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4K UHD HIGHLIGHTS

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Words Amy Flower

DISCS OF THE MONTH

THE GOONIES It’s time to relive the Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus penned adventure like we’ve never seen it before, as a bunch of kids

TRAINING DAY Director Antoine

THE DEPARTED Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nabbing classic makes its way to 4K Ultra HD, as this star studded — Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone — Irish American mob tale unfolds looking better than ever. A new, native 4K remaster of the film features HDR10, while the

Fuqua’s relentless and riveting 24-hour slice of the life of two LAPD narcotics officers receives a whole lot of love in its trip onto the 4K Ultra HD format. We’re presented with a native 4K transfer that features HDR10

set out on a quest to find the treasure of a legendary pirate and save their homes from foreclosure. The 1985 cult marvel hits 4K Ultra HD with a native 4K transfer

soundtrack comes to us via DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. On-disc extras include nine additional scenes with intros from Scorsese himself, plus a selection

grading, which is accompanied by a throbbing new Dolby Atmos audio mix. A commentary features on the 4K disc, while a newly remastered standard Blu-ray that’s packed in also houses deleted scenes, a featurette, two music videos, and an alternate ending. Out April 10

that’s had the HDR10 treatment and comes with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. A bonus standard Blu-ray packs extras including a commentary, making of, deleted scenes, and a Cyndi Lauper music vid. Out April 10

of featurettes. Out April 24

BOARD GAME

Looking for 40 to 90 minutes of simple (but wacky) challenges to captivate up to eight players of all ages? Would you prefer it if those challenges involved mundane household objects? Would you be especially excited if you got to make a wager before said challenges were performed? Beat That! is your guy - a game which revolves around tokens, cards, and sorta-skills. PARTY TIME!

Y es, there are several more bits and pieces in the box (including ping pong balls, plastic cups, an egg timer, and chopsticks) but we promise that they don’t make the game any more complicated. The concept and details of Beat That! are super easy to grasp for the whole family, and that’s because its challenges - each described on a single card, which make up a deck - actually resemble the kinds of minute-long battles you’d have with your sibling in the back of the car on a long trip. You know, those dumb games you make

up when you’ve got nothing to entertain yourselves except a couple of random items that you found rolling around on the floor. These are trick shot challenges in the tradition of early Dude Perfect, and when you nail them, the sense of achievement - and accompanying celebrations - are as fulfilling as that perfect bottle flip. We’re talking tasks like table edge flip cup, ‘nothin’ but net’ flick shots (that’s where the chopsticks come in), last player to blink wins (blowing is allowed), object

stacking challenges, card flinging, ball bouncing, and more. Once the challenge is read aloud, players make their bets on how successful they think they’ll be at the challenge - and then, it’s on! ‘Battle Royale’ cards denote all players against one another, while other challenges require teaming up or duelling with one other player. If you’ve ever enjoyed chucking a sock into the laundry basket from the other side of the room, then Beat That! will scratch that competitive itch.

36 APRIL 2024

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