Netflix UK film review: Dovlatov

Netflix’s slow period Russian drama is a compelling portrait of a writer struggling for freedom and recognition.Read More

Interview: Tinge Krishnan talks Been So Long, bringing a stage musical to the screen and Netflix

It’s not everyday you see a brand new musical released on Netflix, let alone one set in modern day London. Starring Michaela Coel and Arinzé Kene, Been So Long is a vibrant, romantic, charmingly sincere piece (read our review here). … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Shirkers

This dazzlingly personal meta-documentary is a cult classic literally in the making.Read More

Interview: Sandi Tan talks Shirkers, rediscovering her voice and Netflix

In 1992, 20-year-old Sandi Tan went out with two friends (Jasmine Ng and Sophie Siddique) to make Singapore’s greatest cult classic. The movie, which they shot on 16mm, never saw the light of day. Why? Because their enigmatic American collaborator, … Read More

VOD film review: Been So Long

Michaela Coel shines in this likeable, open-hearted musical set in modern day London.Read More

Snowpiercer: A chilling dystopian satire

Bong Joon-ho’s dazzling and daft dystopian satire is chillingly relevant, even years after its release.Read More

LFF 2018 film reviews: Yours in Sisterhood, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, If Beale Street Could Talk, Only You, Stan & Ollie, Benjamin, Shadow, Joy

From Netflix’s Outlaw King, Roma and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to Amazon’s Life Itself and Suspiria, the big VOD players are all rolling into town for the London Film Festival this October. We head to Leicester Square to round … Read More

Interview: Matteo Garrone talks Dogman, Gomorrah and going digital

This weekend sees the release of Dogman, the new film from Matteo Garrone, the director of Gomorrah (read our reiew here). Part crime drama and part Western, the gripping psychological thriller features a Cannes award-winning performance from Marcello Fonte as … Read More

Catch up TV review: Butterfly, Happy Together, Celebrity Hunted, Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

LFF 2018 film reviews: Museum, Capernaum, Birds of Passage, The Fight

From Netflix’s Outlaw King, Roma and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to Amazon’s Life Itself and Suspiria, the big VOD players are all rolling into town for the London Film Festival this October. We head to Leicester Square to round … Read More