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reviews
Deepwater Horizon (DVD): Mark Wahlberg makes a splash in this thrilling flick.
X Men: Apocalypse (DVD): Does X still mark the spot?
Star wars VII (DVD): the force is strong in this one.
Lego Avengers (game): Assembling in a clumsy fashion.
gift guide
Stuck for gift ideas? Fret no more, visit our xmas gift guide for inspiration!
Take a gander at the Xbox S, Sony Xperia XZ, PS4 slim, Samsung Gear 2 and all the other lovelies on our dedicated xmas 2016 gift guide pages.
interviews
We chat to Lennie James, star of Run and a host of other US and UK TV shows.
We catch up with Kermit and Pepe the King Prawn, two of our favourite Muppets.
tech
Samsung Gear Fit2 activity tracker
View Quest Hepburn DAB radio
Samsung Level In headphones
Acer Iconia One 7
Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablet
Samsug Samsung K Zoom
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
latest film, dvd, blu-ray, game, music & book reviews
dvd & blu-ray reviews:
Girl on the Train (15)
Pull the cord, you'll want to avoid this train wreck.
Deepwater Horizon (12)
Mark Wahlberg makes a splash in this thrilling flick.
De Palma (15)
Fascinating doc on one of the finest US directors.
The Magnificent Seven (12A)
The only thing this awful remake got right was the number.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (12A)
The hunt is over for a hugely enjoyable flick.
game reviews:
Watch Dogs 2 [Xbox One, PS4, PC, Xbox]
Not quite the V2.0 we were hoping for.
Battlefield 1 [Xbox One, PS4, PC]
Pat was right, love is a battlefield.
Aragami [PS4, PC]
You and your shadow.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 [PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360]
PES 17 shoots and scores.
Metroid Prime: Federation Force [3DS]
This may not be the Metroid Prime you were looking for.
film reviews:
Hacksaw Ridge (15)
Brit Andrew Garfield keeps his head in Mel Gibson's war film.
La La Land (12A)
The musical is back. God help us all.
Snowden (15)
Joseph Gordon-Leveitt let's it Snow-den in Oliver Stone's latest.
Sully (12A)
Hanks makes a tepid splash in Eastwood's Sully.
Dog Eat Dog (18)
Cage and Dafoe take chunks out of the screen in Paul Schrader's latest.
music reviews:
WALLS by Kings of Leon
The Followill clan return with a solid if predictable album.
A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
Oxford's finest don't quite make the splash hoped for.
25 by Adele
Adele loves numbers, especially those with pound signs before them.
Songs of Innocence by U2
So this is it, U2's free album. But is it any good?
Royal Blood by Royal Blood
The album is out at last. Buy it!
book reviews:
Gironimo! by Tim Moore
Not quite nul points for otherwise brilliant travel humourist Moore's latest labour of love.
Who Is Tom Ditto? by Danny Wallace
Danny Wallace asks a question for his new novel. But will you care for the answer?
Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human
This fresh debut is a little bit like Grange Hill on crack with monsters. What's not to love?
Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn
Everything but the Girl's Tracey Thorn gives a fantastic account of her dalliances with popdom.
The First Book of Calamity Leek by Paula Lichtarowicz
Think St. Trinians crossed with The Village.
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