The new premium arrivals will feature the latest Meta Technology 2.0 upgrades, along with a new 8th Gen P5 AI processor and enhanced Ambilight tech, with the mid-range OLED809 also on the way.
John Woo's assault on Hollywood may not have quite delivered in the same way as his HK masterpieces, but damn if it didn't peak with the gleefully ridiculous and relentlessly entertaining Face/Off.
For All Mankind Season 4 (Apple TV+) TV Show Review
by Cas Harlow
Apple's finest flagship show lands with another deep impact opener, affording a glimpse at what will undoubtedly be another memorable season of this tremendous alternate sci-fi series - UPDATED FOR FULL SEASON REVIEW.
Marvel's new standalone "Spotlight" brand kick-starts with a show that absolutely requires you to have boatloads of previous knowledge, enjoying a decent anti-hero action lead and elevated no end by Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin - UPDATED FOR FULL SEASON.
UHD Alliance confirms Filmmaker Mode with Dolby Vision
by Ian Collen
LG is set to be the first to introduce the latest upgrade, and will also be joined by Samsung in supporting ‘as the director intended’ auto-switching for Apple TV+ content.
Panasonic announces new flagship OLEDs with Fire TV
by Ian Collen
The Z95A and Z93A feature Master OLED panels, with the former implementing MLA technology and both using the new-and-improved HCX Pro AI Processor MKII.
The harrowing and terrifying yet spiritually uplifting telling of a true tale that belies as well as embodies what it means to be human is a cinematic masterclass from director J.A. Bayona.
Slow Horses: Season 3 - Real Tigers (Apple TV+) TV Show Review
by Cas Harlow
Apple's gloriously grungy spy show returns for its third season in two years, with Gary Oldman still flatulating his way around being the best spy that nobody ever noticed - UPDATED for full review.
Martin Dew reviews Lyngdorf’s MP-50 12-channel preamp/processor after living with it for nearly three years. A long-term test, we might call it. Does an elevation to the world of high-end home cinema processors really make a difference in performance terms?
Fashioned from an impossible set of seemingly incongruous ingredients, Young Guns is a cracking Western that earns a stateside 4K release that you may just want to consider importing...
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (Netflix) Movie Review
by Cas Harlow
Zack Snyder's pitched Star Wars-esque sci-fi epic franchise thingy plops on Netflix, and is about as well-received as anybody expected, making you wonder how on earth anybody is going to make it to Part 4.
Bradley Cooper's sophomore symphony doesn't hit the raw, accomplished notes of A Star is Born, but is an impressively staged biopic nonetheless, with committed lead performances.
The Crown Season 6 - The Final Season (Netflix) TV Show Review
by Cas Harlow
Dropping its final ever 6 episodes, the latter half of its sixth and final season, The Crown doesn't exactly go out on a high, but does offer a modicum of closure.
Jane Fonda’s ultra-kitsch space heroine returns to save the universe with nothing but love and an array of ever decreasing clothing in Arrow’s stunning new 4K limited edition set, released over the pond in the US but readily importable for fans… and well worth doing so it is too…
The TCL C745 is an incredibly affordable QLED TV with support for all HDR formats, Dolby Atmos and DTS sound, as well as two HDMI 2.1 ports, a games menu, fast input lag and eARC on an HDMI 2.0 port. So, is it any good and does it manage to offer excellent value for money?
Best Movies, TV and 4K Blu-rays of 2023 - Editor's Choice Awards
by Cas Harlow
The movies team takes a look back at 2023, highlighting some of the best theatrical and streaming movie releases TV shows, and 4K discs, as well as the studios behind them.
A flawed, frequently tense, fitfully fervent, overly ambitious but mostly modestly satisfying and atmospheric effort from Michael Mann, Blackhat still remains an odd choice for his next 4K release, a Limited Edition bells-and-whistles set from Arrow - UPDATED FOR DIRECTOR'S CUT REVIEW
Arrow Video bring the full Chucky movie collection to our favourite home video format with an almost full set of Shout Factory 4K ports gathered in a single franchise set. Great transfers, new Atmos soundtracks and a boatload of extras? Who wouldn’t wanna play…?
Philips OLED+908 (55OLED+908) 4K MLA OLED TV Review
by Phil Hinton
Philips latest flagship OLED+908 offers MLA (Micro Lens Array) and META technology for increased brightness along with the 7th Gen P5 processor and Bowers & Wilkins Soundbar. So is it a contender for TV of the year?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 4K Blu-ray Review
by Cas Harlow
The Mitchells vs. The Machines' Jeff Rowe gives TMNT the Spider-Verse makeover, crafting a superbly scripted teen action-comedy with unsurprisingly innovative sound and visuals that all come together for a must-have 4K release.
Monarch (Apple TV+) Season 1 Premiere TV Show Review
by Tom Davies
Apple's Monsterverse TV show delivers intrigue and action in equal measure, but its real strength is the casting of father/son duo Kurt and Wyatt Russell as its lead character. But if none of that is enough to recommend it to you... Godzilla is in it!
Ironically, for such a culture-centric production, DC's now 'non-canon' Blue Beetle is a pretty blandly paint-by-numbers Superhero Origins 101 outing that lands with an unsurprisingly shiny new 4K release.
Steven Spielberg showed what he was capable of right out of the gate with this taut, tense and incredibly dusty tale of a terrorizing tractor-trailer relentlessly pursuing Dennis Weaver through the California desert. And Universal unleash Duel on 4K with a great new transfer and one massive selling point that may not be quite what the studio intended…let's dive in shall we?
The Killer gives David Fincher an opportunity to round up all the skills he’s honed as a director. But no matter how well-drawn the characters, or how taught the component pieces, disappointingly, it’s all in service of some very tired hitman revenge plot beats.
Too early to get into the Christmas spirit? Studiocanal don't think so, with their new 4K restoration of the both quaintly beloved and more often derided 1985 box office disaster Santa Claus: The Movie.
Takeshi Miike directs this samurai demon-slaying show based on the Capcom videogame universe, bringing the greatest samurai actor who ever lived back to life for one last epic battle.
Absolutely one of the finest Netflix productions ever put together, created by the co-writer of Blade Runner 2049 and Logan, Blue Eye Samurai is visually stunning, brutally bloody, kinetically action-packed and fabulously unravelled over an epic 8 episodes and 6 hours.
Christos Nikou's English-language directorial debut is an intriguing little sci-fi idea never quite done justice by its otherwise conventional romantic drama narrative, despite committed performances from its leads.