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Ah, that difficult follow-up movie, the film to prove your attention-grabbing calling card was no flash in the pan. Some have done it, with breakouts as prodigious as The 400 Blows , Knife In The Water , Performance , Badlands and Reservoir Dogs followed, respectively, by Shoot The Pianist , …

Whether you follow anime or not, chances are you’ve heard of a spiky-haired ninja named Naruto. What first started out as a weekly manga in Japan has grown into a worldwide franchise spanning television, merchandise, and video games. The latest of these products is Cyberconnect2’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm …

A grandiose title for Marc Isaac’s latest documentary, which explores the experiences of various immigrants living near the A5 in northwest London. Among those sharing their feelings of loss and belonging are an Austrian great-grandmother, a divorced German air hostess, a Kashmiri hotel porter and an aspiring female singer fresh …

Episode 1.13 Writers: Lana Chow and Beth Schwartz Director: Guy Bee THE ONE WHERE: The notorious Cyrus Vanch returns to Starling City to reclaim his criminal crown. Oliver and Lance form a desperate alliance to save Laurel from Vanch’s clutches – and Oliver is forced to confront his own, seemingly …

Fringe 5.01 “Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 5.01 Writer: JH Wyman Directors: Jeannot Szwarc, Miguel Sapochnik THE ONE WHERE We return to the Observer-run 2036 established in season four episode “ Letters Of Transit ”. With Peter, Walter and Astrid rescued from the amber …

The FIFA series is one that’s in a constant and rapid state of evolution. Whether it’s via annual updates or the “even-numbered years” that coincide with World Cups and European Championships, EA Canada has consistently refined the series throughout this generation. FIFA 13 occupies an interesting space in the hierarchy …

Episode 2.07 Writers: Bradley Thompson & David Weddle Director: Holly Dale THE ONE WHERE When the 2 nd Mass take an Overlord captive they find themselves under siege from without and within… THE VERDICT Falling Skies absolutely raises its game with this one. What threatens to be a replay of …

Open-world games are marvels of modern technology and, as such, they usually have issues that are often condoned in favor of the bigger picture. Simplistic melee, sloppy gunplay, or loose driving can be ignored if everything else is strong. Sleeping Dogs (opens in new tab) made no such concessions on …

Take a story based on the familiar mythology of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the lightning fast combat of combo action games, the item collecting of a dungeon-crawler, then give it the scope of a Zelda title, and you’ll have an idea of what to expect from THQ’s Darksiders …

There’s a fantastic moment halfway through Max Payne 3. The titular hero has reached his boiling point, shaved his head, and gone underground into Sao Paolo’s gritty favelas. Things are looking down. A local gang has robbed him of guns, watch, and even his sunglasses. He’s been kicked into a …