VOD film review: Journey 2 The Mysterious Island

Jokes, Jules Verne and Michael Caine riding a giant bee. What more could you want? Read More

Amazon Prime TV review: Ripper Street Season 3 (Episode 1 and 2)

Ripper Street Season 3 begins on BBC One on Friday 31st July 2015. The whole of Season 3 is available to watch uncut on Amazon Prime Instant Video. This review contains very mild spoilers.

“It is a battle that has … Read More

VOD film review: Being Nice

Director: Andrew Blackburn Cast: Jessica Francis, Alex Warren, Jackie Howe Certificate: TBC Watch Being Nice online in the UK: VHX

Mumblecore goes British in Being Nice, a cute drama about a 20-something finding her way in life.

Jen is … Read More

Top 10 TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer (Thursday 13th November)

The Fall

Season 2 of The Fall starts tonight, with Gillian Anderson reprising her role as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, who’s continuing her increasingly desperate hunt for the serial murderer Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan). But if you missed BBC Two’s … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain (Season 1, Episode 9)

How do you follow a claustrophobic hour of tense TV? Expand outwards – and risk undoing all of that suspense. Episode 9 does just that – and, sure enough, the excitement wriggles away like a weird vampiric worm offered a … Read More

Vimeo On Demand webseries review: High Maintenance (Season 2)

Breathe a relaxed sigh: High Maintenance has returned for a second season. The webseries follows a pot dealer on his rounds in Brooklyn. A comedy about weed? It might sound like a dumb stoner show, but cast aside your low … Read More

The future of online advertising? Channel 4 launches first programmatic VOD ads in battle with YouTube

Channel 4 will offer Europe’s first programmatic VOD ads next year.

The announcement, made at Channel 4’s Upfront 2015 event, sees the broadcaster make its first big step into the UK VOD advertising landscape, offering advertisers a digital marketplace to … Read More

VOD TV review: The Leftovers Episode 9 (The Garveys At Their Best)

On 14th October, 2 per cent of humanity disappeared. Why? Viewers tuning into Damon Lindelof’s series The Leftovers in the hope of finding out will be disappointed. Because it’s not about that. The mystery of the series isn’t the cause … Read More

VOD film review: The Case Against 8

Directors: Ben Cotner, Ryan White Cast: Jeffrey Zarrillo, Paul Katami, Kris Perry, Sandy Stier Watch The Case Against 8 online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

In 2008, California legalised … Read More

VOD film review: Hall Pass

This unfunny comedy tries to paper over any inconsistencies with toilet humour.Read More