The Krillitane Stormsees the return of the creature last seen in season twosSchool Reunion. He quickly discovers mysterious goings on involving a curfew and the disappearance of random peasantry. This is a shame. A highlight of this book has to be Coopers approach to the Krillitanes. To this end, the monsters become realistic victims of the main antagonist, alien entrepreneur Henk. The Doctors companions are well drawn and believable. Darke is a little under-depicted, serving as an innocent sounding board for the Doctors rapid and frequent info-dumps....

Gran Turismo returns for Sony’s PSP handheld - but, Mike Jennings, is it any good? Gran Turismowas a great franchise. Boot upGTPSP and its clear, though, that youre in safe hands. The tracks seem to have been modelled with similar care, too. They look good and, for experiencedGTplayers, will prove instantly memorable. Progress through these and youll win more money as they become more difficult. There are several dozen driving challenges included here too....

JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot arrives on DVD - but has the disc delivered? Star Trek, arguably the summers most talked-about movie, is finally coming to DVD on November 16th. For many of us, though, its the chance to have that experience all over again. DoesStar Trekhold up on a second viewing? And the answer is… almost totally. The visuals hold up well on the small screen, even without the intensity of the cinema....

Hes also a funny guy, with an eye for absurd comedic situations as befits a former Python. There is no other filmmaker like him, really. Nor is there really another film likeThe Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. This, amongst other well-publicised factors, is no doubt why it has been so long awaited. When it flies, it really flies, but when it wanes, the lull is amplified exponentially. What Im about to say is, probably, bordering on blasphemy....

Matt checks out Terry Pratchett’s new book, Unseen Academicals, the 37th Discworld adventure no less… Having said that, these Ankh-Morpork-based storylines tend to follow similar and simple themes. Ad content continues below Unseen Academicalsis formed from three interlinked plot strands. The match itself forms the climax of the story, bringing the various strands together. Where Pratchett differs from the hardboiled writers ofThe Wireis with his pure, cheerful optimism. This is a very British approach to the subject....

Is Hollywood trying to create a whole generation of manic-depressive children? If so, theyre doing a pretty damn good job of it. At any point, if the Wild Things dont seem completely real, the magic is blown. Theyre crucial to the movie, and Spike Jonze absolutely nails them perfectly. One issue with the movie is that it bogs down in the middle. Its pretty padding, but could still be cut and the story would have been more effective....

Operation Flashpoint is back, but alls not well on the front, as Aaron finds out. They say that war is hell, and Im certainly not going to dispute that observation. Real life conflict is no walk in the park, we all know that. This is a worrying thought for most of us, and one that games likeOperation Flashpointtry to stamp out. This is no corridor shooter, or Hollywood-inspired military action title....

Assassin’s Creed 2? Avatar: The Game? We’ve been trying them all out… Pull out the warm coats, winter is almost upon us. you’ve got the option to find out impressions of the big titles below. We chose to run around, instead. Ad content continues below One immediate, yet subtle difference regards the architecture. One nifty use of money, however, is as a distraction. Already, in this contrived preview context, the design flourish is impressive....

Jack Black joins the cast of the new game from the maker of Grim Fandango. Is Brutal Legend the business? It is: totally awesome. Unfortunately, this belt buckle is cursed. Oh, and neither have cars, apparently. One of the basic moves in your musical arsenal is a literal face melter. Getting to know everyone is crucial to winning inBrutal Legends equivalent of a boss fight, Stage Battles. Even the geography of the game world is based on the art of Heavy Metal album covers!...

Only things dont quite go that way. APerfect Storm-esque scene later and theyre all capsized, forced to board a passing ocean liner thats suspiciously quiet. Ad content continues below It also compensates for a mixed bag of performances. Like Neil Marshall before him, Smith is emerging as a genuinely exciting British genre filmmaker. Whats more,Trianglecan consider itself the second best entry in the unsettling-films-named-after-shapes sub-genre. Not quite up there withCubeperhaps, but it beatsSphereto a bloody pulp....

Two versions of Payback on one Blu-ray? Carley checks out what’s what… Hollywood is a place where dreams can be created and destroyed. And there are few better examples of this than 1999sPayback,which is now making its debut on Blu-ray. It is a more intense look at the lengths people will go to for the principle of whats theirs. It is a pointless scene which alienates half the audience within the first thirty minutes of the film....

A natural follow-on to Ed Wood, Carley revisits Tim Burton’s B-movie homage comedy, Mars Attacks! Why cant we work out our differences? Why cant we work things out? Little people, why cant we all just get along? President James Dale The Recap 1996 was the year of the alien invasion. Based on a popular series of trading cards,Mars Attacks!is part B-movie, part dark comedy. Ad content continues below As news of the aliens spreads it creates different reactions among the population....

Upon its initial release it was, however, also confronted with much criticism. Although Im sure this negativity was intended to put people off the film, it actually boosted its notoriety. By this point, Im sure you know the drill. Ill send the films head to head, and find out which I think is superior. I have to admit that part of me laughed a bit at the zombies in this movie....