TV review: The Strain Episode 1 (Night Zero)

Warning: This contains very minor spoilers.

Vampires are young, sexy and cool. Everyone knows this. Everyone except Guillermo del Toro. Thank goodness, then, that he is the one behind The Strain, the latest fanged creation to swoop onto our screens. … Read More

VOD film review: Only Lovers Left Alive

Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton ooze cool in Jim Jarmusch’s entrancing vampire stoner comedy-horror.Read More

Digital Theatre review: Ghosts

Richard Eyre’s direction makes sure Ibsen’s gripping drama is both spooky and haunting.

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Interview: Lenny Abrahamson (Frank)

How do you know if you’re any good at something? Who hasn’t asked themselves that? For those in creative industries, where their careers depend on the subjective opinion of others, it’s an even more pressing question. Frank, out now on … Read More

VOD film review: The Two Faces of January

Director: Hossein Amini Cast: Oscar Isaac, Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst Certificate: 15 Watch The Two Faces of January online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

There’s a … Read More

VOD film review: Contagion

Steven Soderbergh’s medical thriller is a gripping but harrowing watch.Read More

Short film review: BEAT (starring Ben Whishaw)

Got a little rhythm, a rhythm, a rhythm / That pit-a-pats through my brain / So darn persistant / The day isn’t distant / When it’ll drive me insane.

A man is lying down. He stares into the distance. He … Read More

Channel 4 to replace 4oD with digital platform All 4

Channel 4 is replacing 4Od with an all-in-one digital platform called All 4.

The new site, which was unveiled today by Chief Executive David Abraham in his keynote address to the IBC Conference in Amsterdam, will be a single destination … Read More

Apple TV review (UK): Time for an upgrade?

This week, Apple will take to the stage for its much-mooted 2014 event. Speculation is rife about what it will introduce for its new iterative models of the iPhone and iPad – but the question for us lies with their … Read More

VOD film review: A Thousand Times Good Night

Director: Erik Poppe Cast: Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-waldau, Lauryn Canny Certificate: 15 Watch A Thousand Times Good Night online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

“In his darkroom he is … Read More