Reviews

• Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)

  The thirteenth installment of the evergreen gaming behemoth Final Fantasy arrives on the expected wave of anticipation and hype, and in this case it is entirely justified in championing a thrilling next step in the series' rich history.

   
• Laura Marling: 'I Speak Because I Can'

  Since Marling released her debut album as an 18-year-old in 2008, English folk bands have assumed a chart presence hitherto unknown.

   
• Shutter Island

  1954. A lighthouse against a grey sky. A graveyard in a storm. A lonely hospital for the criminally insane. On an island. If Martin Scorcese’s latest flick is anything, it’s atmospheric.

   
• Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip: 'The Logic Of Chance'

  There is a reason it is difficult to have revolutions in capitalist countries; people’s needs and wants are channelled into consumer behaviours and can hence be safely contained.

   
• Jimi Hendrix: 'Valleys Of Neptune'

  What we hope for when the work of a major artist is exposed for a fresh glimpse is that the occasion will afford us a genuine opportunity for reappraisal.

   
• The Automatic: 'Tear The Signs Down'

  'Tear The Signs Down' is the third album from The Automatic in five years and it is an industrious but hardly outstanding effort.

   
• Punx Soundcheck: ‘From The Roots’

  ‘From The Roots’ is the third album from dubstep duo John Taylor and Arif Salih, A.K.A Punx Soundcheck.

   
• Salvage

  Is there really any room for yet another British apocalyptic frightfest to grace our screens with typical working class grit winning out over government led militia?

   
• Doc Martin: Series 4

  Martin Clunes is back in another 8-episode run of ITV1's Doc Martin, and - thanks to the bombshell dropped at the end of the previous series - is grumpier than ever.

   
• Liars: 'Scissor'

  Liars have never been an easy band to love.

   

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