The latest music DVDs reviewed.

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret Warner Music Vision

This is a very different person from the one whose bumping, grinding stage show routinely offended village elders wherever she toured. Madonna may have toned down the simulated sex, but she does flaunt her naked spirituality, discussing her devotion to Kaballah and visiting Jerusalem's Wailing Wall. There's little we haven't seen before: Madge's diffident dad, her maternal bond with her dancers, the group hugs and prayers before showtime, the celebrity cameos (Michael Moore, blushing; Iggy Pop, gushing), and spectacular performances of her hits, plus a reading of John Lennon's Imagine. We also glimpse Guy Richie, looking ridiculous in his cloth cap singing Irish rebel songs; the children being precocious; and Madge praying for the rain to stay away at Slane. We also see a mature woman trying to balance stardom with sensibility, and coming out on top again. www.madonna.com

Kevin Courtney

Let's Rock Again Sony/BMG

This is neither tawdry cash-in nor punk nostalgia fest, but a dispassionately filmed account of Strummer's work with his last band, The Mescaleros. Most of the footage is taken from an US/Japanese tour that Strummer and The Mescaleros were undertaking to promote their Global a Go-Go album. This works on two levels: it shows just how strong (yet ignored at the time) a songwriter Strummer still was (check out the songs From Willesden to Crickelwood and the beautiful Nitcomb for empirical proof). It also illustrates just what a fascinating character Strummer was. Never one to wallow in safety-pin sentiment, he remained a vital, probing, challenging and provocative observer. There's only one Joe Strummer.

Brian Boyd