Dizzying and imaginative absurdism meets profound and heartfelt ode to the family in this utterly charming, joyous and clinically insane crowd pleaser.
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.
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?
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.
The KEF LS60 stakes a claim as the world’s first Single Apparent Source wireless system, boasting a 12th-generation Uni-Q driver array and the best of the rest of the company’s other key technologies.
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.
Sony’s flagship A95K QD OLED TV will start at £2,699 as the Japanese TV manufacturer goes toe to toe with Samsung in the battle to get ahead with the latest OLED TV display technology.
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.
Movies Podcast: Drive 4K and Multiverse of Madness First Impressions
by Phil Hinton
This week Cas gives us a first look at Second Sight’s upcoming Limited Edition 4K of Drive, and we cover the 4K releases of Uncharted, Hitchcock Vol.2 and Smokin’ Aces, plus all the latest Movie, TV and 4K news and first impressions of The Multiverse of Madness.
Podcast: Samsung S95B QD-OLED Initial Thoughts, AV & Hi-Fi News & More
by Phil Hinton
This week Phil gives us his initial thoughts on the Samsung S95B QD-OLED we purchased last week. Does it have a defeat device to trick calibrators and reviewers? Is this the ultimate OLED TV for picture quality? Plus we look at tips for calibrating your projector.
One of the best months of Blu-ray releases so far this year, May gives us a dazzling array of films to provoke all manner of feelings from romantic longing, to seething rage, to quiet existential contemplation before finally landing on actual physical sickness. Twice. - ALSO Enter Competitions to win 7 of them on Blu-ray!
DALI’s funky and unreasonably talented portable speaker gets a second series. Is it better than the strong debut and do you still need one in your life?
UPDATED 12-MAY-2022: The big news this month is the launch of the Paramount+ streaming service which is available free to Sky Cinema subscribers and enables access to an estimated 8,000 hours of content.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Movie Review
by Cas Harlow
More Raimi than Marvel; more WandaVision than Doctor Strange, Multiverse of Madness is as close to horror as the MCU is likely to get - Updated for 3D IMAX
Joe Carnahan’s insanely schizophrenic actioner that’s part freak show, part roller coaster, part everything else, scrubs up nicer than you’d imagine on 4K from Universal…
Far from the DTV action flick you might expect from the generic title and more a commendable third reunion for Hell or High Water brothers-in-arms Chris Pine and Ben Foster, The Contractor delivers low-key indie thrills.
If you’ve achieved the dream of home office working but you still need headphones, McIntosh has something that might be the last piece of that particular puzzle.
Shining Girls (Apple TV+ 4K Dolby Vision) Premiere TV Show Review
by Cas Harlow
Elisabeth Moss finds another show to look permanently disgusted in, whilst Apple stretches a pilot plot out over three long episodes in this new serial killer thriller-with-a-twist, which could live up to its David Fincher vibes if it could just get going.
Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker saw the director and her two young stars doing some of the best work of their careers, oft overlooked now, and never more so than with this elusive US 4K Best Buy Steelbook exclusive release.
May sees Disney going back to the Star Wars well for its next big series, Amazon Prime brings in a contractor and Apple treats subscribers to the wonders of the prehistoric world.
Sony TV 2022 Line-Up: QD OLED, OLED, Mini LED – All you need to know
by Ian Collen
Our comprehensive guide to every notable Sony TV set to launch in the UK this year, complete with all that’s new and improved, and how the technologies shape up.