Games Addict
09:18 - 03 February 2010
WITH its mix of vehicle classes, torturous track designs and vertigo-inducing stunts, MX v ATV Reflex is a highly enjoyable off-road racing game. Whether you want to take on opponents in single-player games or head online for 12-player free-for-alls, it... Full Story »
09:17 - 03 February 2010
Dark Void Xbox 360 ONCE you ve beaten the game, the location of every Journal will show up on your radar screen. Astro Boy Wii TO make Astro Boy invulnerable, enter Up, Down, Down, Up, L1 and R1. To unlock levels, enter Up, L1, Right, L1, Down, L1. Tats... Read More »
09:14 - 03 February 2010
A NEW Transformers videogame is currently in development and due for release on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii and Nintendo DS later this year. Even better, it s not a movie or cartoon tie-in, but a complete reboot of the series. Featuring new designs and origin... Read More »
CD Reviews
09:26 - 04 February 2010
THIS sixth solo record for the Moldy Peaches founder starts well, with atmospheric Hammond organ and lapping shoreline setting out Green s poignant stall on Breaking Locks. You don t need long to realise that Green is an NYC Man in both senses – filtering... Full Story »
09:24 - 04 February 2010
THE follow-up to 2006 album 5.55 heralds a new, weightier version of actress/icon Gainsbourg, who has this time got sideways-thinker Beck on board to record and produce. Trumpets, bells and bounce on lead single Heaven Can Wait is one of the few outwardly... Read More »
07:39 - 03 February 2010
RATED R is the fourth album from award-winning Barbadian artist Rihanna, featuring her first new material since the multi-platinum selling Good Girl Gone Bad in 2007. The first single from the album is the already-successful Russian Roulette. Like many... Read More »
DVD Reviews
09:22 - 04 February 2010
LITTLE ugly alien invaders with imperial intentions take over a holiday home where two families are holed up on a fishing expedition. With granny and nasty big bro the first victims of alien mind control and the parents oblivious of what s going on upsta... Full Story »
09:22 - 04 February 2010
THE world is going to end unless we have sex right now! In an alternate world where people can only ever tell the truth, one man discovers the power of telling porkies. Ricky Gervais stars as a loser, forever facing the ugly truth about himself, who b... Read More »
07:38 - 03 February 2010
KATE Hudson and Anne Hathaway go head-to-head in this light-hearted comedy. Childhood friends Liv (Hudson) and Anne (Hathaway) have dreamed of June weddings at the Plaza since they were kids, and now their fantasy is within reach. Both have booked their... Read More »
Book Reviews
14:07 - 06 February 2010
Review: Ben MacIntyre By Rosemary Westwell Toppings bookshop certainly knows how to choose its authors. The store was packed for an evening with Ben MacIntyre, bestselling author of Agent Zigzag. As a captivating raconteur and thoroughbred historian, he... Full Story »
09:20 - 04 February 2010
TWO British students vanish without a trace. Police tell their parents they had been under surveillance and it is likely they left the country to pursue their dangerous ideals. Seven years later, the mother of one student remains unconvinced. The inquest... Read More »
07:37 - 03 February 2010
THEIR Finest Hour and a half is a funny, charming and moving story of life on the home front. Set in 1940, Catrin Cole is conscripted into the world of propaganda films. After a short spell promoting the joys of Swedes for the Ministry of Food she finds h... Read More »