A Jewish family in Thirties New York seek airwave escapism in this indulgent but lovely Valentine to the golden age of radio — one of the best Woody Allen films in which he stayed behind the camera.

It is wildly imaginative, playful, slightly unsettling and very funny. Not funny in a nice way, however.

There is still the feeling, despite the pleasures that Radio Days delivers, that Allen's new films now differ, not as cities differ, but as one suburb differs from the next.

Radio Days is unlike many of his other films, in that rather than have a linear, more conventional narrative, it's a series of short accounts, tied together by a nostalgic affection for the wireless.