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BLUE REVISION · FEATURE2. 1Int. feature presentation · Soundtracks · night1 Explainer, 4 minutes. The lights go down. A viola, a snake-charmer's tune, notes between the keys: how Mica Levi scored Under the Skin The critic Mica Levi's score for Under the Skin mixes MIDI and real strings, flute and percussion, and leans on microtones, notes that fall between the keys of a piano. It was made by a composer Glazer chose… Props in this scene: JBL Tune 770NC Bluetooth Over-Ear Headphones - Black€79Sennheiser HD 560S Hi-Fi/Studio Headphones€140Sony WH-1000XM6 Draadloos zwart€345 (continued) read the piece →
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Int. Streaming · Review Who Is Martin Mull? ★★★★☆ A warm, unhurried tribute to a comedian who was also a painter. Critics praise its tenderness and the room it gives Mull's art, and the film turns out to be as much about grief… 3 min read
02 Int. Wild Horse Nine · New Releases McDonagh's fifth feature sends John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, two CIA officers in 1973, to Easter Island, and most… 4out of 5 03 Int. Minions & Monsters · Streaming A warm, clever first half that finally gives the Minions a reason to be silent, then a louder, more ordinary second… 3.5out of 5 04 Int. A viola, a snake-charmer's tune, notes between the keys: how Mica Levi scored Under the Skin · Soundtracks Mica Levi's score for Under the Skin mixes MIDI and real strings, flute and percussion, and leans on microtones, notes… 4′min read 05 Int. Why your soundbar isn't getting Atmos: ARC vs eARC, explained · Home Cinema Atmos from a streaming app usually reaches your soundbar over plain ARC, because the app sends it as small, compressed… 4′min read 06 Int. The Nightmare Before Christmas · Animation A stop-motion musical that still looks like nothing else. Selick's handmade Halloween Town and Danny Elfman's songs are… 4.5out 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 “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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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
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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
GREEN REVISION · INDEX6.

Scene index

01Animation9 Hand-drawn, stop-motion and CG. 02Documentary9 True stories, well told. 03Home Cinema18 Screens, sound and snacks. 04Horror9 Dread, ghosts and the occasional jump. 05New Releases19 In cinemas this month. 06Restorations9 Old films, new scans. 07Series9 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.