her folk-blues roots on her eighth album, <i>Let England Shake</i>.

TV Review: Masterchef

Album Review: Lord Echo <i>Melodies</i>

Rating: 4/5. Verdict: Black Seeds man reveals his diverse musical nous

Movie Review: No Strings Attached

Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher star in this lightweight and semi-raunchy romance from director and comedy veteran Ivan Reitman.

Album Review: Edie Brickell <i>Edie Brickell</i>

Rating: 3/5. Verdict: More low-key, and pleasant originals without much grip

Album Review: Funeral Party <i>The Golden Age of Knowledge</i>

Rating: 3/5. Verdict: Old, new boys of indie rock

Movie Review: Sanctum 3D

It's got James Cameron's endorsement and it's probably the first 3D scuba spelunking movie, ever.

Album Review: Ciara <i>Basic Instinct</i>

Rating: 2/5. Verdict: She should have stuck to the cameo

Movie Review: In A Better World

After her unprepossessing Hollywood debut, Things We Lost In The Fire, Danish director Bier goes back to her roots - the intense and emotionally literate ensemble dramas with which she made her name.

Album Review: The Twilight Singers <i>Dynamite Steps</i>

Rating: 4/5. Verdict: Welcome to the dark side

Album Review: The Streets <i>Computers and Blues</i>

Rating: 3/5. Verdict: Still clever and sometimes still annoying