For followers of the Dragon Ball Z franchise, there could be no greater fan service than the ability to physically reenact the dire, potentially world-destroying battles the series is famous (some would say infamous) for. Dragon Ball Z for Kinect approximates the sort of schoolyard make-believe one might have seen …
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Halle Berry strips down to her bikini (again) in this toothless shark drama from maritime-mad John Stockwell ( Into The Blue , Blue Crush ). Playing a traumatised free-swimmer who survives a face-to-face encounter with a hungry Great White, the actress suffers the curse of Oscar in a movie that …
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With its first two installments, Dance Central has proven itself to be the dance franchise to beat. Utilizing the Kinect to full effect and wrapping everything up with great presentation, this series has been a recent reigning champ in the motion-controlled and party-game genres. But where could Harmonix take it …
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Continuum 1.03 “Fast Times” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.03 Writer: Simon Barry Director: David Frazee THE ONE WHERE Liber8 leader Travis is dying, so his team go on a killing spree to secure human growth hormones to help him. Meanwhile, Kellog strikes up a deal with Kiera. …
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Mat Whitecross’ follow-up to his Ian Dury biopic, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll , shares more than a name with the gig that Noel Gallagher called both “shit” and “fantastic”. For pop mythologists, The Stone Roses’ 1990 Spike Island show defined a generation, hoisting 27,000 fans’ spirits above …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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