What’s coming soon to BritBox UK in June 2022?

June marks a summer of British films for BritBox, beginning with new docuseries Reel Britannia, which chronicles British cinema decade-by-decade, and followed by hits such as Billy Liar, Poor Cow and A Single Man. And, if its jubilee line-up of … Read More

What’s coming soon to Shudder UK in June 2022?

Shudder continues to serve up chilling horror to keep those summer nights nightmarishly cool – and top of the bill this month is the jaw-dropping animation Mad God from Phil Tippett.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Shudder UK in June … Read More

What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in June 2022?

Hacks Season 2 arrives on UK screens much quicker than the first, with Amazon bringing the show back this June, along with another big hitter: The Boys. That, coupled with a slice of Spidey action and the accent-slinging action of … Read More

Channel 4 to air Grenfell play this June

Channel 4 will air the not-for-profit play Grenfell: Value Engineering – Scenes From The Inquiry.

The play, which ran on stage last year at The Tabernacle (where it was also filmed) and Birmingham Rep, is a dramatisation of verbatim excerpts … Read More

VOD film review: Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

This wonderfully silly meta-cartoon comeback lies somewhere between Jump Street and Zootropolis.Read More

MUBI Weekly Digest | 28th May 2022

MUBI’s Cannes takeover reaches a moving climax this week with Pedro Almodovar’s Julieta, nominated for the Palme d’Or in 2016. For MUBI Go subscribers, a free cinema ticket is available (in participating UK cinemas) for Between Two Worlds.

In the … Read More

Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu return to Channel 4 for summer of The Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast is officially coming back to Channel 4 – again.

The broadcaster revived its seminal morning entertainment showlast year, as part of its Black to Front initiative to improve Black representation on and off screen. At its heart … Read More

Watch: Trailer for Netflix’s Man vs Bee

“There was this bee…” That’s the sound of Rowan Atkinson dialling up his physical slapstick to 11 for a new Netflix comedy, Man vs Bee.

Playing out like a winged answer to 1997’s Mouse Hunt, the series follows Trevor, who … Read More

The 90s On Netflix: The Swan Princess (1994)

This off-Disney fantasy romance has the wind on its side, but rarely takes flight.Read More

Jodie Foster to star in True Detective Season 4

Jodie Foster will take the lead role in True Detective Season 4.

The HBO franchise has been a stop-start affair since its debut in 2014, when Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson turned Nic Pizzolatto’s dark detective drama into a smash … Read More

Trailer: Andor set for August Disney+ debut

“They’re so proud of themselves. So fat and satisfied.” That’s the sound of a rebellion forming in new Disney+ series Andor – and a new trailer gives us a first look at the Star Wars prequel.

The show takes place … Read More

BBC unveils digital-first plan

The BBC has unveiled its plans to deliver a “digital-first BBC”, as it remains forced to slash costs dramatically, cutting jobs and closing BBC Four and CBBC.

The corporation is under increasing financial pressure from the government. The licence fee … Read More

Trailer: Brassic returns for Season 4

Brassic returns to Sky Max once again this year, and a new trailer gives us a look at Season 4.

Created by Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst and taking its title from being “broke, penniless, without means, boracic lint – … Read More

First look UK TV review: The Flight Attendant Season 2

Kaley Cuoco grounds the second season of this impossibly tense and darkly entertaining thriller.Read More