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BLUE REVISION · FEATURE2. 1Int. feature presentation · Restorations · night1 Review, 3 minutes. The lights go down. The Man Who Fell to Earth, restored The critic (3.5 out of 5)★★★½☆ Roeg's 1976 oddity returns in 4K, and the critics still split: it is an ambitious, dreamlike, sometimes baffling film, with Bowie otherworldly and a plot full of gaps. Its cutting, its mood and its… Props in this scene: Panasonic DP-UB150EF€169Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player€299PlayStation 5 Disc Edition (SLIM VERSION)€699.99 (continued) read the review →
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Int. Documentary · Review Nuisance Bear ★★★★☆ A hushed, beautifully shot study of a polar bear that wanders into a town that both loves and fears it. Critics praise its patient camerawork, its Inuit narration and its refusal… 4 min read
02 Int. Lupin, Part 4 · Series Part 4 of Netflix's French gentleman-thief series finds Assane Diop nearly out of prison when a copycat starts robbing… 4out of 5 03 Int. Godzilla Minus Zero · New Releases A bigger, bloodier sequel that critics mostly rate highly: the monster effects are a clear step up from Minus One, and… 4out of 5 04 Int. Hallowarrior · Horror A small, scrappy Halloween horror that works best before the monsters arrive. Ben Sottak's debut gives Milly Shapiro a… 3.5out of 5 05 Int. The Man Who Fell to Earth, restored · Restorations Roeg's 1976 oddity returns in 4K, and the critics still split: it is an ambitious, dreamlike, sometimes baffling film… 3.5out of 5 06 Int. Why does HDR look dim on your TV? Tone mapping, explained · Home Cinema HDR is not a brighter picture so much as a bigger range. Films can be mastered as high as 10,000 nits, but even good… 5′min read
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.

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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 “A viola, a snake-charmer's tune, notes between the keys: how Mica Levi scored Under the Skin”)
€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 Panasonic DP-UB150EF 4K UHD discs · HDR10+ and HLG · No Dolby Vision · Atmos bitstream (as seen in “The Man Who Fell to Earth, restored”)
€169 RueDuCommerce
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Best value Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player 4K UHD discs · Dolby Vision, HDR10 · Atmos/DTS:X bitstream · Wi-Fi streaming apps (as seen in “The Man Who Fell to Earth, restored”)
€299 Coolblue
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Best value Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 6 Zwart 3.1.2 channels · Dolby Atmos, DTS:X · HDMI eARC / ARC (as seen in “Why your soundbar isn't getting Atmos: ARC vs eARC, explained”)
€379 Coolblue
GREEN REVISION · INDEX6.

Scene index

01Animation9 Hand-drawn, stop-motion and CG. 02Documentary10 True stories, well told. 03Home Cinema19 Screens, sound and snacks. 04Horror10 Dread, ghosts and the occasional jump. 05New Releases20 In cinemas this month. 06Restorations10 Old films, new scans. 07Series10 Shows worth a whole weekend. 08Soundtracks9 Scores worth hearing without the picture. 09Streaming19 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.