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BLU-RAY REVIEW: Hancock

Jamie Ewbank 01 December 2008 12:33
After a year in which we’ve been inundated with superhero movies, all of which have been, to a greater or lesser extent, better than expected, we finally come to Hancock . On paper, it has the edge over all its rivals - it isn’t hampered by an original

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GAME REVIEW: Dead Space

Jamie Ewbank 27 November 2008 12:35
It’s long been the dream of game developers to create a game that feels like a playable movie, and in Dead Space , EA has succeeded. Albeit, it’s the sort of movie that involves an awful lot of trudging backwards and forwards doing menial labour whilst

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DVD REVIEW: The Dark Knight

Jamie Ewbank 19 November 2008 15:16
If Batman Begins was a surprisingly dark and serious take on the Batman mythos, then its all-conquering sequel, The Dark Knight , sees director Christopher Nolan heading into even grimmer territory to produce an excellent and unpredictable blockbuster

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GAME REVIEW: Quantum of Solace

Jamie Ewbank 04 November 2008 11:35
Quantum of Solace is the latest Bond tie-in game to try and step out of the shadow of the N64 classic Goldeneye, and the first that has a chance of succeeding. Using the superb Call of Duty 4 engine, Quantum of Solace has a solid foundation upon which

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From the sublime to the ridiculous: LittleBigPlanet and The Happening reviews

Jamie Ewbank 30 October 2008 11:48
It's been a week of extremes on The Leisure Lab, where we’ve discovered that a lossless 5.1 DTS-HD soundtrack isn’t enough to save the The Happening , a film where the scariest noise is that of Mark Wahlberg staring down the camera and explaining the

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GAME REVIEW: Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

Jamie Ewbank 24 October 2008 16:08
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 maintains its status as the football sim for the hardened gamer, having finally found the right balance between complexity and playability. PES 2009 challenges you with a clever AI that quickly counters the repetitive efforts

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DVD REVIEW: Wanted

Jamie Ewbank 23 October 2008 12:43
Wanted puts a twist on the standard zero-to-hero plotline by having white collar Wesley Gibson inducted into a fraternity of assassins who can’t honestly claim that their actions are justified by anything more concrete than fate. It's an interesting idea,

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BLU-RAY REVIEW: The Incredible Hulk

Jamie Ewbank 10 October 2008 15:40
The grumpy green shape of The Incredible Hulk is the first of the summer comic book blockbusters to make the jump to DVD and Blu-ray on October 13th. After Ang Lee’s thoughtful but surprisingly placid Hulk in 2003, Director Louis Leterrier clearly wants

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Metros

Jamie Ewbank 07 October 2008 12:34
Proudly displaying an array of early-eighties musical influences The Metro's debut album, More Money Less Grief , frequently risks being dismissed as derivative. Hints of The Libertines, Squeeze, Sham 69 and the odd touch of Ska all make More Money Less

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ALBUM REVIEW: Fleet Foxes

Jamie Ewbank 12 September 2008 12:12
This self-titled debut album from Fleet Foxes is a beautiful and self-assured introduction to a Seattle band that have more in common with Crosby, Stills and Nash than Nirvana. Fleet Foxes is a rarity, a pop album that manages to be genuinely innovative

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The Leisure Lab is bigger and better

Jamie Ewbank 07 August 2008 16:10
The Leisure Lab , our software reviewing sister site, is growing up fast. We've just added a new music review channel and we're moving from weekly to daily updates. Among the goodies going up this week are Brian DePalma's controversial Iraq movie, Redacted

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