Review

A mash-up of romantic fantasy, meta-fiction and magical realism, Ruby Sparks is proof that good things do come in small packages. Ambitious and artful, it’s both a breakout and a comeback, as screenwriter/star Zoe Kazan’s first script underpins an overdue return for Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the husband-and-wife directing …

Revolution 1.04 “The Plague Dogs” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode: 1.04 Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders Director: Felix Alcala THE ONE WHERE Miles decides to pack it all in and the gang are set upon by angry dogs. VERDICT No sooner have our gang got back together in search …

The Almighty Johnsons 2.04 “Death’s Cleansing Embrace” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.04 Writer: Ross Hastings and James Griffin Director: Murray Keane THE ONE WHERE Agnetha proves she’ll do anything to protect her boys and Loki threatens the same to avenge his daughter. VERDICT This is the first …

It may seem hard to believe now, but a few years ago the NBA 2K series was known as just another good basketball franchise. Then came NBA 2K11 (opens in new tab) and the explosive Jordan Challenge, followed by NBA 2K12 (opens in new tab) and the amazing NBA’s Greatest …

Creating genre-bending mash-ups is a tricky business. When Little King’s Story (opens in new tab) debuted on the Wii in 2009, it was met with a healthy dose of critical acclaim, but it was ignored by many gamers. Now that the game has been re-imagined on the PlayStation Vita with …

Is there anything left to be written about Doctor Who ? Sometimes, nowadays, one wonders. But A History Of The Universe… proves that if you can find an unusual angle to come at it from you can still produce something hugely entertaining, which feels fresh even when it’s covering old …

Liberal Arts is a comedy. But when a movie opens with a quote from Ecclesiastes , you’d be forgiven for expecting a brow-furrowing drama laden with hefty intentions… How I Met Your Mother star Josh Radnor’s second movie as writer/director/actor (after 2010’s Happythankyoumoreplease ) is a cute, funny indie charmer, …

Indescribable. It’s not the most useful word for a film review, but Leos Carax’s return to directing frequently defies description. A Parisian picaresque, in which Denis Lavant shows just why he’s one of the best French actors alive, Carax’s playful blend of David Lynch and Lewis Carroll truly has to …

“You scared the piss out of me!” gasps Jennifer Lawrence after a fellow high-schooler startles her. Pity the same can’t be said of this hand-me-down horror, which sees Lawrence’s new girl in town alternately attracted to and freaked by the diffident loner (Max Thieriot) who lives by himself in the …

Despite making his screen entrance in a nasty road accident, Joseph Gordon-Levitt emerges mostly unscathed from David Koepp’s bicycle chaser, credibility-wise at least. A goofy thriller about hipsters doing cool shit on hot bikes was bound to be a comedown in his Looper/Dark Knight Rises year, unless you count Kevin …