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  • Movies & TV Shows

    Monsieur Spade (AMC) TV Show Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Monsieur Spade (AMC) TV Show Review
    Logan's Award-winning screenwriter Scott Frank continue's his strong TV run after Queen's Gambit with this 80-years-in-the-making return to Dashiell Hammett's immortal Maltese Falcon PI, Sam Spade, brought to life by a perfectly cast Clive Owen.  
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    Constellation (Apple TV+) TV Show Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Constellation (Apple TV+) TV Show Review
    Launching as a Gravity-esque space survival flick, this new Apple TV+ Noomi Rapace sci-fi vehicle soon flashes its mystery box teeth with heady notions of quantum physics and a lot more going on under the hood than you might expect - UPDATED WITH A FULL SEASON REVIEW  
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    Land of Bad Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Land of Bad Movie Review
    Improbably turning what sounded like a low budget straight-to-video 'lite' version of Bat 21 meets Lone Survivor - replete with a questionable cast - into a minor gem of a military survival thriller, Land of Bad is a genuine surprise winner.  
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    3 Body Problem (Netflix) TV Show Review

    by Cas Harlow
    3 Body Problem (Netflix) TV Show Review
    Game of Thrones' David Benioff and D. B. Weiss reward Netflix's $200 million 2019 exclusivity gamble with a long overdue - and second out of the gate - adaptation of the acclaimed Chinese sci-fi novel... and it's a heady slice of likely divisive hard sci-fi.  
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  • Tech

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    Powergrip YG-3 Mains Conditioner Review

    by Ed Selley
    Powergrip YG-3 Mains Conditioner Review
    Looking for a mains distribution system that combines hefty power delivery capability with some useful smart features? Powergrip thinks they have exactly what you need.  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

    A Blade in the Dark 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    A Blade in the Dark 4K Blu-ray Review
    Lamberto Bava’s too-gory-for-TV riff on all things Argento and De Palma is an average entry into the late Giallo cycle, which earns its keep thanks to some well executed kills. And 88 Films deliver all that blood in a really strong technical 4K package to boot…  
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    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie Review

    by Mark Costello
    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie Review
    The Ghosts have returned and they need a-bustin’ in Gil Kenan’s follow up to the super-charming and exceedingly lovable Afterlife…which sadly makes all the mistakes Jason Reitman’s film deftly managed to avoid…  
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    Blood on Satan's Claw 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Simon Crust
    Blood on Satan's Claw 4K Blu-ray Review
    There's a demon in the fields, let's get the kids to kill each other - a bit extreme? Not for Blood on Satan's Claw, now in 4K.  
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    Twisted Metal (Paramount +) Premiere TV Show Review

    by Mark Costello
    Twisted Metal (Paramount +) Premiere TV Show Review
    The PlayStation videogame franchise series NO-ONE wanted comes to UK shores nine months after a tepid US bow, but it’s probably slightly more fun than you expected it to be…  
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    Road House (2024) (Amazon) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Road House (2024) (Amazon) Movie Review
    Doug "Edge of Tomorrow" Liman may be frustrated by this going straight-to-streaming, but Jake Gyllenhaal is absolutely on board for this utterly unabashed 80s remake which totally knows its place, bringing us delicious throwback video rental beat-em-up carnage.  
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    X-Men '97 (Disney+) Premiere TV Show Review

    by Tom Davies
    X-Men '97 (Disney+) Premiere TV Show Review
    With an all-in fan-service-only self-assuredness, ’97 takes a decision to appeal whole-heartedly to the Millennial nostalgia which holds the original show in such high regard, recreating the feel of a thirty-year-old show as closely as possible... but is this enough?  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Halo: Season 2 (Paramount +) TV Show Review

    by Mark Costello
    Halo: Season 2 (Paramount +) TV Show Review
    Halo 2 the game was known for its truncated and confusing narrative, the controversial introduction of an alien playable character and more of the same of its legendary gameplay. What does Halo 2 the series have to offer? Well, after less than hour we already know it’s got a truncated episode count and features more of the same as season one…for better and for worse…UPDATED for full Season review.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Triangle Borea BR03 Connect Powered Speaker Review

