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    Naked Lunch 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Simon Crust
    Naked Lunch 4K Blu-ray Review
    The inscrutable and horrific dystopian bugfest that is Naked Lunch comes to 4K UHD in a typically lavish set from Arrow  
    Early access
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  • Movies & TV Shows

    Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (Amazon Prime) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (Amazon Prime) Movie Review
    Propulsively paced and dynamically edited, Guy Ritchie's latest follows suit from The Gentlemen and Wrath of Man, reteaming with a game Stath, adding a fun Plaza, and with Hugh Grant once again stealing the show.  
    Early access
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  • Movies & TV Shows

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 4K Blu-ray Review
    Horror-movie royalty and a cinematic game changer that ushered in a new age of grindhouse grot and art-house smarts, Tobe Hooper’s seminal classic gets one of Second Sight’s ultra-lavish 4K UHD sets and delivers one of the likely physical media sets of the year…  
    Early access
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    Babylon 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Babylon 4K Blu-ray Review
    Damien Chazelle's brazenly debauched Box Office bomb, Babylon, is an extravagantly excessive exercise in excess, but it cleans up nicely in 4KDV with Atmos.  
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    Master Gardener Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Master Gardener Movie Review
    Master Gardener continues Paul Schrader's loose thematic trilogy following on from First Reformed and The Card Counter, providing a solid indie lead role for Joel Edgerton with juicy, slimy, support from Sigourney Weaver.  
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    Red Eye 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Red Eye 4K Blu-ray Review
    Wes Craven's 2005 thriller has perhaps dated a little more than many fans might have hoped for, still providing a decent 85 minutes of taut night-in entertainment, and shaping up well in 4K.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Piega ACE 30 Wireless and Sub Medium System Review

    by Ed Selley
    Piega ACE 30 Wireless and Sub Medium System Review
    The Swiss metal maestros turn their attention to wireless 2.1 and have produced a compact system that promises big sound - does it deliver?  
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    Rabbit Hole (Paramount+) Premiere TV Show Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Rabbit Hole (Paramount+) Premiere TV Show Review
    Kiefer Sutherland's back in spy-action-thriller mode, sort-of, turning in an intriguing pilot episode that will hopefully make for a solid 8-episode first season of glossy twisty thrills.  
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    Boyhood 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Boyhood 4K Blu-ray Review
    Somewhat impossibly shot over 12 years, using the same cast, Richard Linklater's Boyhood is another authentic, moving and compelling piece from the writer/director, reminiscent of his "Before" trilogy, only even more audacious in its ambitions.  
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    The City of Lost Children 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    The City of Lost Children 4K Blu-ray Review
    Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s fantasy steampunk masterpiece finally comes to disc in a manner that does justice to its sublime art and award-winning production design - UPDATED FOR STUDIOCANAL'S UK RELEASE  
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  • Home AV

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    Amazon Fire TV Cube 3rd Gen Review

    by Martin Dew
    Amazon Fire TV Cube 3rd Gen Review
    The Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) combines a healthy set of streaming features with great performance and a slick new design, making for a nice upgrade over the 2nd Gen device. But is Amazon pushing the price envelope a little too far?  
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    John Wick: Chapter 4 Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    John Wick: Chapter 4 Movie Review
    If you had a blast with the previous John Wick outings, spending the best part of three hours watching him kick, stab, shoot and nun-chuck his way through another cast of increasingly grandstanding players will be a similarly fabulous ride.  
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    The Killer Movie Review

    by Mark Costello
    The Killer Movie Review
    Stylish Korean hit-man tale that just about gets by on its very good looks. Rote plotting and bland characterisations be damned, as surely all us action junkies need is slick and quick choreography and lashings of the red stuff, amiright?  
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    Martin 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    Martin 4K Blu-ray Review
    Between Night and Dawn, there was Martin. A confused young man who may or may not be a vampire. George A Romero’s haunting character study finds a new lease of life on a lavish new 4K limited edition boxset from boutique superstars Second Sight…and it’s been well worth the wait.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Dual CS429 Turntable Review

