Drama

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The Gray Man (PG-13)

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The Gray Man (PG-13)

In this action-packed thriller, Ryan Gosling plays a CIA agent "Sierra Six" who finds himself with a bounty on his head after uncovering a damning corruption scandal. As Six becomes the target of an assassination attempt on board a plane, your surround speakers will be put through their paces. Relish in the realistic height and directional effects delivered through your surround speakers, with the plane taking a violent nosedive in midair before it bursts into flames. Punctuated by the flurry of knives and fists exchanging blows through your center channel, you'll find yourself transported straight into the heart of the action.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Fall of the House of Usher (TV-MA)

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Fall of the House of Usher (TV-MA)

Based on various works by Edgar Allen Poe, this gothic horror mini-series is bound to send chills down your spine. A mysterious slew of deaths strikes the Usher family, all of which are explored in grotesque detail throughout the show. In episode 7, when a certain character meets his end, listen out for the haunting, slow strike of a pendulum through your center channels. Chunks of huge debris fall from above, with sounds of impending destruction recreated through your height channels. Your subwoofers will rock your room at ominous intervals, before the inevitable collapse of the building, while the character finds himself helpless to do anything but meet his imminent doom.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

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Leave the World Behind (R)

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Leave the World Behind (R)

Executive-produced by former US president Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama through their Higher Ground Productions banner, Leave the World Behind is an apocalyptic psychological thriller film that digs deep into its criticism of human nature through a series of increasingly unsettling events. Look forward to the hair-raising moment where an oil tanker runs ashore on a leisure beach. The deep rumble of the oil tanker's engine as it approaches, while beachgoers begin to flee, will give your subwoofers a workout. Then, listen out for the shrill screech of wheels through your center channel, as self-driving Teslas that were attempting to evacuate crash into each other at full speed.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Dune (PG-13)

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Dune (PG-13)

In this wildly acclaimed film adaptation of the book, the heir to the noble Atreides family finds himself embroiled in an interstellar war for the galaxy's most valuable asset. The ability of your surround speakers to reproduce height effects will be put to the test, as characters flee from huge sandworms that displace the desert in looming mountains of sand. Inevitably, the different factions find themselves facing off against each other in the final showdown. Every anti-airship cannon Atreides fires toward the Harkonnen airships will have your subwoofers shaking your room, while the center channel makes the efforts of ground forces known as they engage in a fierce clash of weapons.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐⭐⭐

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Fair Play (R)

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Fair Play (R)

Fair Play centers on a pair of lovers Luke and Emily that work in the same competitive hedge fund. Lust and love spiral into manipulation and distrust in this emotionally charged show. As a rift opens between the couple following an unexpected promotion, tempers are raised and barbs are exchanged with increasing hostility, both whispered and in direct argument. A powerful center channel will articulate the nuances of these conflicts with clarity, bringing out the crisp, chilling sound of glass shattering during one particular scene. Doubtlessly, this is a show that will keep you on the edge of your seat all throughout.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐⭐

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All The Light We Cannot See (TV-MA)

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All The Light We Cannot See (TV-MA)

This 4-part Netflix adaptation of the Pulitzer-winning book follows blind French teenager Marie-Laure and German soldier Werne. The overhead effects as warplanes soar over occupied France bring you straight into the scene, set in the final days of World War 2. As the radio that connects Marie-Laure and Werne from opposite sides of the war plays on in the background, every surround channel adds directionality and positional accuracy to the scene. And as they flee from the heat of the conflict, your subwoofers and surround channels add dramatic impact to the devastation, as gunshots and explosions ring out around them.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐⭐⭐

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A Small Light (NC-16)

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A Small Light (NC-16)

This TV series focuses on Miep Gies, who risked her life sheltering Anne Frank's family during World War II. The center channel picks up the desperate, hushed dialogues with clarity, adding to the feeling of dread that builds up with each episode. Listen out for the directionality and overhead effects from your upfiring speakers as airplanes fly by, a reminder of the war that the show is backdropped against.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐⭐

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Ford v Ferrari (PG-13)

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Ford v Ferrari (PG-13)

This 2020 Academy Award recipient for Best Sound Editing, is sure to ignite your inner racer passion. The escalating rivalry between Ford and Ferrari is clearly depicted through the use of thumping bass background tracks that invades your sweet spot. Highly-tuned race cars zooming past your screen, mechanical failures, car crashes and even the directionality of dialogue and crowds cheering are accurately and realistically replicated in-sync with the visual that draws a super tight correlation to put you in the race. It is no wonder that this history retold story has also gained recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing from the Cinema Audio Society. This is one that will leave trails of electrifying sparks in your surround soundscape that might get you in the mood for a race or two.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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