10 Things I Hate About You A “Clueless” knockoff with a soundtrack that’s jarringly loud–though not loud enough, sadly, to drown out the dialogue. Newcomer Julia Stiles eases the pain. J.G. (2 stars)

A Walk on the Moon Tony Goldwyn’s directorial debut is overly earnest, but we’ll follow Diane Lane anywhere. Here she’s a conflicted Jewish housewife stuck in the Catskills in 1969. K.S. (3 stars)

TV & VIDEO

The Century (ABC; debuts March 29) Great archival footage and a good mix of eggheads and eyewitnesses make this series of six documentaries more than eat-your-spinach history. K.H. (3 stars)

BOOKS

Geographies of Home (Viking), by Loida Perez. A powerful debut novel about a Dominican family mired in poverty and abuse, and how Iliana, the youngest daughter, battles to save them. V.C. (3 stars)

Winston and Clementine: The Personal Letters of the Churchills (Houghton Mifflin). This remarkable tour of the private and public lives of the prime minister and his wife reminds us of the human moments that had everything to do with how history turned out. J.M.(3 stars)

MUSIC

Blur, “13” (Virgin) These Britpop grads have made a bruising, ambitious record with iotas of sentiment among the white noise and distortion. K.S. (3 stars)

XTC, ‘Apple Venus Vol. 1’ (TVT) “What would you like?” chant the cheerful background voices. How about a buoyant, beautiful album that kowtows to artsy pretensions without losing sight of pop pleasures? Here it is. K.S. (4 stars)

Ginuwine, ‘100% Ginuwine’ (550 Music) The R&B loverman’s alternating syrupy ’n’ skeptical boudoir tales are a hoot, but the real star is Timbaland’s jittery, caffeinated beats. A 100 percent guilty pleasure. N.C. (3 stars)

SURPRISE HIT’Wear Sunscreen… Respect Your Elders’

In 1997 Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich wrote an advice-filled mock graduation speech that Internet pranksters attributed to Kurt Vonnegut.Director Baz Luhrmann made it into “Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen,” now the most requested song on radio. “I’ve spent my 15 minutes of fame as someone else,” says Schmich. Her royalties so far: $87.