    by Ed Selley
    Dual CS429 Turntable Review
    The Dual is a rare thing in 2023; a fully automatic turntable. What does this extra helping of convenience mean for the performance?  
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    Infinity Pool Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Infinity Pool Movie Review
    Brandon Cronenberg's third feature lands with justified fanfare, pushing boundaries, and blending horror and dark sci-fi themes like only a Cronenberg would.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000 Portable Audio Player Review

    by Simon Lucas
    Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000 Portable Audio Player Review
    There's no doubting the build and specification of Astell & Kern's flagship A&ultima SP3000 DAP - the South Korean specialist has gone to town, come back, and then gone even further back into town - but can it justify the asking price?  
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    Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Movie Review
    Batman's latest imaginative animated outing adapts the 1920s-esque DC Elseworlds comic by Mike "Hellboy" Mignola for some H.P. Lovecraft-inspired gothic mutant madness.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Sennheiser HD660S2 Headphone Review

    by Ed Selley
    Sennheiser HD660S2 Headphone Review
    One of the mainstays of the Sennheiser range goes under the knife for update and revision. Is this still all the headphone you’d ever need?  
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    Extrapolations (Apple TV+) Premiere TV Show Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Extrapolations (Apple TV+) Premiere TV Show Review
    Regular Soderbergh writer-collaborator Scott Z. Burns showruns this all-star anthology of snapshots into an environmentally-challenged future.  
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    The Man Who Fell to Earth 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    The Man Who Fell to Earth 4K Blu-ray Review
    David Bowie and Nic Roeg dream team on Walter Tevis’ scathing attack on everything from cold war paranoia to existential loneliness to the nihilistic acceptance that to be human is an ever downward spiral of addiction, and deliver a wonderful cult-classic that gets more prescient as time goes on…  
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    Top 10 Blu-rays (UK) for March 2023

    by Mark Costello
    Top 10 Blu-rays (UK) for March 2023
    ‘Family’ is seemingly the theme of March’s Blu-ray release schedule – be they loved (syrupy Sirk melodramas), hated (post-War British social taboo explorations), awkwardly distanced from (elegant remakes of classic humanist introspections) or even just dead (grotty LA revenge jams), there’s something for everyone this month, regardless of how you feel about your own… EDIT - Updated with new competitions!  
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    The Core 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    The Core 4K Blu-ray Review
    The best Emmerich disaster flick that Emmerich didn't direct (and better than some of the ones he did), 2003's The Core is blissful so-bad-it's-good hokum.  
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    Boston Strangler (Disney/Star) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Boston Strangler (Disney/Star) Movie Review
    Keira Knightley continues her succession of historical/biographical leads with this sobering Zodiac-esque look at the reporter who exposed the killing spree of the Boston Strangler.  
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  • Home AV

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    Yamaha SR-C30A Soundbar Review

    by Martin Dew
    Yamaha SR-C30A Soundbar Review
    The sub-£300 soundbar market is a crowded one. Each manufacturer has its own take on how best to get your TV to sound fab. And there are some respectable solutions out there. Is Yamaha ready to join the fight?  
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    Shazam! Fury of the Gods Movie Review

    by Mark Costello
    Shazam! Fury of the Gods Movie Review
    The welcome blast of fun and humour into the dour DC Cinematic Universe that was the first Shazam! continues with this sequel from returning director David F. Sandberg. And while still charming thanks to the family dynamic and its core cast, it sadly doubles down on the worst aspects of the first film… namely everything else…  
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    Marlowe (Sky) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Marlowe (Sky) Movie Review
    Despite an award-winning director, award-winning star and award-winning writer, Marlowe - foolishly not based upon an actual Raymond Chandler / Philip Marlowe book - is a frustratingly banal neo-noir crime thriller that feels like one big, fat missed opportunity.  
    5
  • Hi-Fi

