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The Nintendo Switch OLED marks the latest evolution in handheld gaming. The original Switch, released in March 2017, introduced the hybrid console: it can be used as a handheld or docked to be played on a big screen. Two years later, in July 2019, the Switch Lite was introduced, which was dedicated to handheld play […]

1992s Candyman, directed by Bernard Rose, is a picture that meant well, but only came off as inconsistent and unsure of itself. Based on a novella by Clive Barker, Candyman the movie updated its premise, re-locating its narrative to a current-day black neighbourhood in a poor Chicago. The Candyman himself, played originally by Tony Todd, […]

Heels is a new show from Starz mixing family drama with the lower levels of professional wrestling.  What is a Heel? If you’ve been drawn to Heels not because of the wrestling angle but because of the stars, then you may be wondering what Heels refer to. In the wrestling world, a ‘heel’ is a […]

As Animal Crossing celebrates its 20th anniversary, we look back at the series’ influence and growth, from Dobutsu no Mori to Animal Crossing: New Horizons.  Few firms are as capable of turning failure into a success story as Nintendo. As we all know, handy psn cards can be a wonderful example. It not only improves […]

We absolutely adored The Suicide Squad and gave it a 5/5 in our spoiler-free review, which you can read here. But in a movie focusing on no-hopers, destined to die, one character stood out. The true villain of the piece, Polka-Dot Man’s Mom, played by Lynne Ashe  – the direct route of what made him […]

July 20th, 2021 saw the release of Jackass Forever’s first trailer. With occasional rumblings since the end of the Jackass 3Ds 2010 release, the franchise was otherwise complete. Over. Kaput. We were wrong. Even the first Jackass movie’s end credits jokingly imagined a world where the Jackass crew kept going right up until the year […]

Lenovo is leading the way with gaming laptops in 2021, in particular their Ryzen powered Nvidia fueled 30 Series Legion 5 Pro and Legion 7 models. The Legion 5 Pro Lenovo’s Legion 5 Pro laptop is built for gaming performance. It boasts AMD Ryzen processing and NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics for high-resolution gaming. The Legion […]

Marvel’s golden boy was in flux. Fired for tweets posted a decade earlier, Guardian’s of the Galaxy 1 & 2s director, James Gunn had been jettisoned by the House of Mouse and from a series that he had helped create and whose very DNA was so clearly infused in his outputs. DC, so clueless with […]

Some films are integral to our lives, even going so far as to help form our personality and moral compass. We’ve all got a little list of our favourite films. The ones that made us laugh, cry, jaw drop or even have meaningful, passionate conversations with complete strangers. But what if we found ourselves with […]

In Disney’s vast back catalogue of classic movies, there are many characters who are worthy of a spinoff. There are many films that have great characters and storylines but we only get to hear about the lead characters who are the focal point of the narrative. Sometimes I would just like to know about the […]

It’s a case of sacrificing one business for another, with little to gain for Google, but pressure from Cupertino might cause them to rethink Under Tim Cook, Apple has made digital privacy a key part of its business. From public spats in Congress to hidden features on its platforms, Apple is now one of the […]

As we enter the second half of 2021 there is plenty of new television shows to look forward to from the various streaming services. FinalBoss picks out some of the series we are most looking forward to, with details on when and where you will be able to watch them. Nine Perfect Strangers – August […]

Netflix is the worlds biggest streaming service and the main reason is surely the sheer quantity of content the company produces. Netflix is pushing out movies at a prolific rate, many of them featuring the biggest names in Hollywood. 2021 has already seen movies starring Amy Adams (The Woman In The Window) and Tom Hanks […]

If you are eager to get your hands on iOS 15, Apple has made the iOS 15 beta available for the public to try out now. As with all beta software, this one is a bit buggy (although, not as bad as the iOS 14 beta), but that’s not the big issue. In my series […]

Kiran Shah? Brett Beattie? Names that might not be too familiar, but if you’ve watched The Lord Of The Rings movies, you’ll have seen them in action, even if it is not entirely obvious. They are amongst a host of scale doubles used in the trilogy and a vital part of the production. Turning JRR […]

The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise follows an extraterrestrial blue hedgehog who regularly battles the scientist Doctor Eggman. Many of the stories surrounding Sonic include him trying to stop Eggman’s schemes for world domination. The first Sonic game emerged in 1991 for the Sega Genesis and was made after Sega had requested a mascot character to […]

One of Apple’s USP’s has always been their simple and intuitive interface. Whether you are a six year old, or a sixty year old, operating an Apple device has always been easy to learn, and familiar in many ways. Of course, it’s not all gone smoothly (remember 3D Touch?), but by far, iOS and macOS […]

Siri isn’t exactly the smartest kid on the block. For years, Apple’s intelligence system has lagged behind competitors like Google and Amazon, with the company blankly refusing to sacrifice its customers’ data. While it has helped the company score some brownie points, it has come at the cost of a truly useful AI. Google’s smarts […]

WWDC 21 got off to a grand start with Apple’s keynote on Monday, June 7. We saw all of the latest platforms, with updates ranging from ‘awesome’ to ‘boring’. But when you take a step back and really look at the announcements Apple made, it’s worth noting that 2021 was not about individual platforms, but […]

Rushmore, a 1998 American high school comedy, and director Wes Anderson’s second feature film following 96s Bottle Rocket, focuses on one Max Fischer. Max is a narcissistic high schooler who has a flair for the creative and the eccentric. Whilst on the verge of being kicked out of his beloved Rushmore Academy, Max is determined […]

In the 17 years since its 10th season finale, the creators and cast of Friends have resisted the temptation to cash in. They could have returned with a one-off, 10 years later season or even a movie. But it never happened. So the much-hyped Friends: The Reunion, which premiered on HBO Max in the US […]

One of my favourite hobbies is going to the cinema and for the past eight months or so, that big screen itch has been left thoroughly unscratched. Thankfully though, cinemas are back open again now and the first film that I went to see was Cruella- the latest of Disney’s live-action, old material pilfering movies. […]

Will Zach Snyder’s Army Of The Dead be the start of a ‘Zombieverse’? The short answer is yes! The director is having quite a year. After the positive reception garnered by the ‘Snyder Cut’ of Justice League in March, his latest movie, which debuted on Netflix last week, has been similarly well-received. Over at Rotten […]

Modern cinema is dominated by franchises. A successful first outing is quickly followed by a sequel, then a third movie and before you know it you have yourself a movie universe. That’s how we live in a world with over 20 Marvel movies, 10 Fast and Furious movies, and many other series reaching 5, 6, […]