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![Movie Review: <i>Gordonia</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Movie Review: <i>Gordonia</i>
Rating: 3.5/5 Verdict: Charming portrait of fringe-dwellers
![Album Review: Mavis Staples <i>You Are Not Alone</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: Mavis Staples <i>You Are Not Alone</i>
Rating: 3/5 Verdict: Nice enough but expectations higher
![Album Review: Brandon Flowers <i>Flamingo</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: Brandon Flowers <i>Flamingo</i>
Rating: 3/5 Verdict: Sans Killers, he sounds a bit lonely
![Album Review: Eric Clapton <i>Clapton</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: Eric Clapton <i>Clapton</i>
Eric Clapton defies the odds and impresses with his latest release, writes Graham Reid.
![Album Review: Justin Townes Earle <i>Harlem River Blues</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: Justin Townes Earle <i>Harlem River Blues</i>
Rating: 4/5 Verdict: Son of a top gun hits targets of his own
![Album Review: Surf City <i>Kudos</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: Surf City <i>Kudos</i>
Rating: 3/5 Verdict: The sound of 80s NZ rock today
![Album Review: Shihad <i>Ignite</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: Shihad <i>Ignite</i>
Rating: 4/5 Verdict: Eight albums in, still firing on all cylinders
![Movie Review: <i>Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Movie Review: <i>Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore</i>
Rating: 2/5 Verdict: The trailer pretty much covers it.
![Movie Review: <I>Diary of a Wimpy Kid</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Movie Review: <I>Diary of a Wimpy Kid</i>
Rating: 3/5 Verdict: Tries too hard to impress, but a solid start to the series
![Theatre Review: Biography of my Skin, <i>Auckland Concert Chamber Town Hall</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Theatre Review: Biography of my Skin, <i>Auckland Concert Chamber Town Hall</i>
For those who haven't seen this play, it would be easy to think: actors, eh, gawd what a narcissistic bunch, touring a performance autobiography.
![Concert Review: Metallica <i>Canterbury Arena</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Concert Review: Metallica <i>Canterbury Arena</i>
Last night in Christchurch, Metallica got back to being hard, fast, and heavy.
![Movie Review: Despicable Me](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Movie Review: Despicable Me
Having suffered through the gore of Piranha 3D I thought I was immune to anything these new-fangled goggles-required flicks could throw my way.
![Album Review: John Mellencamp <i>No Better Than This</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: John Mellencamp <i>No Better Than This</i>
The country rocker teams up again with producer T. Bone Burnett on a beautifully laid-back and yet gritty set about life, love, and, on the meandering banjo-driven Easter Eve, fighting.
![Album Review: Ray LaMontagne & Pariah Dogs <i>God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: Ray LaMontagne & Pariah Dogs <i>God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise</i>
On his fourth album, the formerly shy beardy soul-folk guy LaMontagne steps out in front of a band for a set that starts out lively and ends on high.
![Movie Review: I'm Still Here](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Movie Review: I'm Still Here
Joaquin Phoenix really let it all go when he gave up acting.
![Album Review: Various <i>Ninja Tune X</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Album Review: Various <i>Ninja Tune X</i>
This collection - in its many different forms, from six-CD and six seven-inch vinyl box set to double-CD sets - documents 20 years of influential and twisted music from Brit electronica/hip-hop label Ninja Tune.
![Book Review: Atlantic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Book Review: Atlantic
Reviewers are, I suppose, expected to be dispassionate but I admit to being an enthusiastic fan of Simon Winchester. I have never read a book of his that was not thoroughly rewarding and this latest, from a prolific production line, is one of the best.