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Few filmmakers move between worlds with the fluent cogency of Guillermo del Toro. From arthouse to Hollywood, fairytale land to vicious wartime reality, his films trace lines of blood and feeling between territories with intuitive expressive force.  Hence, perhaps, his long-nurtured interest in William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel, first brilliantly …

Samsung watches have been on a roll for a few years now, making some of the best smartwatches for fitness fans and gadget lovers alike, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic has made some useful improvements to ensure it’s a tempting buy, especially for Samsung fans that own a …

Warning: This is the Way to our The Book of Boba Fett episode 3 review which contains spoilers – turn around to go in completely clean! There’s a deep pleasure in seeing Boba Fett ride a Bantha across the desert of Tatooine. Director Robert Rodriguez and writer Jon Favreau know …

The Multiversity: Pax Americana (opens in new tab) is another installment of Grant Morrison’s multiverse-spanning epic – this time leaning on some auspicious source material. In this one-shot, we check in with the Charlton Comics heroes of Earth-4, a group probably most known for being the direct inspiration for Alan …

Warning: This Star Trek: Discovery season 4, episode 2 review contains major spoilers – many of them set to stun. Boldly go further at your own risk… So what is it? After announcing its arrival in spectacular, planet-obliterating style last week, the mysterious mass of destruction that’s threatening the Federation …

When you’re asked if you’ve ever seen an active volcano up close in Forza Horizon 5, you just know you’re in for a driving experience unlike any other. Following directions to cut across the Mexican countryside to reach the peak of the mountain, the controller vibrates and rumbles from volcanic …

After 13 years, four Avengers, and 21 other blockbusters, we know what to expect by now from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There’ll be action and spectacle and clever character crossovers, with enough slyly knowing humor to offset the occasional tragic exit or life-decimating blip.  There have definitely been bumps along …

Had the Roccat Torch emerged from the hardware brand’s labs five years ago, we’d all have been reduced to incredulity by such sound quality and functionality for under £100/$100. Today, though, we’re spoiled. We’re finicky. We wonder whether quite this many cables and dials are required to achieve the aforementioned …

Over an agonisingly protracted 18-month postponement, with the release date buffeted farther into the future at least three times, the title of the film formerly known as Bond 25 has taken on a grim irony.  No Time To Die finally arrives six years after Daniel Craig’s last Bond adventure, Spectre …

To understand the appeal of Star Wars Visions, the new anthology series on Disney Plus, it’s worth revisiting Darth Vader’s iconic hallway scene in Rogue One. There, the idea was simple: present a familiar icon and approach them from a different perspective. In that case, Vader’s efficient, merciless scything down …