Review

Lost Girl 3.04 “Fae-de To Black” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.04 Written by: Alexandra Zarowny Directed by: Ron Murphy THE ONE WHERE Bo goes undercover as a therapist to find out why humans are committing suicide in strange ways – and her mission becomes desperate when Dyson …

It’s been a long time coming, but Skulls of the Shogun, the debut effort from developer 17-BIT, has finally made its way to the Xbox 360 and other Microsoft devices. Inspired by the studio’s love of classic turn-based strategy titles, SOTS is a streamlined tactics game in the vein of …

Haven 3.12 “Reunion” TV REVIEW Episode 3.12 Writers: Gabrielle Stanton Director: Lee Rose THE ONE WHERE A troubled man turns his old high school nemeses back into teenagers when murdering them, and the Skinwalker is revealed to be Arla, the Colorado Kid’s troubled wife. VERDICT In the arc-heavy second half …

Throne Of The Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed book review: The Doctor will kill you now. It’s easy to agree with Lies Of Locke Lamora author Scott Lynch when he says that Throne of The Crescent Moon “buoyantly fails to suck”. Another ho-hum, medieval backdrop would have sucked. Prophecies would …

Wool by Hugh Howey book review : Buy it and you won’t feel fleeced. In today’s dystopia-crazy book world, the only real surprise about the “underground, enclosed society” subgenre making a comeback is that it’s taken quite so long. Ever since the nuclear paranoia of the ‘50s, SF has regularly …

Primeval: New World 1.02 “The New World” REVIEW Episode 1.02 Writers: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens Director: Andy Mikita THE ONE WHERE A giant sea serpent eats a couple pipeline workers near First-Nations territory; Dylan is officially recruited to the team. VERDICT Just remember: if you think you’re about to be …

Lode Runner’s setup is deceptively simple; in each single-screen level, yor intrepid stick-man tries to collect all the gold bars while being pursued relentlessly by a group of red-shirted guards. His abilities include climbing ladders, shimmying across horizontal bars, and – most importantly – digging holes that can be used …

Rose Black: Demon Seed http://www.roughcut-comics.com/pages/store.html I love heavy metal. I’m not just talking about the sort of full bore walls of noise you get from Slipknot either I’m talking full on, old school, still see the rivets in it AC/DC, or Cream or Bon Jovi. Because let’s face it, no …

TV REVIEW It’s the beginning of the end for Arthur but Merlin has problems of his own… Merlin 5.12 “The Diamond Of The Day (Part 1)” [REVIEW] Merlin 5.12 “The Diamond Of The Day (Part 1)” Writer: Jake Michie Director: Justin Molotnikov THE ONE WHERE Arthur marches to Camlann to …

A nameless drifter murders a troubled young woman’s stepfather – could notoriously difficult French auteur Bruno Dumont ( L’humanité ) be courting the mainstream with a lovers-on-the-run thriller? Nope. The couple wanders the wilderness, gazing meaningfully into the distance during often excruciating periods of widescreen inertia. It’s a challenging watch, …