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More than just about any other action franchise out there, Dynasty Warriors games are predictable – and we’ve all justifiably grunted and groaned about how similar and repetitive they are over the years. After this spring’s impressively dull and unrefined Dynasty Warriors 7, we were ready to throw in the …

At first glance, Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident looks like another bit of casual flotsam in a sea of Wii shovelware, which is a shame, because behind its dull box art and a title that makes it sound like a Wii port of some bargain bin PC dud, it’s …

It’s debatable whether there is a character on Tom Hanks’ CV more, well, Hanksian than Larry Crowne, an affable team-leader at a discount warehouse that gets downsized. Little wonder that the actor (co-scripting with Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame) developed Larry as the hero of his …

There are very few instances where it’s perfectly acceptable to fall asleep in the middle of playing a videogame.24 hour marathonscome to mind, as doesforced prison torture (opens in new tab). Though you may not see it, the commonality between those two examples is that the player has a greater …

Billed as “a tale of modern-day outlaws”, this engaging doc follows British eco activists over a year. These members of groups like Climate Camp and Plane Stupid pitch their tents on the roof of a coal-burning power-station, superglue themselves to a City bank’s trading floor, and endure “kettling” by the …

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Swiss Angel Delight

Zombies can’t keep diaries, but if they did they’d be pretty repetitive, something Kevin Gates and Michael Bartlett’s ambitious sequel to their 2006 DV horror could also be accused of. Following a unit of soldiers across post-apocalyptic England’s snowy, corpse-strewn wastelands, it’s shot first-person, shakey-cam style. Despite an extremely bleak …

Raptor Ripper

To life’s many great imponderables – Where did we come from? What’s our purpose? Does God exist? Why did they make a fourth Scream movie? – we can now add the following question: would watching The Beaver without any awareness of Mel Gibson’s monster raving loony antics make it a …