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DVD Review
23 Aug 2007
Jean Renoir Collection
Master's class: new DVD boxset of Jean Renoir's films offers a privileged view on the body of work by one of cinema's greatest, says Andrew Benbow

DVD Review
31 Jul 2007
Jean Painlevé: Science is Fiction
Enjoy the science: the pioneering 'nature' films of Jean Painlevé mark an encounter between science and the avant-garde, writes Ian Haydn Smith

Film Review
4 Jun 2007
Jindabyne
Andrew Benbow hails a well-crafted drama from director Ray Lawrence

DVD Review
14 Sep 2006
Junebug
Give it a warm reception: Edward Lamberti reviews the DVD release of Phil Morrison's Junebug

DVD Review
30 Mar 2006
Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal)
The auteur of Montreal: Denys Arcand's films Jésus de Montréal (1989) and Love and Human Remains (1993) are out on DVD. They have lost none of their freshness, says Antonio Pasolini

Film Review
13 Sep 2005
Jules Et Jim
Forty years on from its original release, Jules Et Jim remains one of the enduring classics of French cinema, and its director Francois Truffaut is still revered as an icon of the New Wave. Tim Keane reviews the Criterion DVD edition of the film

DVD Review
30 Nov 2004
Japanese Story (DVD)
This offbeat tale between an Australian geologist and a Japanese businessman was largely overshadowed by another Japanese story on its original release (Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation). Ben McCann thinks it's worth seeking out on DVD

Film Review
19 Jul 2004
Japanese Story
Odd couple stories are as old as Hollywood, but this unlikely love story between a Japanese businessman and an Australian geologist is far from a run-of-the-mill romance. Ben McCann heads Down Under to find out more

DVD Review
4 Jun 2004
Jack The Ripper
He may be widely dismissed as a cheap and sleazy titillation merchant, but Jesus Franco's films deserve more respect. In their review of the new Jack the Ripper DVD, Colin Odell and Michelle le Blanc tell us why

Film Review
12 Aug 2003
Jesus of Montreal
The life of Christ has always been a fascinating subject for filmmakers, but it's rarely been addressed with much success. Colin Odell & Michelle le Blanc look back at a classic Canadian attempt from Denys Arcand

Film Review
23 Mar 2003
Jackass: The Movie
Human ten-pin bowling, trampolining into ceiling fans and off-road tattooing – it could only be the big-screen version of MTV's Jackass. Paul Clarke can't help but laugh at the slapstick antics of Johnny Knoxville and crew

Film Review
4 Mar 2003
Japón
Something of an anomaly in recent Latin American cinema, Japón is an old-fashioned slow moving art movie. Paul Clarke settles into 'a remarkably composed vision that never falters'

Film Review
1 Jan 1970
Jack Smith