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!
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?
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.
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.
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Hi-Fi Review
Escape P6 BT Outdoor Speaker Review
by Ed Selley
Looking for some serious outdoor sound? Escape thinks it has exactly the sort of device you need for the job.
LG release the smallest screen size yet for an OLED TV and it's a belter! Will this 42-incher find its way into your living room or as a desktop monitor? It's certainly our choice for the small screen TV of the year!
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.
Disney+ confirms price increases coming in December
by Ian Collen
As Disney edges ahead of Netflix in paid subscribers across all of its platforms, the company also announces some notable price increases are on the way.
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.
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?
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Movies & TV Review
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 4K Blu-ray Review
by Cas Harlow
After a fun, family-friendly start, Sonic earns a solid sequel, packed with new and returning fan-favourite characters and large scale chaos.
Stringing out a pretty fun premise to tiresomely banal extremes, Luck really does mean well, but takes 105 minutes to make an eighty minute story feel like a two hour slog.
Detailed document of the real-life rescue of thirteen members of a junior football team from the flooded Tham Luang caves in Thailand in 2018 that does a much better job of explaining the story and the heroics of those involved than emotionally engaging the audience with it all…
Naomi Watts goes above and beyond with an impressively physically demanding performance in a compelling true-life survival tale undermined by off-kilter support.
Bang & Olufsen Beosound Level Wireless Speaker Review
by Ed Selley
Do you want a high end wireless speaker? Do you want it to be portable? Do you want it to work both flat and standing up? If you thought that combination couldn’t possibly exist, you need to look at the Level.
What's new on Sky, NOW and Paramount+ UK for September 2022
by Andy Bassett
UPDATED 12-AUG-2022: September would appear to be Kenneth Branagh month on Sky as he appears both in front of (though you might not recognise him!) and behind the camera in two high profile outings.