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Misfits 4.05 TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Misfits 4.05 Writer: Howard Overman Director: Jonathan van Tulleken THE ONE WHERE Finn finds his dying dad and spends some quality time with his (half) sister. VERDICT In several ways this week’s tale echoes the second episode of Misfits series two. There, …

There are two kinds of people that will buy Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse: One of them is a diehard Evil Monkey-spotting, Ernie the Chicken-battling, Mayor West-voting devotee of the series. That is, the true believers, those that can’t get enough of Seth McFarlane and his animated concoctions. The …

Wizards Vs Aliens 1.07-8 “Friend Or Foe Parts 1 and 2” TV REVIEW Episodes 1.07-8 Writer: Clayton Hickman Director: Griff Rowland THE ONE WHERE Lexi hatches a cunning plan to disguise herself as a human named Lucy so she can get close to Tom. However, a rich woman who runs …

Hot off The Fighter , the Oscar-winning comeback that marked his first feature since 2004’s I ♥ Huckabees , writer/director David O. Russell is evidently making up for lost time. With two films in two years he’s taken a leaf out of Terrence Malick’s playbook, only in a far more …

The Almighty Johnsons 2.10 “Magical Fluffy Bunny World” TV REVIEW Episode 2.10 Writer: James Griffin Director: Charlie Haskell THE ONE WHERE Gaia is introduced to the pantheon of Gods, Anders gets a girlfriend, Thor comes to town and Axl has a sidekick to rescue and some roast chicken to deliver. …

The formula for Lego games should be familiar by now: take a pop culture universe, render its characters and world with the titular Danish building blocks, add in a healthy dose of slapstick humor and as many collectibles as you can stuff on a disc, and ship it. That recipe …

From the day these off-kilter creatures were born, the Rabbids have been the stars of several casual party games from publisher Ubisoft. After many lovably manic adventures over the past six years, the odd mammals are taking their specific brand of mayhem to the Wii U in their newest get-together, …

The Man of Glass Written and Drawn by Martin Flink Published by Accent UK £3.95 http://www.accentukcomics.com/man_of_glass.html That being said, there’s real authority to his art. Simple lines combining to drive home the physicality of the characters to touching effect. The boxer is a wall, not of unlikely Olympian muscle, but …

The Skylanders return in Skylanders: Giants, adding more enemies to defeat, new worlds to explore, hats to collect, and, of course, more figurines to purchase. Lord Kaos has escaped his exile to the Portal Masters’ world (Earth), and is once again wreaking havoc on Skylands with the help of the …

Based on the many outstanding Mario RPGs released over the years, Nintendo’s mascot and role-playing games go together like green pipes and turtles. After years of success on consoles, the Paper Mario franchise has now moved to the portables with Paper Mario: Sticker Star (opens in new tab)for the 3DS. …