Top Gun gets the Blade Runner 2049 / Doctor Sleep treatment, with a decades-in-the-making follow up, which proves faithful, warmly fan-driven, gloriously nostalgic and surprisingly organic, showing there may very well still be a need for speed.
The Denon DHT-S517 is an affordable Dolby Atmos soundbar that comes with up-firing drivers and its own wireless subwoofer. It can now be found for under £300, so is it worth hunting down for a 3D audio experience with your telly?
Eddie Murphy and Tony Scott in their primes deliver one of the most underrated sequels of the 1980s. And now that two-hour long magic hour looks absolutely stunning in glorious 4K…
We attended the Panasonic UK TV launch held in central London on the 12th of May 2022 and got hands-on with the LZ2000, LZ1500, LZ1000 and LZ980 OLED TVs. There are new features across the whole range line-up with a new 77-inch screen size for the range-topping LZ2000.
Michael Mann sets the tone for this slick crime drama, with echoes of The Insider meets Miami Vice, and a welcome authenticity partly thanks to Ansel Elgort's predominantly Japanese dialogue - Updated for full season review, now available in the UK.
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Hi-Fi News
Astell&Kern announces new Kann Max DAP and Pathfinder earphones
by Ian Collen
The portable digital audio player and hybrid earphones are set to be joined by a new AK HC2 Dual DAC Cable.
Netflix launches a pretty entertaining new David E. Kelley lawyer thingy, which is as slick as it gets, but enjoys a charismatic lead in Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.
Dizzying and imaginative absurdism meets profound and heartfelt ode to the family in this utterly charming, joyous and clinically insane crowd pleaser.
The Essex Serpent (Apple TV+) Premiere TV Show Review
by Cas Harlow
Apple's adaptation of Sarah Parry's 2016 novel The Essex Serpent is a slow-drawn but well-drawn period mystery enjoying the welcome dual leads of Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston.
Panasonic unveils its 2022 OLED and Core LED TV collection
by Ian Collen
There are five new Ultra HD OLED displays on the way, including two with Master OLED Pro panels, and two Core LEDs, all offering improved 4K picture quality and audio features geared for gamers and film-fans alike.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Premiere TV Show Review
by Cas Harlow
We take an early look at what could be the best new Trek in decades, boasting Original Series vibes with a charismatic Captain and a welcomly refreshing episodic format, hoping to put things back on course.
The movie that was adapted from a videogame that stole wholesale from a fistful of movies… the cycle is now complete, and cinema has actually started to eat itself with this damp squib of an actioner from Sony and their new PlayStation Productions.
This one-step-down soundbar for 2022 features 9.1.4 channels, 17 drivers and a wireless subwoofer with, for the first time at this level, rear speakers included. Largely matching its flagship sibling in features, does the Q930B represent Samsung’s soundbar sweet spot?