When it comes to the best gaming keyboards, there isn’t much that hasn’t already been done which makes choosing one come down to switch type and board size as the main factors. The schtick with the new MSI GK71 Sonic is the proprietary Sonic Red mechanical switches that MSI claims …
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West review: “Nothing short of phenomenal”
Horizon Forbidden West is a world of beautiful distractions. It doesn’t matter that the world is being killed and Aloy is the only one that can save it because the Salt Bite cook needs some eggs, someone else’s father has gone missing, and there’s a rowdy Thunderjaw threatening a small …
Read More »Should you buy Critical Role Wave 2 miniatures by WizKids?
Are Critical Role miniatures worth your hard-earned money? Don’t worry, you’re no less a Critter for considering that question. Even if you’re a big fan of the online series or its animated adaptation by Amazon, minis to go with the best Dungeons and Dragons books are expensive. That’s why I’ve …
Read More »Jackass Forever: “Not such a great idea after all”
In 2019 Martin Scorsese said that Marvel movies aren’t cinema, so God only knows what he makes of the Jackass franchise. Launching with three seasons on MTV (2000-02), its painfully funny blend of pranks and stunts performed by Johnny Knoxville and his gleeful group of guffawing goons struck quite the …
Read More »Nightmare Alley review: “Guillermo del Toro’s nightmares remain worlds apart from the pack”
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 …
Read More »Belfast review: “Kenneth Branaghs nostalgic autobiographical tale”
We open in August 1969, as Molotov cocktails ignite a street of terraced houses in the titular city. It is a largely Protestant district, dotted with Catholic families, and until now these neighbors have lived in harmony. Not any more – Unionist hardmen are torching the Catholics out of their …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic review: “Packed with improvements, except for the battery”
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 …
Read More »The Book of Boba Fett episode 3 review: “An unfulfilling entry in the Star Wars series”
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 …
Read More »Eternals review: “A Marvel movie of epic scale and ambition”
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 …
Read More »No Time To Die review: “A fitting end to Daniel Craigs tenure as James Bond”
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 …
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