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BLUE REVISION · FEATURE2. 1Int. feature presentation · Soundtracks · night1 Explainer, 5 minutes. The lights go down. Two notes, a tuba, a shark: how John Williams scored Jaws The critic John Williams built the shark in Jaws from two low notes, E and F, played by tuba and low strings, and from one idea: make them faster and louder as the danger gets closer. This explainer covers why… Props in this scene: Audio Technica ATH-M20x Professional Monitor Headphones -Free Gift RRP £5!€56Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Zwart€158Sony WH-1000XM6 Draadloos zwart€345 (continued) read the piece →
WHITE · NOW PLAYING3.

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Int. New Releases · Review Ghosts: The Possession of Button House ★★★½☆ A warm, funny feature-length Ghosts that clears the low bar for TV spin-offs. Critics call it a delight for fans, with real energy once the body-swap plot starts. The reservations… 3 min read
02 Int. Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story · Streaming Judd Apatow and Neil Berkeley's portrait of Maria Bamford is a funny, honest and fairly conventional life story, and… 3.5out of 5 03 Int. Two notes, a tuba, a shark: how John Williams scored Jaws · Soundtracks John Williams built the shark in Jaws from two low notes, E and F, played by tuba and low strings, and from one idea… 5′min read 04 Int. What screen size for your room? Answer four questions · Home Cinema Pick the screen size from where you sit, not from the shop shelf. A screen that fills roughly 30 to 40 degrees of your… Pickquiz 05 Int. Whisper of the Heart, restored · Animation Studio Ghibli's gentlest film, written by Miyazaki and directed by Yoshifumi Kondō, returns in a 4K restoration… 4.5out of 5 06 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
PINK REVISION · PICKERS4.

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Picker#01 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#02 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#03 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#04 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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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 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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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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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
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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
GREEN REVISION · INDEX6.

Scene index

01Animation7 Hand-drawn, stop-motion and CG. 02Documentary7 True stories, well told. 03Home Cinema14 Screens, sound and snacks. 04Horror7 Dread, ghosts and the occasional jump. 05New Releases15 In cinemas this month. 06Restorations7 Old films, new scans. 07Series7 Shows worth a whole weekend. 08Soundtracks7 Scores worth hearing without the picture. 09Streaming14 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.