CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
If you want to turn your living room into a real home cinema, start by scattering Coke and crisps on the floor… then ask Santa for this lot
SONOS RAY
No self-respecting film fan should be marathoning 2022’s best flicks over the festive break using just their TV’s measly built-in speakers. At the very least they’re going to need a soundbar, and Sonos’s latest also happens to be its most affordable yet. To get the bad stuff out of the way, the Sonos Ray doesn’t have Dolby Atmos (though Dolby Digital is supported) or an HDMI port, forcing you to hook it up via optical. But everything that people love about Sonos, from sleek design and great sound to AirPlay 2 support and seamless wireless integration with an existing Sonos setup, is included in this smart bar.
£279 / sonos.com
STRESS FLIX DICE
You love films. You subscribe to about 30 streaming services and spend ‘movie night’ bickering about what to watch. This dice might help: each sideislabelledwith a different genre, anditdoublesas astressballifitall getsoutofhand.
£10 / thumbsup.com
LEGO T. REX BREAKOUT
Jurassic Park turns 30 next year, so now is a great time to treat one of that film’s fans to some dino-themed Lego. This is a highly displayable brick recreation of one of its most famous scenes, where we see the big beast for the first time.
£90 / lego.com
SAMSUNG FREESTYLE
Projectors can be intimidating things, but the oddly named Freestyle is anything but. It’s capable of projecting a 1080p image of up to 100in in size, effectively putting a cinema screen in your suitcase. Samsung has also kindly built in features like automatic keystone correction to help keep your picture sharp and straight on the wall. Not one for film fans who demand 4K, but for ease of use it’s king.
£699 / samsung.com
AMAZON FIRE TV CUBE (2022)
The third-gen Fire TV Cube is, shockingly, still cube-shaped, but this streaming box has never been more useful. Now wearing a fabric jacket, this model is slicker and more powerful, with an improved Alexa remote to boot.
£140 / amazon.co.uk
CITIZEN STAR WARS DUEL
It’s worth casting your eye over all of Citizen’s Star Wars collection, but if pushed we’d go for this one. A wristy tribute to arguably the most iconic fight scene in movie history, this stainless steel timepiece is finished with red and blue markers around the dial to represent Luke and Vader’s lightsabers, while the latter’s famous “I find your lack of faith disturbing” line is engraved on the back.
£229 / citizenwatch.co.uk
SPIDER-MAN SCORE (VINYL)
Long before the MCU came along, Sam Raimi’s Spi
