Review

“Forget it, Jake it’s Chinatown!” The most memorable sign-off ever, right? Wrong. Roman Polanski’s peerless gumshoe mystery actually ends with a testy cop ordering rubberneckers to “get off the street”. Fortunately that’s one of the few unremarkable lines in Robert Towne’s script, a magnificent dissection of corruption boasting career-best turns …

Roman Polanski’s first english language film made a hell of an entrance; so much so, had he fallen under a bus the day after the premiere, he’d still have gone down as one of the greats. Catherine Deneuve is sensational as a young manicurist living in 1965 London, who progressively …

With so many free-to-play massively-multiplayer online games hitting the market lately, it can be tough to decide which one is worth your precious time. At first glance RaiderZ may seem like your typical Eastern free-to-play MMORPG, complete with huge weapons and countless grind quests. However, at its core, the game …

Misfits 4.07 TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) 4.07 Writer: Jon Brown Director: Dušan Lazarević THE ONE WHERE Abbey gets pregnant, Alex finds his cock and Rudy discovers he’s in love with a nun. VERDICT For a show that prides itself on pushing the boundaries of good taste, this episode …

At a time when horror movies had turned to schlock, Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage (2007) brought emotional care to screen scares with an adult fairytale about clinging onto the impossible even when all hope seems lost. For his follow-up, he tackles similar themes with far greater ambition yet no …

Doctor Who: The Child of Time £16.99 Whilst IDW has been doing fantastic work with the new Doctor Who comics, and the recent relaunch written by Andy Diggle is particularly worth your time, Doctor Who comics’ real home is the Doctor Who Magazine . Doctor after Doctor has appeared there …

Haven 3.10 “Burned” TV REVIEW Episode 3.10 Writer: Charles Ardai Director: TW Peacocke THE ONE WHERE The Guard plans to use a Troubled girl who has the power to make people do whatever she wants as a weapon to force Audrey to enter the barn; instead Nathan and Audrey turn …

Beauty And The Beast 1.07 “Worth” REVIEW Episode 1.07 Writers: Brain Peterson, Kelly Souders Director: Rick Bota THE ONE WHERE Everybody finds out about Vincent’s blackouts and are all worried that he might have murdered someone. Catherine frowns a lot. VERDICT Hallelujah! They’ve toned down the “Everybody’s fascinated by Catherine’s …

The Batman/Judge Dredd Collection Art by Simon Bisley and Todd Klein (“Judgment On Gotham”), Cam Kennedy, Digital Chameleon, Ken Bruzenak and Mike Mignola (“Vendetta In Gotham”), Carl Critchlow, Dermot Power and Richard Starkings (“The Ultimate Riddle”), Glenn Fabry, Jim Murray, Jason Brashill and Ellie De Ville (“Die Laughing”), Val Semeiks, …

What sets the Wii U version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed apart from its other versions is its clever use of the GamePad, which introduces additional features and modes to the game. Unfortunately, this version also brings a few unwanted problems that prevent it from being a worthy contender …