Film review: The 5th Wave
I should mention first that I have not read the 2013 book by Rick Yancey on which this film is based. This is a review of the film on its own merits and not a judge of how successful a …read more
Film review: The Big Short
Written by the author of Moneyball and from the director of Anchorman, The Big Short tackles the true story of the financial crisis. But does it follow in Wolf of Wall Street’s footsteps or is it all together more serious? …read more
Film review: Creed
When any franchise gets to its seventh film, whether it’s a direct sequel/prequel/spinoff, there usually isn’t a lot more of the original story to tell… At that point it becomes more about delivering what the audience wants to see more …read more
Richer Unsigned: Artist of the week – Haula
Richer Unsigned Artist of the Week this week is a bit of a treat. Haula’s song Darkest Hour was chosen back in September 2015 by Radio 1’s Alice Levine for the Best of Richer Unsigned playlist. Her new song Freedom comes as …read more
New album reviews
MartyrLoserKing, Saul Williams’ sixth full length release in 15 years, is more of a statement of intent than an exploration of new ideas. Track 1 Groundwork starts affairs with a sample that scared me into thinking I’d stumbled onto an R.Kelly compilation. The false start was soon …read more
Product review: Oppo headphones
Chinese manufacturer, Oppo, first found fame in the West with a range of universal disc players. Praised for their outstanding performance, the brand built something of a cult following amongst Hi-Fi and AV aficionados. In recent years, they’ve branched out …read more
What Hi-Fi Awards 2015: Panasonic TX40CS520
TVs are a fantastic thing, they allow us to visit places we would never go and see things we may never usually see. As good as all that is, sometimes you can pay a hefty price for the privilege of …read more
What Hi-Fi? 2015 Award winners: Yamaha RXV379
Yamaha have always made great receivers, especially at the entry level allowing them to create great units… If we’re being honest with ourselves, then everyone wants some kind of home cinema setup. The idea of watching all your favourite films …read more
Album review: Villagers – ‘Where Have You Been All My Life’
For the third time in four years, Villagers (essentially Irishman Connor O’Brien) have released an early January album… This, the fourth Villagers album, takes songs from the previous three along with ‘Memoir’, a song O’Brien wrote for Charlotte Gainsbourg, and ‘Wichita Lineman’, the …read more
Most anticipated films of 2016 – Part Two
Welcome back to part two of our top picks for films in 2016. I have already admitted that I am a bit of an action-flick fiend and the trend shows no signs of slowing as this year already looks set …read more