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BLUE REVISION · FEATURE2. 1Int. feature presentation · Home Cinema · night1 Explainer, 3 minutes. The lights go down. How far back should the projector sit? Throw ratio, explained The critic Every projector spec sheet hides one number that decides where it can sit: the throw ratio, the distance to the screen divided by the picture width. Learn it and you can tell, before buying, whether… Props in this scene: XGIMI MoGo 2 Pro Gen 2€299BenQ TH671ST beamer€799BenQ TK700 dlp-projector€949Epson EH-TW7000 projector€959.90 (continued) read the piece →
WHITE · NOW PLAYING3.

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Int. Horror · Review Buddy ★★★½☆ Buddy turns a Barney-style kids' show into a gory, inventive horror comedy, and critics are genuinely split on it. The production design, puppetry and Keegan-Michael Key's voice… 4 min read
02 Int. Animal Farm, restored · Restorations Britain's first animated feature is back in a 4K restoration, and the critics split: Animal Farm is a handsome… 3.5out of 5 03 Int. How far back should the projector sit? Throw ratio, explained · Home Cinema Every projector spec sheet hides one number that decides where it can sit: the throw ratio, the distance to the screen… 3′min read 04 Int. Sacrifice · Streaming Romain Gavras's volcano-sacrifice satire is loud, glossy and strangely aimless: critics enjoy Anya Taylor-Joy and the… 2out of 5 05 Int. Klara and the Sun · New Releases Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun adapts Ishiguro's novel into a film most British critics call a mistake: one star… 1.5out of 5 06 Int. The Death of Robin Hood · Streaming Michael Sarnoski's The Death of Robin Hood gives Hugh Jackman a bleak, brutal, slow-burning outlaw in exile. Critics… 3out of 5
PINK REVISION · PICKERS4.

Ext. the lobby · can't decide · night

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Get a film, a setup or a decade.

Picker#01 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#02 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
2.
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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Splurge Sony WH-1000XM6 Draadloos zwart Wireless · Over-ear · Noise cancelling (as seen in “One synthesizer, a rainy city: how Vangelis scored Blade Runner”)
€345 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
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Best value Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Zwart Wired · Over-ear · Studio monitor (as seen in “One synthesizer, a rainy city: how Vangelis scored Blade Runner”)
€156 Coolblue
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Bargain SHURE SRH440A Professionele studio-koptelefoon hoofdtelefoon Closed-back · 40 mm drivers · Detachable cable (as seen in “Strings only: how Bernard Herrmann scored Psycho”)
€98 Markstein
GREEN REVISION · INDEX6.

Scene index

01Animation5 Hand-drawn, stop-motion and CG. 02Documentary5 True stories, well told. 03Home Cinema11 Screens, sound and snacks. 04Horror6 Dread, ghosts and the occasional jump. 05New Releases11 In cinemas this month. 06Restorations6 Old films, new scans. 07Series5 Shows worth a whole weekend. 08Soundtracks5 Scores worth hearing without the picture. 09Streaming11 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.