Arabian Nights to hit MUBI in May following April cinema release

Arabian Nights will be released exclusively on MUBI this May, following an April cinema release.

Miguel Gomes’ epic, which was a hit at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, was snapped up for UK distribution by MUBI and New Wave Films … Read More

GoPro partners with Periscope for live streaming

GoPro has teamed up with Periscope to enable live streaming directly from their cameras.

Periscope, which was acquired by Twitter almost exactly a year ago, has enjoyed rapid growth in the last 12 months, as the live-streaming platform hit 10 … Read More

VOD film review: The Martian

A thrilling, funny blockbuster that celebrates intelligence over explosions. Read More

A first-timer’s guide to The X-Files (or, the 21 best episodes to watch)

“What do you mean, you haven’t seen The X-Files?” That’s what everyone I know has been saying to me since Fox announced it was bringing back its sci-fi series for a limited six-episode run. The shock would continue for several … Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (26th January 2016)

We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to skip to our review of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur

There’s nothing like David Attenborough standing in … Read More

Why Fox’s Lucifer isn’t the new Constantine

FOX’s new TV series, Lucifer, premieres this week. It joins a long line of comic book adaptations for the small screen – but this isn’t like the ones you’ve seen on Netflix or The CW. The main character of Lucifer? … Read More

Why you should be watching Just Add Magic on Amazon Prime Video

A charming treat that young adults and old adults can savour.Read More

VOD film review: Legend

Tom Hardy is excellent twice over in this otherwise unconvincing biopic of the Krays.Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Black Sails Season 3, Episode 1

“This crew has sacrificed a lot of blood to make your name what it is. It doesn’t belong to you.”

Black Sails is back and, after a barn-storming second season (they have barns at sea, right?), the pirate series is … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Black Sails, Season 2

“What’s the target, Captain?”

The strength of Black Sails has always been its complexity. Rather than settle for being a Pirates of the Caribbean knock-off, it strives to plunder waters with more depth. And so, Season 1 gave us … Read More