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    PSB Alpha iQ Streaming Powered Speakers Review

    by Simon Lucas
    PSB Alpha iQ Streaming Powered Speakers Review
    The Alpha iQ powered loudspeaker pair represent PSB's first foray into the world of wireless streaming speakers. It's a crowded market but with 50 years of experience under its belt has the company managed to hit the ground running?  
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    Training Day 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Training Day 4K Blu-ray Review
    Antoine Fuqua's 2001 crime thriller earned a powerhouse Denzel Washington his first and only Best Actor Oscar, and remains an intoxicating, tense 24 hours on the violent streets of LA, landing on a stunning native 4K disc with outstanding Atmos.  
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    Goldring Eroica HX Moving Coil Cartridge Review

    by Ed Selley
    Goldring Eroica HX Moving Coil Cartridge Review
    Goldring has an impeccable pedigree in affordable cartridges; can the Eroica HX do the brand proud and make your turntable sing?  
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    Rocky IV 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Simon Crust
    Rocky IV 4K Blu-ray Review
    Concluding our look The Knockout Collection we come to the final instalment but this time in two flavours - seconds out - Rocky IV and Rocky Vs Drago.  
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    65 Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    65 Movie Review
    A Quiet Place co-writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods pull off a surprisingly engaging, blisteringly lean sci-fi survival flick on a comparative nothing of a budget, and it's better than anything 'jurassic' in years.  
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    The Curse of Rosalie Movie Review

    by Mark Costello
    The Curse of Rosalie Movie Review
    What do you get if you cross every film ever made about a possessed child, a dash of quasi-Christian mythos that desperately wants to be something other than barely concealed marketing material, acting that would make wood embarrassed for the comparison and an auteur who thought the greatest villain in the history of humanity should look like a bald-headed Italian football referee? Two hours of your life you won’t get back…  
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  • Home AV

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    Creative Stage V2 Soundbar Review

    by Martin Dew
    Creative Stage V2 Soundbar Review
    Forget Dolby Atmos, 40 built-in drivers and all the other fuss. Many people just want clean dialogue from their TVs and a bit of audio heft on the occasions they dip into their MCU movie catalogue. Can Creative Labs achieve all this with a soundbar for under £100?  
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    The Mask of Zorro 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    The Mask of Zorro 4K Blu-ray Review
    Martin Campbell's 1998 swashbuckling action romp does a damn fine job at bringing Zorro back to the Big Screen, with Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones on fine form.  
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    Luther: The Fallen Sun (Netflix) Movie Review

    by Cas Harlow
    Luther: The Fallen Sun (Netflix) Movie Review
    Idris Elba's DCI Luther makes a belated Big Screen debut, delivering a preposterous but bloody entertaining serial killer thriller that's perfect for night in viewing now it's landed on Netflix.  
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    The Hell of the Living Dead 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Mark Costello
    The Hell of the Living Dead 4K Blu-ray Review
    The names Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso are synonymous with a whole range of Italian schlock trashterpieces from the 80s and 90s and this cut-and-paste zombie effort of recycled footage, ideas and music is a perfect example of how something so terrible can be so uproariously entertaining…  
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    Scream VI Movie Review

    by Mark Costello
    Scream VI Movie Review
    Every great horror icon needs a holiday. And Ghostface decides The Big Apple is going to be his destination de jour for this sixth entry in the classic slasher franchise. So shorn of Woodsboro and so much legacy iconography, this Ghostface is altogether a different beast. A better beast. But a beast that just can’t quite shake off the baggage of the past just yet...  
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  • Home AV

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    Jamo S7-25HCS Home Cinema System Review

    by Doug Pyper
    Jamo S7-25HCS Home Cinema System Review
    Jamo’s latest home cinema package provides a well-built, room friendly surround system. But does it sound as good as it looks?  
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  • Movies & TV Shows

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    The Virgin Suicides 4K Blu-ray Review

    by Cas Harlow
    The Virgin Suicides 4K Blu-ray Review
    Sofia Coppola's mesmerising directorial debut takes an ethereal look at the unthinkable, putting her on the indie road map for life, gifted a US Criterion-rivalling set from Studiocanal in the UK.  
    9

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