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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
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:
Hereditary (15)
A scream - but for all the wrong reasons.
Bad Samaritan (15)
David Tennant takes a walk on the dark side.
Halloween (18)
Happy 40th Michael Myers!
Solo: A Star Wars Story (15)
The galaxy's favourite space pirate goes, well, solo.
A Prayer Before Dawn (15)
Powerful drama that doesn't pull its kicks or punches.
game reviews:
Dakar 18 [Xbox One, PS4, PC]
You're on a road to nowhere...
Fishing Sim World [Xbox One, PS4, PC]
Whip that tackle out. No really.
Pr Evolution Soccer 2019 [PS4, Xbox One, PC]
This year's not so beautiful game.
Overcooked 2 [PS4, Xbox One, PC]
Serving up a tasty sequel.
Airheart: Tale of Broken Wings [Xbox One, pS4, PC]
The skies have never looked so pretty!
film reviews:
Mandy (18)
Nic Cage turns it all the way up to 11.
Operation Finale (15)
Oscar Isaac goes hunting Nazis!
Black '47 (15)
This impressive Irish film shows true (potato) grit.
Lucky (15)
An emotional farewell to Mr Harry Dean Stanton.
The Rider (15)
A remarkarble drama that blurs the lines between fact and fiction.
music reviews:
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?
Man of the Woods by Justin Timberlake
Watch out, it's the return of the TIMBERRRRR-lake.
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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