She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+) Premiere TV Show Review
by Cas Harlow
She-Hulk lands as a fully-formed super-hero in a frothily, frivolously, fun first episode that only briefly oversteps into spoiled brat territory and massively benefits from 100% Ruffalo/Hulk participation.
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Gaming Review
Two Point Campus (Xbox Series X) Review
by Ian Collen
Sure, it’s only a little bit more than Two Point Hospital in a different outfit, but there’s still a fun and satisfyingly challenging sim that’s worth more than just a quick study.
Elac has packed the drivers that define them into a trio of elegant cabinets and is looking for a bigger share of the multichannel audio market. Can the Carinas deliver?
Being knocked off the number one streamer spot must smart somewhat but a little healthy competition is good for consumers, right? So, as Netflix dusts itself off from the latest tussle with rival Disney+ let’s see what it has on offer in September to keep the faithful on board and maybe attract some new members to the flock.
Neeson continues to churn them out, with a remake of a better Belgian original that would have actually probably been a whole lot better without him blazing his guns through it.
Thirty-five years and five sequels and spin-offs later, and finally we have a clever, original, and truly worthy Predator follow-up - UPDATED with review of the Comanche dub.
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Gaming News
ASUS unveils new 4K OLED gaming monitors
by Ian Collen
ASUS's Republic of Gamers brand upgrades its display tech with 42 and 48-inch OLED ROG Swift models boasting custom heatsinks, anti-glare screens, and Harman Kardon audio systems.
Movies & TV Review
Orphan: First Kill Movie Review
by Tom Davies
Esther returns in her very own prequel revealing just exactly what happened between her leaving a mental institute in Estonia and arriving with Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard. Is it better than the first one? I think it might be better? Maybe?
Sky scoop up an interesting one in its otherwise lacklustre roster of releases for the summer. An American folk horror with a healthy dollop of metaphor... ugh, actually I think I'm full. I can't actually manage that much metaphor. Can I just get a small side salad?
Doug Liman and Tom Cruise’s fiercely intelligent and hugely entertaining sci-fi Groundhog Day remains one of the 21st century's most effortlessly entertaining blockbusters. And now it’s on 4K… bet they never saw that coming, did they? Oh… they did, huh!
Jordan Peele steps it up a gear in his thrilling UFO movie. Also in his bitingly satirical movie about the workings of Hollywood. Also in his horror comedy movie. It’s… they’re all… it’s the same movie.
The Chad "John Wick" Stahelski-produced directorial debut of stuntman J.J. Perry is a pretty fun Netflix effort, with Jamie Foxx having a Blade Trinity-esque blast.
Michelle Monaghan gets dirty in a vest for a grand total of 90 seconds of action in a 90 minute too long Sky Original where everybody armed with a gun gets inexplicably stabbed to death.
Hammer, Cannibals and Man-Eating Space Brains sees August's release schedule seemingly warming up for this year’s Halloween. But there’s plenty to offer those non-horror fans out there this month as gritty Italian socio-realism, hard-boiled noir and amusing cowboy fare are also served up for our delicious consumption… PLUS competitions for over half of them!
Netflix, like so many others, draws from the well of popular Vertigo Comics from the 1990s to find its next big hit and pulls up a bucket full of sand. But is Neil Gaiman’s Sandman a dream or a nightmare?
Andy Garcia gives it his grumpy all in this reimagining of the Steve Martin classic, itself a remake of the Spencer Tracy original, with a nice new Cuban flavour and enough going for it to just about stand up as a watchable Sky flick.
With the Momentum 4 Wireless, Sennheiser has taken a different design approach to its previous three noise-cancelling headphone models and set the cat among the pigeons with its pricing strategy too.
Cas and the movies team return to discuss new movies Prey and Bullet Train, plus Event Horizon and Heat arriving on 4K Blu-ray, along with the latest 4K, Movies and TV Show news as well as what the guys have been watching.
This week we review the 42-inch C2 OLED, Ed gives us buying advice when looking at budget turntables under £500 and can you calibrate your TV on your own? We discuss DIY calibration and what you need to know to get up and running with Jules. And finally, we get the latest AV and Hi-Fi news from Ian.
One of the greatest crime movies of all time sees its 2017 4K remastered 'director's definitive edition' finally earn a full 4K release... but it's still not very definitive is it?
The joint best film made by someone with the names ‘Paul’ and ‘Anderson’ finally gets a disc treatment worthy of its neo-cult classic status. Although there’s always something to be disappointed about... isn’t there?