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Adapted – and extensively altered – from Paulette Jiles’ eponymous novel, Paul Greengrass’ western drama News of the World follows Tom Hanks’ Captain Kidd, a Civil War veteran who travels around Texas, reading the news to the illiterate populace for a pitiful salary. Encountering a lynched Black man on the …

Robin Wright’s assured directorial debut plays like a companion piece to Nomadland – a woman escaping the unbearable crush of grief and well-intentioned sympathy by turning to the outdoors and the numbing succour of self-sufficiency – and that’s no bad thing. Opening with bereavement counselling between a therapist and Edee (Wright) who …

As Carmilla recently refreshed the vampire movie as a restrained period drama, heavy on the gothic and oblique meaning; so Eight For Silver draws new blood in the werewolf genre – to haunting and handsome effect. Written and directed by Brit, Sean Ellis (who also serves as cinematographer), it bookends …

A promising debut, Passing – Rebecca Hall’s adaptation of Nella Larsen’s beloved Harlem Renaissance novel – is a stylish but shy accomplishment. Rendered in tastefully appropriate Black and White, we are introduced to Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Ruth Negga), two light-skinned mixed-race childhood friends who cross paths …

Has there ever been a game tie-in that has managed to capture the spirit of its subject so faithfully as Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game? This beat-em-up and the character share a lot of things in common after all. They’re both initially quite off-putting, as you try to …

With the arrival of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, the console generation wheels have turned again. That brings a fresh wave of accessories, be it PS5 headsets or the best gaming chair. And with more people spending time at home these days, the desire to get a contender for …

The Oculus Quest 2 has been a big hit since its release in 2020, giving proper VR gaming a much-needed boost and giving us hope that more devs will sit up and take notice in 2021. If you’ve been waiting to get into VR, but have been put off by …

Warning: This is the Way to our The Mandalorian season 2, episode 6 review which contains major spoilers – turn around to avoid having the new episode ruined! Things start off so well. Din Djarin and Baby Yoda – wait, that’s Grogu now – messing around in the cockpit of Razor …

Warning: This is the Way to our The Mandalorian season 2, episode 5 review which contains major spoilers – turn around to avoid having the new episode ruined! The Jedi has arrived. After months of teasing, Rosario Dawson’s live-action version of Ahsoka Tano has turned up and her arrival is shocking. …

If you’re working from home, but want a workspace that can be for play and productivity, then the Flexispot EC1 Desk might be for you – or, to give it its full name, the Flexispot Electric Height Adjustable Standing Desk (opens in new tab). Hours upon hours spent hunched over …