Ian Collen

Bournemouth

Freelance writer/editor, working with the likes of AVForums(.com). Unsettling profile pic also seen in the likes of Drone Magazine and a good few gaming titles.

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La Haine 4K Blu-ray Review

1 week ago | avforums.com | Simon Crust |Casimir Harlow |Mark Costello |Ian Collen

La Haine Review Over 30 years ago, the 'accidental' police shooting of a young Zairian immigrant ignited the then-latest in a series of Paris riots. It also inspired a young 27-year old French filmmaker to immediately start working on a screenplay - a glimmer of insight into the urban deprivation within Paris's multicultural ghettos.
The Last of Us (Sky/NOW TV) Season 2 Premiere TV Show Review

1 week ago | avforums.com | Casimir Harlow |Mark Costello |Ian Collen

‘Don’t pull punches…’ Review Specs Discussion (2) 4K UHD (Ultra HD) Sky Even during its much lauded first season, its spell wasn’t working. I wasn’t seeing what others were, wasn’t feeling what others were, wasn’t falling in love with this admittedly handsomely crafted but otherwise generic infected dystopian road trip like the rest of the known world… …until a few days after it finished. Something was gnawing at me like a mutated cordyceps, causing me to keep thinking back to Ellie and...
Cuckoo 4K Blu-ray Review

1 week ago | avforums.com | Mark Costello |Simon Crust |Casimir Harlow |Ian Collen

Cuckoo Movie Review Well damn! When I agreed to Cuckoo as a review disc, this was not the film that came to mind. My head immediately went to an asylum and Jack Nicholson’s grinning face, so of course I agreed.
Black Mirror Season 7 (Netflix) Premiere TV Show Review

2 weeks ago | avforums.com | Casimir Harlow |Mark Costello |Ian Collen |Cas Harlow

Black Mirror is back, and, as usual, it's quite the anthology event, with creator Charlie Brooker whipping up a half dozen new tales of warped sci-fi-infused despair, poignantly reflecting on society's current fads and fractures, and imbuing them into his darkly cautionary tales of sink-plug-circling doom.
Could GPMI become the new HDMI?

2 weeks ago | avforums.com | Ian Collen

The General Purpose Media Interface (GPMI) is the result of a project led by the Shenzhen International 8K Ultra HD Video Industry Collaboration Alliance that lists more than 100 member companies among its ranks, including TCL, Hisense, Huawei and Tencent (and thankfully prefers the shorter acronym/web address of SUCA).
Google Pixel 9a Smartphone Review

2 weeks ago | avforums.com | Chris Hall |David Phelan |Ian Collen

9 OUT OF 10 Google Pixel 9a Smartphone Review The Pixel 9a continues Google’s great affordable offering, with strong performance and a great camera experience. The larger screen gives a little more space, boosted with a larger battery, but the design has taken a step backwards.
Rega Brio Mk7 Integrated Amplifier Review

2 weeks ago | avforums.com | Ed Selley |Ian Collen

9 OUT OF 10 Rega Brio Mk7 Integrated Amplifier Review The Brio Mk7 takes the lessons learned in the Elex and Elicit and brings them down to under a grand. It's not the most powerful, sophisticated or flexible amplifier at the price... but it is the one likely to make you smile the most.
SVS launches 5000 R|Evolution Series subwoofers

2 weeks ago | avforums.com | Ian Collen |Martin Dew |Matthew Eisengruber

More evolution than R|Evolution? The two 5000 R|Evolution subs follow in the floor-pounding footsteps of the company’s 17-Ultra R|Evolution models that arrived in October last year, ushering in a “complete reimagining of subwoofer design”.
Samsung 2025 TV line-up: OLED, Neo QLED and more - all you need to know

2 weeks ago | avforums.com | Ian Collen

It’s been another solid year for Samsung, which still leads the way as the best-selling TV manufacturer in the world despite some increasingly tough competition. The S95 OLED series remains its flagship model, with the S95D picking up a 9/10 ‘Best Buy’ review last year – but it still didn’t quite make the cut for our Editor’s Choice Awards (echoing the S95C on both counts).
Kaleidescape launches entry-level Strato M movie player

3 weeks ago | avforums.com | Ian Collen |Martin Dew

Given the stature of the previous Strato models, with the Strato C and more recently the Strato V both picking up 10/10 reviews, there’s going to be no little intrigue in anything new being added to the US company’s portfolio – and it will certainly be interesting to see how the market reacts to the arrival of the Strato M. On the upside, it launches at half the price of the Strato V.