    by Ed Selley
    Triangle Borea BR03 Connect Powered Speaker Review
    Having already provided two different takes on the Borea BR03, Triangle is back again with a spec that feels tailor made for 2024. Does it deliver on the promise?  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    City of the Living Dead 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    City of the Living Dead 4K Blu-ray Review
    The second of Lucio Fulci’s classic Gates of Hell splatter trilogy to get a UK 4K release, Arrow deliver their usual strong technical presentation with an almost overwhelmingly excellent array of extras…  
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    All of Us Strangers (Disney+) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    All of Us Strangers (Disney+) Movie Review
    Staggeringly heartfelt, Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers is a sublime reflection on grief, repression and identity - past and present - a supremely resonant masterwork of quietly profound poignance.  
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    Witchfinder General 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Simon Crust
    Witchfinder General 4K Blu-ray Review
    Easily one of the greatest English horror films of all time, Witchfinder General, comes to 4K, ready to burn you alive!  
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  • Home AV

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    StormAudio ISR Fusion 20 AV Receiver Review

    by Martin Dew
    StormAudio ISR Fusion 20 AV Receiver Review
    And so it is that we turn our attention to another super high end home cinema leviathan. But rather than a processor, this time it’s the new installation-friendly AVR from Storm Audio. What does SA get right that the luxury competition doesn’t?  
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  • Home AV

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    AVForums Podcast: Home AV Edition 18th March 2024

    by Phil Hinton
    AVForums Podcast: Home AV Edition 18th March 2024
    This week we ask if home theatre/home cinema is still a popular addition to homes or are people consuming music, movies, sports and TV in different ways in their living spaces. Is Home Cinema or Home Theater as we used to know it, now dead?  
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    Fast Charlie (Amazon) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Fast Charlie (Amazon) Movie Review
    Brosnan and Baccarin afford this cheap low-rent 'thriller' from Dead Calm's Phillip Noyce a distinctly YMMV justification for sitting through its amateurish hijinks.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    JBL Authentics 300 Portable Wireless Speaker Review

    by Ed Selley
    JBL Authentics 300 Portable Wireless Speaker Review
    The Authentics 300 is the smaller relative of the Atmos equipped 500 and does without some of the bells and whistles. Is it a better option though?  
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    The Amityville Horror 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    The Amityville Horror 4K Blu-ray Review
    Never have the words ‘Based on a True Story’ had such a profound effect on a generation…and never have they been such a lie, with the controversy around Stuart Rosenberg’s seminal haunted house classic proving to be almost as interesting as the story of the Lutz Family themselves. And with 88 films releasing the 1979 classic on a brand new 4K UHD, we can decide for ourselves what actually happened and what didn’t…  
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    Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) (Disney+) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) (Disney+) Movie Review
    The concert epic that shook the blockbuster landscape to the tune of a quarter of a billion, Eras is a thoroughly grand and impressively choreographed celebration of the sheer star power of Taylor Swift.  
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  • Gaming

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    WWE 2K24 (PC) Review

    by Seth Grimes
    WWE 2K24 (PC) Review
    This annual update offers up some welcome refinements over 2K23, but with a few pre-existing flaws still pinning it against the ropes can the franchise once again be named king of the ring?  
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    Green Room 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Simon Crust
    Green Room 4K Blu-ray Review
    The vicious, brutal and uncompromising Green Room comes to 4K Blu-ray, is there a way out?  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Drive-Away Dolls Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Drive-Away Dolls Movie Review
    Shooting for Bottoms meets Pulp Fiction, this cheap, tonally awry, distinctly un-funny, try-hard, sack-full-of-dildos romp utterly misfires, clearly coming from the wrong solo Coen Brother, and both awkwardly and shamelessly wasting the talents of a couple of good actresses.  
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  • Home AV

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    Samsung HW-Q990D Soundbar Review

    by John Archer
    Samsung HW-Q990D Soundbar Review
    Samsung’s flagship soundbars have for generations now delivered the most immersive audio performances in the soundbar world with their huge amounts of power, four components (including real rear speakers) and massive channel counts. So, can Samsung’s new HW-Q990D - which sticks again at 16 channels - keep the improvements coming?  
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    Anatomy of a Fall Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Anatomy of a Fall Movie Review
    Following its Oscar win, and in advance of its long overdue Amazon Prime UK bow, we take a belated look at this compelling legal drama.  
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  • Home AV

