VOD film review: Kon-Tiki

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg Cast: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen Certificate: 15 Watch Kon-Tiki online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk / Google Play

Polynesia. Balsa … Read More

Kids’ VOD service Hopster goes global

Hopster is going global. The children’s TV start-up, which offers VOD titles and educational games, first launched its app in 2013. Now, following a wave of new deals with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, Millimages, CAKE, and EarthTree Media, the service is … Read More

UK VOD TV recap: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 1

Warning: This contains spoilers. For a spoiler-free review of Episode 1, click here.

Game of Thrones has, in the past two seasons, dealt out more trauma to audiences than most other TV shows combined. How, then, can Season 5 top … Read More

VOD film review: Jauja

Viggo Mortensen is superb in this absorbing, hazy daydream of a Western.Read More

BBC to become “Internet first” broadcaster

The BBC aims to be an “Internet first” broadcaster, its technology chief has said.

The broadcaster has come under an increasing number of pressures in recent years, from those who believe the licence fee should be scrapped, or from subscription … Read More

Spoiler Alert: Everyone Is Dead Now (a Game of Thrones song)

Warning: Spoilers.

With Game of Thrones Season 5 returning on Monday 13th April, the question on everyone’s lips is who’s going to get it next?

After the Red Wedding in Season 3 and the Purple Wedding in Season 4, we’re … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 8 (To the Gates!)

Vikings found itself up the proverbial river last week, as it tried to introduce Paris and all its political tensions to us, while still dragging us back to England to follow the blood-thirsty Brits. The resulting mesh of villains we … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Dior and I

Director: Frédéric Tcheng Cast: Raf Simons Certificate: U Watch Dior and I online in the UK: Netflix UK / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / BFI Player / TalkTalk TV / Curzon Home Cinema / Google Play / iTunes/ Volta / Dogwoof … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 1 (spoiler-free)

Game of Thrones has, in the past two seasons, dealt out more trauma to audiences than most other TV shows combined. How, then, can Season 5 top what’s gone before? The answer, of course, is that it can’t, but the … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 9

Warning: This contains minor spoilers.

If the first half of Outlander Season 1 was a celebration of a woman’s independent identity, it concluded with a bit of a dilemma: the rescuing of Claire from the clutches of Black Jack Randall. … Read More