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BLUE REVISION · FEATURE2. 1Int. feature presentation · Home Cinema · night1 Explainer, 3 minutes. The lights go down. Why films are loud, then quiet: taming the volume at night The critic Films are mixed with a 20 dB gap between speech and the loudest bang, which is why late-night viewing swings between can't hear and the whole flat heard that. Night mode narrows the gap, a subwoofer… Props in this scene: Sony ULT WEAR draadloze koptelefoon met Noise Canceling headset€124Bose QuietComfort Headphones Grijs€299.95Bose QuietComfort Ultra Draadloze Hoofdtelefoon Violet (2nd Gen)€394 (continued) read the piece →
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Int. Animation · Review Whisper of the Heart, restored ★★★★½ Studio Ghibli's gentlest film, written by Miyazaki and directed by Yoshifumi Kondō, returns in a 4K restoration. Critics praise its lived-in Tokyo backgrounds and its honest… 3 min read
02 Int. One in a Million · Documentary A decade-long portrait of Israa, a Syrian girl filmed from age eleven as her family leaves Aleppo for Europe. Critics… 4out of 5 03 Int. The Diplomat, season 4 · Series A gripping but uneven fourth season: critics split between "best yet" and "shakier than before", but nearly all agree… 4out of 5 04 Int. Wicker · New Releases Olivia Colman asks a basketmaker to make her a husband, and gets Alexander Skarsgård in willow, in a bawdy fairy tale… 3.5out of 5 05 Int. Clayface · Horror James Watkins's Clayface is a gross, effects-led DC creature feature built around a strong central performance, and the… 3out of 5 06 Int. Take It or Leave It, restored · Restorations A shoestring, semi-improvised portrait of seven Camden friends becoming Madness, played by the band themselves. Critics… 3.5out of 5
PINK REVISION · PICKERS4.

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Picker#01 TV or projector? Answer four questions Light decides it. A TV is brighter and always ready; a projector wins on size but only in a room you can… Begin · 4 min → Picker#02 Which soundbar do you need? Answer four questions Four quick questions about your room, your viewing and your budget, and this picker tells you which kind of… Begin · 4 min → Picker#03 Which projector fits your room? Answer three questions A projector fits your room when its throw ratio matches the distance you have: distance = ratio × picture… Begin · 4 min →
YELLOW REVISION · PROPS5.

Int. the prop room · day

Prop list

What our reviews come back to most.

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Splurge Sonos Arc Ultra Zwart 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos · Speech Enhancement · HDMI eARC · Sound Motion woofer (as seen in “Why you can't hear the dialogue on your TV”)
€999 Coolblue
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Splurge Sony WH-1000XM6 Draadloos zwart Wireless · Noise cancelling · Over-ear (as seen in “A score the Academy wouldn't count: how Jonny Greenwood scored There Will Be Blood”)
€345 Coolblue
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Best value Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Zwart Wired · Closed-back · Studio monitor (as seen in “A score the Academy wouldn't count: how Jonny Greenwood scored There Will Be Blood”)
€156 Coolblue
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Sound first LG S60T, Soundbar, 3.1 kanalen, 340 3.1 channels · 340 W · Soundbar (as seen in “TV or projector? Answer four questions”)
€159 Informatique
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Best value BenQ TK700 dlp-projector 4K · 3000+ ANSI lumens · 1.13-1.46:1 zoom · HDR10 and HLG (as seen in “How far back should the projector sit? Throw ratio, explained”)
€949 Coolblue
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Bargain Sony WH-CH720N Draadloos Zwart Wireless · Over-ear · Noise cancelling (as seen in “One synthesizer, a rainy city: how Vangelis scored Blade Runner”)
€69 Megekko
GREEN REVISION · INDEX6.

Scene index

01Animation7 Hand-drawn, stop-motion and CG. 02Documentary7 True stories, well told. 03Home Cinema13 Screens, sound and snacks. 04Horror7 Dread, ghosts and the occasional jump. 05New Releases14 In cinemas this month. 06Restorations7 Old films, new scans. 07Series7 Shows worth a whole weekend. 08Soundtracks6 Scores worth hearing without the picture. 09Streaming13 New on the services worth paying for.
GOLDENROD REVISION · NOTES7.

Production notes

How we score and how the prop list works.

  1. 01.Every film gets one score out of five: what it does well and badly, weighed against what critics have written. We link the reviews we read.
  2. 02.Films are scored out of five. Products are suggestions that suit the film and aren’t scored.
  3. 03.No spoilers past the first act unless the review says so at the top.
  4. 04.Links are affiliate links, marked sponsored. We may earn a commission, but your price doesn’t change, and nobody pays for a score.