Ian Pullan

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Album review: Martha Wainwright – Goodnight City

Album review: Martha Wainwright – Goodnight City

This is Martha Wainwright’s fourth album of original songs since her first, 2005’s eponymous debut. Up until now her career highlight has arguably been 2009’s album of Edith Piaf songs. How will this release hold up against her previous LPs?… As …read more

Product review: Optoma HD142X projector

Product review: Optoma HD142X projector

Optoma definitely knows its way around a projector or two. But can the latest release shine bright, or does it fall short of its previous incarnations?… The HD142X is the replacement for the very successful HD141X. Taking this new version out of …read more

Product review: Mission LX2 speakers

Product review: Mission LX2 speakers

It’s been a long time since we saw anything from the people over at Mission. Going back a few years when it was considered more of a household name, it had some absolute showstoppers. The British manufacturer, now owned by …read more

Film review: Arrival

Film review: Arrival

Looking strikingly like an earthbound Prometheus, can Arrival trump it by offering a spellbinding story as well as visuals?… Amy Adams plays Professor Banks, a leading linguist specialist, who must deal with the responsibility of making first contact with an …read more

Game review: Battlefield 1

Game review: Battlefield 1

Stunning, emotive, sensitive and thought-provoking. Surely there must be a flaw somewhere? Pitched as game of the year from the moment the first trailer appeared, this game had a lot to live up to. Usually a review will keep you …read more

Game review: WWE 2K17

Game review: WWE 2K17

Much like Christmas, Black Friday and a new horrendous football away-kit, a new WWE game comes out but once a year; letting us all live out our inner wrestling persona through the safety of the screen. This year’s offering looks promising, but …read more