Games Addict
10:02 - 21 August 2008
The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Format: Nintendo DS Price: £24.99 The major problem facing games which are developed to coincide with movies is that they often come across as rushed and underdeveloped. For the first few levels of the game it seems... Full Story »
CD Reviews
12:34 - 26 August 2008
The Verve – Forth. (Out now) THE band who has gone through more splits than a Chinese gymnast return with their first new material since their infamous 1997 release Urban Hymns. Having completed a sell-out world tour and produced blistering live sets at... Full Story »
09:50 - 21 August 2008
Another debut record, this time a Portland, Oregon supergroup made up of members of long-dead but legendary (in certain circles) Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves. BB s Johnny Whitney takes on vocal duties, singing and screaming over a glam-ti... Read More »
09:48 - 21 August 2008
Actor turned singer Joe Van Moyland heads up this band, replete with arguably the most indulgently stupid moniker ever committed to record. Nevertheless, the triple Js sound isn t nearly as poor, kicking off with the propulsive and sublimely catchy Brit-... Read More »
DVD Reviews
12:27 - 26 August 2008
DVD OF THE WEEK The Other Boleyn Girl (12) THE more or less untold story of the two Boleyn sisters (Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson) who compete for the affections of Henry V111 (Eric Bana). Anne is the prettier, more confident sister, but initiall... Full Story »
09:46 - 21 August 2008
Poppy is the unlikely heroine in director Mike Leigh s latest trawl through the nation s unhinged, lost and marginalised population. A got-to-laugh-haven t-you London primary school teacher, Poppy s chirpy outlook cannot be dimmed by anything life throws... Read More »
09:45 - 21 August 2008
Based on the graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi, this is the author s account of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and then watching from the West as the Iran-Iraq war wiped out a generation. A fan of Michael Jackson with dreams of being a... Read More »
Book Reviews
12:31 - 26 August 2008
Clarissa s Comfort Food – Clarissa Dickson Wright CLARISSA Dickson Wright of Two Fat Ladies television fame returns with a cookbook entitled Clarissa s Comfort Food. The book contains one hundred comforting recipes, which are designed to restore body an... Full Story »
09:42 - 21 August 2008
The queen of chick lit is back with yet another gripping tale. But if you don t want your life disrupted don t pick up this book because once opened, it s hard to put down. It follows one charming man and his connection to four women and traces the stor... Read More »
12:28 - 20 August 2008
WRITTEN in a compelling style by award-winning journalist Tina Brown, The Diana Chronicles is more than the story of the ill-fated Princess of Wales. It examines the relationship between the press, the public and the monarchy and how it changed between 19... Read More »