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    Lyngdorf MXA-8400 Eight Channel Power Amplifier Review

    by Martin Dew
    Lyngdorf MXA-8400 Eight Channel Power Amplifier Review
    Lyngdorf Audio finally offers an 8-channel power amplifier to complement its MP- surround processors. That puts them right in line with its super high-end home cinema competitors. The MXA-8400 certainly looks the part, but does it sound like it as well?  
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    Possessor 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Simon Crust
    Possessor 4K Blu-ray Review
    Slick, twisted, refined, and mature, not only a good cheese but also Brandon Cronenberg's Possessor, newly minted in native 4K  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Top 10 Blu-Rays (UK) for March 2024

    by Mark Costello
    Top 10 Blu-Rays (UK) for March 2024
    Another month, another superb release schedule for little known gems from the boutique labels that continue to do the Lord’s work. This month, some hugely fun Asian actioners (and one sadly not so…), some brutal British kitchen sink dramas and Alain Delon being cool in knitwear. What more do you want? UPDATED WITH 6 COMPETITIONS!  
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    Dune: Part Two (IMAX) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Dune: Part Two (IMAX) Movie Review
    After a long and uncertain three year wait, Denis Villeneuve's Magnum Opus continues with this epic second chapter in his staggering realisation of Frank Herbert's Dune - UPDATED WITH IMAX REVIEW.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Technics SL-1200GR2 Turntable Review

    by Ed Selley
    Technics SL-1200GR2 Turntable Review
    The GR2 looks much the same as it always does but underneath is one of the most significant changes in the history of the model. Is it any good then?  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Damsel (Netflix) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Damsel (Netflix) Movie Review
    Continuing her run of Netflix starring vehicles, Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown takes on a competently designed CG dragon in a flabby, frivolous piece of perfectly tolerable night-in entertainment.  
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    Imaginary Movie Review

    by Mark Costello
    Imaginary Movie Review
    The mainstream horror rut continues as Blumhouse follows up its last dull, dreary, multiplex horror with… another dull, dreary, multiplex horror. Who’d have imagined that?  
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    The Beekeeper Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    The Beekeeper Movie Review
    Nuts and bolts Statham doing what he does best; it's trashy, it's hilariously OTT, but it's also a frequently viscerally satisfying piece of revenge action carnage. UPDATE - NOW ON SKY/NOW TV  
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    Starman (Columbia Classics Vol. 4) 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    Starman (Columbia Classics Vol. 4) 4K Blu-ray Review
    John Carpenter’s most emotional film still radiates charm and warmth despite its underlying tone of sadness and loss. And it's all the more beautiful on this stunning new 4K restoration from Sony as part of their ongoing Columbia Classics boxsets…  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    American Fiction Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    American Fiction Movie Review
    Sharply witty and sublimely satirical, and providing a much-deserved, tour-de-force lead for the excellent Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction is definitely worth catching whilst it's still on the Big Screen. UPDATE - Now on Amazon Prime UK.  
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    The Gentlemen (Netflix) TV Show Review

    by Cas Harlow
    The Gentlemen (Netflix) TV Show Review
    Somewhat insanely, Guy Ritchie's created/written/directed TV spin-off to his 2019 movie of the same name is great fun, chock full of colourful characters, bursting with witty dialogue, and utterly bingeworthy.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Astell & Kern HC4 Portable DAC Review

    by Ed Selley
    Astell & Kern HC4 Portable DAC Review
    Astell & Kern has taken the company's considerable knowledge of digital and separated it from its portable players. Is the HC4 the best way to enjoy the A&K sound?  
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  • Gaming

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    Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) Review

    by Mohammad Hamid
    Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) Review
    This long-awaited sequel to the 2020 remake of the original classic RPG adds a fresh twist, both in terms of its storyline and gameplay, but can it live up to the weight of expectation?  
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