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  • Movies & TV Shows

    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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  • Movies & TV Shows

    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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  • Movies & TV Shows

    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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  • Movies & TV Shows

    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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    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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  • Movies & TV Shows

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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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  • Movies & TV Shows

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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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  • Movies & TV Shows

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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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    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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  • Movies & TV Shows

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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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  • Movies & TV Shows

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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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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Poor Things Movie Review

    by Tom Davies
    Poor Things Movie Review
    A loose adaptation of Alasdair Gray's novel, Poor Things is a perfect confluence of art and message, idea and execution, writing and design, Yorgos Lanthimos follows up his Oscar winning film 'The Favourite' with a bona fide masterpiece. UPDATE - Now on Disney+ in 4KDV/DA  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Kindergarten Cop 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Kindergarten Cop 4K Blu-ray Review
    After a slew of defining 80s action classics, Schwarzenegger shifted to a decade of alternating action with comedy, with mixed results on both sides. But at least Arnie fans get to come one step closer to completing their 4K collection courtesy of Kino's US disc.  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    The Wages of Fear 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Simon Crust
    The Wages of Fear 4K Blu-ray Review
    Want to know how to transport highly explosive nitro-glycerine over treacherous terrain safely? BFI's wonderful native 4K restoration of The Wages of Fear shows you how (not to).  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Q Acoustics M40 HD Wireless Audio System Review

    by Simon Lucas
    Q Acoustics M40 HD Wireless Audio System Review
    The Q Acoustics M40 speaker system could be described as 'Big', 'Wireless’ and 'Affordable'. Of course, these are all relative terms - so what is the company's specific take on how they should all be interpreted and combined. We find out...  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Spaceman (Netflix) Movie Review

    by Mark Costello
    Spaceman (Netflix) Movie Review
    Left to languish on Netflix’s shelves for three years after its completion, Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan’s trip to just a couple of clicks on past Solaris is an admirable failure that may find a second life as a cure for arachnophobia…  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Napoleon Movie Review

    by Tom Davies
    Napoleon Movie Review
    At least avoiding the lowest-hanging fruit, Ridley Scott’s breathtaking command of scenes of historical warfare distract from but don’t negate the core problem with the depiction of the French emperor: that he is ultimately unknowable. UPDATE: Available now on AppleTV+  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Ferrari (Sky/NowTV) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Ferrari (Sky/NowTV) Movie Review
    Decades in the making and still somewhat late out of the gate, Michael Mann's Ferrari is all about the characters and the drama, but are valiantly Award-baiting performances enough?  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    One from the Heart: Reprise 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    One from the Heart: Reprise 4K Blu-ray Review
    Francis Ford Coppola’s audacious musical failure still doesn’t right all of its wrongs after over 40 years… but there’s no failure like a Coppola failure, especially now in a dazzling 4K restoration from Studiocanal, complete with a huge number of extras to at least soften the blow somewhat… 4K COMPETITION LINK ADDED.  
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  • Home AV

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    Hisense AX3120G 3.1.2 Channel Soundbar Review

    by John Archer
    Hisense AX3120G 3.1.2 Channel Soundbar Review
    The AX3120G soundbar/subwoofer combo doesn't sport any impressive nicknames like Hisense's HS2100 'The Beast' soundbar yet it comes across well on paper and price wise. So, does the 3.1.2 channel AX3120G prove to have its own set of audio teeth... we shall see.  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Shogun (Disney+) Premiere TV Show Review

    by Mark Costello
    Shogun (Disney+) Premiere TV Show Review
    Disney+’s lavish and brutal new adaptation of the James Clavell novel hits our screens with its beautiful sense of blood-soaked intrigue and fog-shrouded mystery apparent from the very first frames…  
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  • Home AV

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    Perlisten Audio D15s Subwoofer Review

    by Matthew Eisengruber
    Perlisten Audio D15s Subwoofer Review
    Perlisten Audio tells the T-Rex to move over. It is time for the next apex predator, the Dominus Rex, to take shape in the form of the Perlisten D15s subwoofer. Read on to find out how Perlisten’s nature found a way.  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    The Marvels 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    The Marvels 4K Blu-ray Review
    A Holiday Special of a Marvel movie, it's unsurprising to find the 33rd MCU entry amidst the three lowest rated, and once again Disney display a complete disdain towards the very physical media that might help this flop break even, releasing it on 4K HDR after its streaming bow, and without the Disney+ trappings of Dolby Vision and IMAX Enhancement.  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    Lone Star 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Lone Star 4K Blu-ray Review
    Indie director John Sayles' finest feature, the Neo-Western, Lone Star, is a richly crafted mystery drama, and a fine addition to the Criterion Collection.  
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