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Sound It Out
A documentary about our love affair with independent record stores is 'heartbreaking and always engaging' -
Snow Patrol
A dedicated crowd get caught up in the emotion 'like their 4x4 keys and gym membership cards depend on it' -
Hostel
Homelessness, suicide and unexpected pregnancy. Somehow, playwright Fionnuala Kennedy shows the funny side -
Josie Long
The Tories are bad. Bankers are bad. You get the gist. Andrew Johnston is not impressed -
War Horse
No talking ponies, animated urchins or CGI, just an old-fashioned epic that sees Spielberg back on form -
Lionel Shriver
The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin on why she considers herself a 'Belfast writer' -
The Iron Lady
Despite an all-star cast, too little is left unsaid in this contentious biopic of Margaret Thatcher -
Elvis Costello
His committment can't be denied, but a backing band may have made this the gig of the year -
KT Tunstall
Perhaps peforming solo wasn't the best idea, but the chanteuse still draws the crowds -
Katy Perry
A Californian diva with a sense of humour is a rare thing indeed, but Mrs Brand is anything but orthodox