Have cinemas had their day?

Movie Industry

Often years ago, going to the cinema was something that couples did in date night, parents took their children to as a treat or birthday outing or groups of friends met up out of school. Over the last decade, more and. It’s online streaming services have become available and during lockdown many films were realised

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Podcasts to suit all tastes

Entertainment Media

The trend to listen to podcasts instead of music when relaxing is not only increasing in the younger generation but also amongst silver surfers who may be discovering them for the first time. Although audio books have been around for some time podcasts are a more recent thing and usually consist of a series of

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Has binge watching become the norm?

Movie Reviews

Over the three lockdowns that we have had to endure, the amount of television that we have watched has increased immensely. The trend for binge watching whole series in one go has become the norm for many people but should we be indulging in this or not? Before the advent of streaming services, we watched

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Are VR headsets just another gimmick?

Game Reviews

The new craze in gaming at the moment is to play games using a virtual reality headset as the gaming experience especially on some games such as shooters is enhanced. The computer environments during play can be amazing and interactions with avatars scarily realistic but VR headsets are still expensive to buy and out of

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Are DVDs becoming obsolete?

Movie Industry

As more of the general population subscribe to streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime what has happened to all our DVDs and Blu-ray discs? Are they still in a cupboard somewhere or in cases in the loft or are people still watching them regularly on their DVD players? Although many people are using

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