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BLUE REVISION · FEATURE2. 1Int. feature presentation · Home Cinema · night1 Explainer, 4 minutes. The lights go down. Why a 4K disc can beat 4K streaming: the bitrate gap, explained The critic A 4K disc can beat a 4K stream because it is allowed far more data per second, and that data is what keeps film grain, dark scenes and colour gradients clean. The gap is a ceiling, not a guarantee: a… Props in this scene: Panasonic DP-UB150EF€169Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player€299PlayStation 5 Disc Edition - Inclusief 8 Fortnite items + 1000 V-Bucks€779 (continued) read the piece →
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Int. New Releases · Review Fjord ★★★★☆ Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or winner is a cold, gripping study of how a community decides what counts as harm, held at arm's length by widescreen images of the Norwegian coast… 4 min read
02 Int. Hunting Matthew Nichols · Horror Hunting Matthew Nichols is a found-footage horror that begins as a very convincing true-crime documentary about two… 3.5out of 5 03 Int. The Host, restored · Restorations A monster movie that keeps turning into a family comedy, a grief drama and a political barb, and is all the better for… 4.5out of 5 04 Int. Why a 4K disc can beat 4K streaming: the bitrate gap, explained · Home Cinema A 4K disc can beat a 4K stream because it is allowed far more data per second, and that data is what keeps film grain… 4′min read 05 Int. Finding Emily · Streaming A warm, sincere Manchester romcom with a charming pair of leads, and a premise that splits critics: a student quietly… 3out of 5 06 Int. Moulin · New Releases László Nemes's Moulin is a handsome, grave wartime drama about the Resistance leader Jean Moulin, and the critics who… 3.5out of 5
PINK REVISION · PICKERS4.

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Picker#01 Which headphones for film night? Answer four questions Pick headphones for film night by your evening, not the brand: where you sit, how the sound gets from the… Begin · 3 min → Picker#02 What screen size for your room? Answer four questions Pick the screen size from where you sit, not from the shop shelf. A screen that fills roughly 30 to 40… Begin · 2 min → Picker#03 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#04 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#05 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 Sony WH-1000XM6 Draadloos zwart Wireless · Noise cancelling · Over-ear (as seen in “Two notes, a tuba, a shark: how John Williams scored Jaws”)
€345 Coolblue
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Best value Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Zwart Wired · Closed-back · Studio monitor (as seen in “Two notes, a tuba, a shark: how John Williams scored Jaws”)
€158 Coolblue
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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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Bargain Anker Soundcore Space One Draadloos Zwart Over-ear · Wireless · Noise cancelling (as seen in “A church organ in space: how Hans Zimmer scored Interstellar”)
€92 Coolblue
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Best value Sony WH-1000XM5 Zwart Over-ear · Wireless · Noise cancelling (as seen in “A church organ in space: how Hans Zimmer scored Interstellar”)
€249 Coolblue
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Best value Optoma Ds-9106Mga - Projectiescherm - 106 (268 Cm) - 16:9 - Matte White 106 inch · 16:9 · Matte white (as seen in “What screen size for your room? Answer four questions”)
€350 Informatique
GREEN REVISION · INDEX6.

Scene index

01Animation8 Hand-drawn, stop-motion and CG. 02Documentary8 True stories, well told. 03Home Cinema17 Screens, sound and snacks. 04Horror9 Dread, ghosts and the occasional jump. 05New Releases18 In cinemas this month. 06Restorations9 Old films, new scans. 07Series8 Shows worth a whole weekend. 08Soundtracks8 Scores worth hearing without the picture. 09Streaming17 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.