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Nine things that make you a home cinema hero!
Steve May  |  Aug 01, 2017  |  0 comments
1. Only you can work your system

The additional power amp. The Darbee Darblet. The trio of media players, all necessary to cover esoteric file formats. Over the years you’ve assembled a home cinema of such fearsome complexity that successful operation is beyond the talents of mere mortals (or other family members, basically). Of course, it doesn’t help that you insist on still using seven individual remotes, and haven’t bothered to relabel the HDMI inputs on your AVR – but that’s only an issue when you’re not around to cue up a Blu-ray. Which hardly ever happens, as you’re in your cinema room every day…

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The Wild One: Limited Edition Blu-ray review
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 31, 2017  |  0 comments

– 'Hey Johnny, what're you rebelling against?' – 'Whadda ya got?'

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Plantronics partners with Dolby for Atmos gaming headphones
Steve May  |  Jul 31, 2017  |  0 comments

Plantronics has partnered with Dolby to promote a new range of gaming headphones with Dolby Atmos. The brand, which has made big in-roads into the enthusiast gaming market, will introduce the RIG 400LX, RIG 600LX and wireless RIG 800LX in September. 

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The Fisher King (Criterion Collection) Blu-ray review
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 30, 2017  |  0 comments

A melting pot of mythology, romance, tragedy, social commentary and comedy, this 1991 film stars Jeff Bridges as cynical New York City radio shock-jock Jack Lucas, whose life falls apart when an unstable listener takes his latest hate-filled rant to heart and goes on a killing spree.

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Rings Blu-ray review
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 29, 2017  |  0 comments

In the quarter of a century since Suzuki Koji's horror novel Ring was first published his story has spread as rapidly as the tale's cursed videotape. From film and TV adaptations to a multitude of sequels and even a crossover with the similarly long-haired ghoul from The Grudge, Koji's story keeps being reinvented for new audiences.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Blu-ray review
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 28, 2017  |  0 comments

While foiling yet another of the villain's schemes to destroy Gotham City, Batman (Will Arnett) adds insult to injury by telling the Joker (Zach Galifianakis) that he isn't his greatest foe; the Caped Crusader prefers to promiscuously 'fight around'. Outraged by Batman's unwillingness to acknowledge the huge role he plays in his life, Joker plots his revenge.

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Fifty Shades Darker: Unmasked Extended Edition Blu-ray review
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 27, 2017  |  0 comments

Given that Fifty Shades of Grey ended with Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) dumping billionaire playboy Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) due to his fondness for inflicting pain in the bedroom, you might expect this sequel to be all about getting the pair back together. As it happens, Fifty Shades Darker wastes little time reuniting the couple, setting the scene for yet another romantic melodrama punctuated by a series of rose-tinted romps.

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Drunken Master (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray review
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 26, 2017  |  0 comments

Following the box office success of 1978's Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, director Yuen Woo-ping and star Jackie Chan immediately set about producing a second film together. And while it followed a very similar formula, Drunken Master (released later the same year) proved to be an even more accomplished blend of action and comedy.

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Patriots Day Blu-ray review
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 26, 2017  |  0 comments

Hot on the heels of the excellent Deepwater Horizon comes another true-life thriller from director Peter Berg and actor/producer Mark Wahlberg. This time around the focus is the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt for the two perpetrators of the incident.

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Phenomena: Limited Edition Blu-ray review
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 25, 2017  |  0 comments

Sleepwalking during her first night at a boarding school in the 'Swiss Transylvania', American student Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) witnesses the brutal murder of another girl. Fleeing the scene, she eventually ends up at the home of local forensic entomologist John McGregor (Donald Pleasance) and his chimpanzee attendant, Inga. Learning of her unique ability to telepathically communicate with insects, John asks Jennifer to use her unusual talent to help him catch the psychopath who has been butchering girls at the school.

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