Australian T3 - May 2018

SPY

An impossibly good comedy cast led by

Melissa McCarthy (though Jason Statham

steals every scene he’s within 100 feet of)

makes this story of a humble CIA analyst

forced to go into the field one of the best

comedies of the last few years. It’s silly,

smart and unrepeatable in equal measure.

ARRIVAL

A brilliant sci-fi slow-burner, Arrival is all

about a world trying to communicate with

alien ships that appear above the planet. It

turns from linguistic mystery to grand sci-fi

themes, and is totally gripping throughout.

BLADE RUNNER 2049

he original is also in 4K (and looks great),

but this is a next-level visual masterpiece

that plays with colour and light in a way

only HDR does justice to. here is no better

way to show off your amazing home theatre

setup, especially if you have a great speaker

system – the soundscape is equally dramatic

and encompassing.

UGLY DELICIOUS

Explore the surprising history of your

favourite foods, and look at how they’re

adapted around the world, watching it all

in stomach-rumbling 4K detail.

GET OUT

his horror-thriller thoroughly deserved its

Oscar, and maybe should have picked up

more. When a young black guy visits his

white girlfriend’s family for the first time,

it’s clear that things are a little off. And then

things are a lot off. It’s brilliantly written,

and plays with your expectations expertly.

LIFE OF PI

Ang Lee’s semi-surreal survival story was

famed for its 3D (and being a stunning film)

upon its release in 2012, but it also transfers

perfectly to 4K and HDR, adding lush colour

and nerve-wracking realism to the tale of a

man trapped in a lifeboat with a tiger.

ALTERED CARBON

Netflix goes for its own Blade Runner feel in

this neon-soaked cyberpunk world where

people’s minds can be transferred to a new

body after death. A stark and eye-popping

sci-fi that explores identity, sexuality and

the exploitation of the human body.

PACIFI C RIM

If you want to show off the scale of your

giant 4K screen, you need Pacific Rim. he

night-time battles between monster and

mech look even better in HDR, and you get

to appreciate the sheer amount of style

Guillermo del Toro put into every frame.

4K-ing out

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