The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will change television forever. That’s not hyperbole – there’s simply that much weighing on the series’ metaphorical shoulders. Much has been made of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos spending almost $1 billion on the first season alone. Should this adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 1 review
The danger of having an opening as memorable as The Last of Us’ first 15 minutes is that, nine years later, everyone already knows what to expect. The birthday present, the wake-up call, the desperate drive into town… it’s all very much charted territory at this point. And yet, by …
Read More »Streamplify Complete Bundle review: “an amazing starting bundle but overpriced”
If you’re thinking about showcasing your gameplay then you’ll need some dedicated streaming for gamers gear. Included in the Streamplify complete streaming bundle is a dedicated streaming webcam, microphone, microphone arm mount, two ring lights of different sizes and a foldable green screen. You can pick up the entire bundle …
Read More »White Noise review: “Noah Baumbachs latest marriage story is full of surprises”
Like his previous movie, Noah Baumbach’s latest, White Noise, is another marriage story, centred on hotshot Hitler Studies professor Jack Gladney (Adam Driver) and his peppy exercise-instructor wife Babette (Baumbach’s real-life partner Greta Gerwig, sporting a magnificently ’80s blonde perm). The marriage is the fourth for both; but from minute …
Read More »Immortality review: “One beautiful headf*ck”
I hold the pieces of Marissa Marcel’s life in my head. Tiny fragments of missed glances, passionate kisses, forbidden lust, and things that maybe we weren’t meant to see. Three movies, all unreleased, and at the center of it all – a missing woman. What did happen to Marissa Marcel? …
Read More »House of the Dragon episode 2 review: “An electric confrontation winds the tension to breaking point”
Warning: The following contains major spoilers for House of the Dragon episode 2! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the new episode! If the House of the Dragon premiere deftly laid the foundations for an epic, bloody civil war, then the follow-up winds the tension to breaking point. In …
Read More »SK Hynix Platinum P41 review: “As good as any of the best Gen 4 drives”
The new SK Hynix Platinum P41 is aimed squarely at the very best high-performance M.2 SSDs for gaming. That’s novel for an SK Hynix drive. But it shouldn’t actually be a surprise. SK Hynix isn’t all that well known as a consumer brand. But it is absolutely one of the …
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 SE review: “Quite simply, a helluva gaming laptop”
It’s safe to say that the new balls-to-the-wall Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE is one of the best gaming laptops you can buy right now. The Strix Scar 17 SE is a thoroughbred gaming machine whose sole purpose is to run games without compromises. Everything from the design aesthetic …
Read More »BenQ X3000i review: “Provides some of the best gaming pictures we’ve ever seen”
Following the launch of the excellent X1300i last year which was a big step up for HD projectors for gaming, BenQ’s 2022 range has been expanded to consider specific kinds of players such as the social and casual players, and the competitive, and then also the explorers. BenQ says …
Read More »BenQ TK700 review: “Sets a new benchmark for home gaming projectors”
BenQ’s 2022 releases include new projectors which not only update their offerings to include 4K gaming units among its list of projectors for gaming but have picture-givers geared toward different kinds of players: social gamers, competitive gamers, and open-world gamers. The T7 series, which includes the BenQ TK700, is aimed …
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