Alejandro Jodorowsky Boxset
Reviewed by Jamie
Full of intense imagery, unsettling soundtrack and abstract metaphors, Jodorowsky's violent and highly sexualised films are peerless. Focus on a spiritual sense of purpose drawing on influences from east and west. This box also includes a documentary and soundtracks.

Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Reviewed by Elaine
One of Richard and Judy's choices for their 2008 Book Club. This is an outstanding debut novel about how our working life can become our whole life. Really funny and instantly recognisable characters to anyone who has ever worked in an office.

Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Reviewed by Leah
My favourite book of 2007 and probably up there in my top 10 books of all time. When David’s mother dies he seeks solace in the myths and fairytales they’d read together. Events soon take a sinister turn as the line between fantasy and reality blurs and David is

Catfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham
Reviewed by Caroline
A must for anyone who wants to visit Vietnam or is interested in it's history. Andrew X. Pham returns to his homeland after being a native in America for most of his life. He bikes through the country meeting people who want to learn more about him, would sell their

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Reviewed by Jamie
A dystopian masterpieve. The use of language alone gives a hypnotic effect making it impossible to stop reading.

Nacho Libre
Reviewed by Kieran
This tremendous film brings together Jack Black doing butt-clenches in spandex, tiger-faced wrestlers and talk of nun breaking her vows with a monk, what more could you want? It's great fun for young and old, particularly fans of Jack Black.

Slash by Slash
Reviewed by Kenny
From one of the greatest guitarists of all time comes his side of the G N’R story.Covering everything from his misguided youth through to the historic Use Your Illusion tours and how Velvet Revolver came to exist. At last we get to hear about exactly what happened to the

The Long Round by Dominic Calder-Smith
Reviewed by Graham
The compelling story of the men who fought Mike Tyson. Calder-Smith explores what happens to fighting men when they move away from the spotlight of the prize ring and have to survive the longest round of all - getting on with the rest of their lives. Among others you'll meet

Tescopoly by Andrew Simms
Reviewed by Elaine
This is a look at all the major supermarkets and how they have grown in recent years to form a 'Supermarket State'. It focuses primarily on Tesco as it has come out on top in the battle of the big brands. A very readable book for such a serious subject

Red Dust by Ma Jian
Reviewed by Jamie
Painter, photgrapher and poet Jian leaves Beijing to escape constant government surveillance and persecution, heading west to Tibet. He's also leaving a difficult family situation and an unfaithful girlfriend. This book chronicles the three years he spent travelling and hitch-hiking through rural land, sleeping on the floors of villagers, seeing

Wicked by Original Broadway Cast Recording
Reviewed by Sharon
Wicked tells the story of 2 girls, one blonde the other green who fate will eventually cast as the Good Witch of the North and the Wicked Witch of the West. Idina Menzel deservedly won a Tony award for her performance as Elphaba, Wicked Witch of the West. Listen

Groundhog Day
Reviewed by Helen
Groundhog Day is in February so you need to watch this soon! Every time I watch this film I see other small details in the background that make me smile. The director (sorry I don’t know who cos I’m not really that kind of fan) has such an eye

Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
Reviewed by Kieran
Being brought up by a drug dealer, turn actor, turn scientist father, The Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman was never going to have a normal life. Scar Tissue takes you through his rollercoaster life, from drug addiction, to playing in front of 80,000 fans and being on first name terms

Blood Ties by Sam Hayes
Reviewed by Helen
A baby goes missing from a parked car. A man cannot obtain a passport for his stepdaughter as there is no record of her birth. A teenage mum gives birth alone in her bedroom. Are these facts linked, or just coincidental? Not quite finished reading this yet so I’m

The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
Reviewed by John Paul
A testament to the twilight of the old west. Cormac McCarthy’s themes are biblical, his characters haunted and his language breathtaking. The Border Trilogy is amongst the finest literature from post-war America. Now in his 70’s McCarthy’s work is finally receiving the attention it deserves.

Saturday by Ian McEwan
Reviewed by David M
More interesting work from one of the most consistent writers in contemporary fiction. Profound, relevant and eminently readable, McEwan captures the post 9/11 spirit of apprehension and gathering pessimism, evoking a modern London permeated by unease and political dissent.

Table Talk by AA Gill
Reviewed by Kenny
This ia an ideal book for everyone who spends Sunday mornings laughing over AA Gill’s restaurant reviews in the Sunday Times. It’s a compendium of his best articles on food and what it means to us. Often argumenatative, always funny and never afraid of a maitre’d, AA Gill is

Russian Ark
Reviewed by John Paul
A strange and fascinating wander through the tarnished grandeur of Russian history. This unconventional film, consisiting of only one shot, flows unguided like a daydream.

Moab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
Reviewed by Elaine
One of Britain's best-loved personalities recounts his childhood years in this fantastic book. He holds nothing back as he describes his years at boarding school and the highs and lows he encountered there, culminating in his time served in prison.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean Dominique Bauby
Reviewed by Helen
Have you ever considered writing a book? Maybe penned a few pages then dismissed it as too hard? Now imagine writing a book using only your eyes. Bauby wrote this astounding book by dictating letter by letter to an assistant. At points humourous, touching, reflective, but above all a