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interviews
We chat to the waterboy himself Tom Basden, star of Plebs.
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
Samsug Galaxy S9
Roberts Blutune T2
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
latest film, dvd, blu-ray, game, music & book reviews
dvd & blu-ray reviews:
Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindelwald (12)
Wand-wielding wizardry woefully on the wane.
The Grinch (U)
It's Christmas - again - with this unseasonally festive animated tale.
Bohemian Rhapsody (12)
A biopic of Queen front man Freedie Mercury? Excellent!
Halloween (18)
Michael Myers returns for his own brand of trick or treating.
The Hate U Give (12)
Nothing but love for this poignant drama.
game reviews:
kirby's Extra Epic Yarn [3DS]
Kirby throws on his best threads for the 3DS
Anthem [PS4, Xbox One, PC]
This title reaches for the stars, but where does it land?
Crackdown 3 [Xbox One, PC]
No Crackdown 3, WE bring the Boom, and you're not gonna like it.
Super Mario Bros U Deluxe [Switch]
Mario and Co in a souped up 2D adventure.
Gelly Break [Switch]
Test both your gaming and relationship skills!
film reviews:
Us (15)
A new face or two of horror.
Under the Silver Lake (15)
A sublime drama starring Andrew Garfield.
The Vanishing (15)
Gerard Butler keeps the lights on in this brooding thriller.
Girl (15)
An intriguing transgender film from Belgium.
Ben is Back (15)
Julia Roberts stars in this run of the mill family drama.
music reviews:
Suspiria by Thom Yorke
Yorke goes to Hollywood with horrific results.
Wanderer by Cat Power
The queen of folk has her purr back.
Staying at Tamara's by George Ezra
George Ezra returns and doesn't outstay his welcome.
Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt by Moby
Guess who's back? Just don't tell Eminem.
Always Ascending by Franz Ferdinand
Is it up, up and further away for this cool Scottish band?
book reviews:
Coal Black Mornings by Brett Anderson
Suede's front man beautifully recalls his life leading up to Britpop-dom.
Parsnips, Buttered by Joe Lycett
How to complain with style and panache.
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?
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