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Jamie Ewbank
23 March 2009 11:25
Much has been made of the slightly disjointed feel of Bond’s 22nd outing, Quantum of Solace , and while a glossy blu-ray presentation can’t do anything to fix the mid-trilogy feel of the film, it does bring the action and excitement to the fore, making
Filed under: Blu-ray, DTS-HD MA, Blu-ray Disc, The Leisure Lab, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig, James Bond
Jamie Ewbank
19 March 2009 11:15
Quarantine ’s arrival on Blu-ray represents a clash of medium and message, in which a deliberately lo-fi, horror movie is presented on a format better suited to far slicker productions. The Blu-ray presentation is the mixed bag you’d expect, a product
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, Blu-ray Audio, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, Resident Evil 5, Quarantine
Jamie Ewbank
10 February 2009 12:40
With 7.1 audio and 720p graphics, Killzone 2 is the most cinematic game ever released, but it’s also proving controversial, as reviewers who suggest that it might be all gloss and no guts are being inundated with hate mail from PS3 owners desperate to
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Playstation, Killzone 2
Jamie Ewbank
09 February 2009 12:11
Set twenty years before the original Halo trilogy and with Master Chief nowhere in sight, Microsoft’s new Xbox title, Halo Wars , is already risking fanboy disapproval, but it’s not the absence of everybody’s favourite Spartan that makes things dicey,
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Xbox, Halo Wars, Hal, Preview
Jamie Ewbank
16 January 2009 11:45
It’s been a pleasantly surprising week on the Leisure Lab, where our expectations have been exceeded by both Somers Town on Blu-ray and Gears of War II . Expecting the first to be unable to live up to the excellent This Is England and the second to simply
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, games, reviews, Xbox, Gears of War, Somers Town
Jamie Ewbank
01 December 2008 12:33
After a year in which we’ve been inundated with superhero movies, all of which have been, to a greater or lesser extent, better than expected, we finally come to Hancock . On paper, it has the edge over all its rivals - it isn’t hampered by an original
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Hancock
Jamie Ewbank
27 November 2008 12:35
It’s long been the dream of game developers to create a game that feels like a playable movie, and in Dead Space , EA has succeeded. Albeit, it’s the sort of movie that involves an awful lot of trudging backwards and forwards doing menial labour whilst
Filed under: CD, The Leisure Lab, MP3, Samsung, music reviews, games, reviews, music, Playstation, Xbox, album reviews, Snow Patrol, Dead Space
Jamie Ewbank
19 November 2008 15:16
If Batman Begins was a surprisingly dark and serious take on the Batman mythos, then its all-conquering sequel, The Dark Knight , sees director Christopher Nolan heading into even grimmer territory to produce an excellent and unpredictable blockbuster
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight, The Joker, Batman
Jamie Ewbank
04 November 2008 11:35
Quantum of Solace is the latest Bond tie-in game to try and step out of the shadow of the N64 classic Goldeneye, and the first that has a chance of succeeding. Using the superb Call of Duty 4 engine, Quantum of Solace has a solid foundation upon which
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii, Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Goldeneye
Jamie Ewbank
24 October 2008 16:08
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 maintains its status as the football sim for the hardened gamer, having finally found the right balance between complexity and playability. PES 2009 challenges you with a clever AI that quickly counters the repetitive efforts
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Pro Evo, Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, PES 2009
Jamie Ewbank
23 October 2008 12:43
Wanted puts a twist on the standard zero-to-hero plotline by having white collar Wesley Gibson inducted into a fraternity of assassins who can’t honestly claim that their actions are justified by anything more concrete than fate. It's an interesting idea,
Filed under: DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Wanted
Jamie Ewbank
10 October 2008 15:40
The grumpy green shape of The Incredible Hulk is the first of the summer comic book blockbusters to make the jump to DVD and Blu-ray on October 13th. After Ang Lee’s thoughtful but surprisingly placid Hulk in 2003, Director Louis Leterrier clearly wants
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, The Leisure Lab, movies, Samsung, film reviews, reviews, Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, The Eyehe Incredible Hulk
Jamie Ewbank
07 October 2008 12:34
Proudly displaying an array of early-eighties musical influences The Metro's debut album, More Money Less Grief , frequently risks being dismissed as derivative. Hints of The Libertines, Squeeze, Sham 69 and the odd touch of Ska all make More Money Less
Filed under: CD, The Leisure Lab, Samsung, music reviews, reviews, music, The Eyehe Metros, More Money Less Grief
Jamie Ewbank
12 September 2008 12:12
This self-titled debut album from Fleet Foxes is a beautiful and self-assured introduction to a Seattle band that have more in common with Crosby, Stills and Nash than Nirvana. Fleet Foxes is a rarity, a pop album that manages to be genuinely innovative
Filed under: CD, The Leisure Lab, Samsung, music reviews, reviews, music, album reviews, Fleet Foxes
Jamie Ewbank
07 August 2008 16:10
The Leisure Lab , our software reviewing sister site, is growing up fast. We've just added a new music review channel and we're moving from weekly to daily updates. Among the goodies going up this week are Brian DePalma's controversial Iraq movie, Redacted
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray Audio, Stuff.TV, CD, DVD, The Leisure Lab, whathifi.com, MP3, movies, Samsung, What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, film reviews, music reviews