Dystopia: “an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. The opposite of Utopia.” (Oxford Dictionary) 1. The Hunger Games (2012) Currently one of the world’s most successful dystopian narratives …read more
Set against a nightmare of social unrest that would have made the industrial revolution seem like a pillow fight, Jane Austen’s timeless love story rides again in this stylish movie mash-up. Pride and Prejudice, the original classic novel written in …read more
Richer Unsigned’s Artist of the week is Chappo with their track Mad Magic. Chappo fuse together a number of styles and influences in Mad Magic; from funk guitar through to a more retro style synth bass giving it an 80’s feel …read more
The stars have aligned for Deadpool to finally come to fruition, but as one of Marvel’s more comic additions, can it rival Antman or Guardians of the Galaxy?… Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is a small-time thug with a penchant for …read more
Set 15 years after the original, Zoolander 2 opens with Justin Bieber being chased through the city of Rome and eventually being gunned down. Before he dies, he sends out a photo of himself to Instagram posing using Derek Zoolander’s …read more
In keeping with their usual product style of high-end sound at mid-range prices, Arcam have introduced the Solo Bar Plus. It’s an update to the UK manufacturer’s first venture into the sound bar market, and they have jumped right in …read more
As with all ‘best of’ collections, the writer’s bias cannot be eliminated, so here is a quick cross-section of the most fun I’ve had on four wheels and a screen. 1. Forza 4 & 3 Beautifully crafted and saturated with great gameplay, …read more
Richer Unsigned’s Artist of the week, as picked by Sound Consultancy, is Jodie Fitzgibbon, a Newcastle-based singer songwriter and instrumentalist. Her powerful voice and heartfelt original music have taken her three times to the Grand Final of the national Open Mic UK …read more
The DX1-SE is a satellite package that has replaced the highly rated DX1 HCP and is the latest offering from renowned audio buffs Wharfedale, so will they fill the shoes of their older siblings? There are no surprises here, and …read more
Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine) is a retired orchestral conductor and composer taking a holiday at a five star retreat spa hotel in the Swiss Alps. Accompanying him is his daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz) who is also his personal assistant. Among …read more
