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Criminal Netflix series review: “Among the most breathless TV you’ll watch all year, but not without its faults”

“It’s all so predictable,” begins detective Tony Myerscough, offering both a comment on the accused’s story and, perhaps, taking a shot at the more open-and-shut crime dramas that fill the airwaves. Criminal, though, is anything but predictable.  The new Netflix show’s ambition comes across in its unique premise: an anthology …

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Neo Geo Mini review: “A beautiful disappointment”

My memory of SNK’s Neo Geo is that of an ultra-premium gaming console that I desperately wanted but knew I’d never be able to afford. The pricing, both for the console and for the carts ($649.99 for the machine and $99-$300+ for each game) was outrageous, though when you considered …

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Arrow 2.19 “The Man Under The Hood” REVIEW

Episode 2.19 Writers: Greg Berlanti and Geoff Johns, Andrew Kreisberg and Keto Shimizu Director: Jesse Warn THE ONE WHERE: Oliver strikes back against Queen Industries following its takeover by Isabel – and battles to stop Slade from creating a Mirakuru-powered army… THE VERDICT: It starts strongly, lobbing us straight into …

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The Empire Of Time by David Wingrove REVIEW

The Empire Of Time by David Wingrove book review . British author David Wingrove wrote the gargantuan Chung Kuo series, about a future dominated by China. His new book, the first in a trilogy, is comparably scaled. It’s about a time war, waged across millennia, fought between the post-apocalypse remnants …

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