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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people live, work and interact. It has now also changed (thankfully this is just temporary) the way we stream content. If you wondered why Suits isn’t streaming in HD or 4k on Netflix, it is not because your internet is slow, but because the European Commission (EC) requested […]

In the first of our ‘Beyond’ series, we took a look at some of the best non-MCU movies starring the actors who portray Marvel’s ‘Big 6’ hero characters. Now it’s time to check out some of the stars who play the series’ villains. For each, I’ve picked out a couple of their best roles outside […]

As social distancing becomes the norm, FinalBoss looks at how companies are helping people stay connected. Almost every nation on Earth has restricted travel, and several like Italy are in full lockdown over the coronavirus. As the global economy comes to a halt, governments are doing their best to ensure people still have jobs and […]

The Coronavirus pandemic is dominating the news in a way few of us will have ever experienced, affecting so many aspects of everyday life. Against the Coronavirus backdrop movies are, needless to say, insignificant. But, this is a movie column! So, today we’ll take a look at the impact of Coronavirus on movies, and how […]

With a phone book full of Cartoon Network alumni, and otherwise perfectly content on spending most of his days in the depths of Hell, Casper Kelly has had an awfully odd career – going viral with Too Many Cooks, a spoof take on old sitcom intros, Kelly has made a career out of subverting what […]

A list of franchise dragons divided into tiers, which franchise’s dragons are fire and which ones don’t scale well…? Every self-respecting fantasy series has got a dragon. Dragons are awesome, we all love dragons. But have you ever wondered: how do these dragons compare to each other? Well that’s what we are going to be […]

What was once a unique feature of a fledgling startup company has today taken social media by storm. Ephemeral messages, also called self-destructing messages, are the new gold standard for social media communication. They are everywhere, including Facebook and its many subsidiaries, and soon on Twitter and LinkedIn. Twitter has rolled out a test in […]

Facebook Messenger has got a new look. After three years of trying to bring chatbots to the masses, the company has pulled the plug on the experiment. The new version of the app is just 135.2MB, mainly because Facebook shrunk 1.7 million lines of code down to 360,000. That isn’t a miracle of engineering, the […]

Hunt: Showdown in its most basic form is a first-person shooter survival horror. But, in its entirety, though it is so much more.   The game’s premise is simple: You and your partner/s are hunters-cum-cowboy’s and load into a map based on 1895 Louisiana. Your task? To hunt one or more of the grotesque creatures stalking […]

Review: February 2020 Movie Of The Month Parasite – Worth the hype! Out in the US to widespread acclaim last autumn, Parasite had a limited release in the UK and only got more showings once it scooped both Best Picture and Best International Film at the Oscars. The film follows two families of four, one […]

Smartphone design has become boring.  Look back to the early 2000s, and you’d see phones in different shapes and sizes. Today, however, that isn’t the case. Smartphones are all rectangular slabs of glass, differentiated only by their ‘notch’ or camera set up.  To break from this trend, there’s a new design in the market: foldable […]

Competitive gaming requires you to have even the smallest edge over your opponent. Sometimes, that comes from practice and other times from the gear you use. When it comes to computers, the graphic card is an important piece of the puzzle. Choosing a graphics card can be a daunting prospect, with a very saturated market […]

Here at FinalBoss we’re very proud of the interview section of the website, which you can check out here. The aim is to offer our readers an insight into making films. The vast majority of those interviews have been conducted by Jon Holmes. Now we turn the tables. Our Jon has made his own short […]

After compiling an Avengers-style team from Westeros (Game of Thrones) I started wondering who would be picked for defending the Earth by the Ministry of Magic (from Rowling’s Harry Potter Universe) should an alien threat be imminent. The Ministry of Magic has one advantage over the Closed Council (governors of Westeros) which is the existence […]

Don’t Die, Minerva is an RPG-shooter game that involves keeping your wits about you, whilst following an 11-year-old girl that’s set in a haunted house. Following an 11-year-old may seem a bit weird, I know but it’s all in good fun. Having played a similar game to this previously, I sort of knew what I […]

Review: January 2020 Movie Of The Month In a strong month, I’m giving this title to Sam Mendes World War I drama 1917. It’s a simple set up, 2 young soldiers, played by George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman, are given a mission to take a message to a battalion who is about to attack but […]

What Are BFGD Monitors? An Overview of Big Format Gaming Displays BFGD monitors, otherwise known as big format gaming displays, emerged as one of the most captivating gaming advancements in the 2020s. As you might have guessed from the name, BFGD monitors are all about massive gaming screens designed to provide gamers with the ultimate […]

We all love superhero team-ups, cross overs and coming together to save the planet, right? And we all love Game of Thrones and the total badasses that litter George R.R. Martin’s world… Right? Well, this got me thinking. If the closed council had knowledge of an incoming invasion that could only be stopped by a […]

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are tiny sources of light that we may not acknowledge on a day-to-day basis. However, LEDs serve a critical function in the 21st century. From bus stop signs to TVs and now smartphones, almost all major digital displays incorporate LEDs. And like all other technology, LEDs have today advanced beyond recognition. […]

Joining Youtube in 2006, ButchyKid shot to viral fame filming tongue in cheek paranormal sightings on camera and pitching their titles as clickbait reality, to pull the rug when the viewer finally clicked. With his off-brand and crudely unique sense of humour, ButchyKid has created his very own language with a legion of cross-eyed fans. […]

The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is a window into just how crazy our world can get. From an Avatar-inspired Mercedes car to a toilet paper delivery robot, we truly have seen the madness level go up at this year’s exhibition. However, behind all this madness, CES is still fundamentally about technology that can change our […]

Now, it goes without saying that I love Stephen King. It’s undeniable that he is a genius, redefining how we view and experience fear repeatedly. One thing I remember from my youth during a holiday in Devon is that upon reading The Shining for the first time, how deeply I felt the rage and turmoil […]

Since the announcement that a Lord of the Rings TV show was coming, Amazon have been drip-feeding information about its Prime Video exclusive. We’ve seen maps and got details of the crew, including J.A. Bayona as director of the first two episodes. Filming will take place in New Zealand, which should give a sense of […]

Amazon Prime Video UK has lots to offer sports fans. In our first look at the service, we went over the best Amazon prime UK sports documentaries and live events. This time we turn to fiction and hunt for sports-based film and television. Friday Night Lights started life as a book by H.G. Bissinger (you […]