VOD film review: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Brad Bird’s live-action cartoon makes for a thrilling spy sequel.Read More

VOD film review: Saving Santa

Some rescuing still required.Read More

VOD film review: Monsters

Emotional more than visceral, Monsters is a moving sci-fi with a down-to-earth heart.Read More

VOD film review: The Hangover Part III

All this banal third outing manages is to be slightly less offensive than the last one.Read More

VOD film review: Caesar Must Die

This prison-set documentary is an inspiring demonstration of the transformative power of theatre.Read More

Amazon Prime Video film review: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson Cast: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris Certificate: 18 Watch A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

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VOD film review: Wadjda

The fact that this rebellious and ambitious coming-of-age tale of exists is inspiring. That it’s fantastic to boot makes it a joy.Read More

Top indie films on Netflix UK

This year saw the launch of the BFI Player, a platform devoted to expanding the range of on-demand programming in the UK and supporting British and independent films. But while the major commercial VOD platforms arguably have more focus on … Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 8 (A Red Wheelbarrow)

What happened in this week’s episode of Homeland? We really couldn’t tell you. Is there a mole in the CIA? Haven’t a clue. Is Saul’s beard still awesome? Yes, it is.

It’s business as usual, then, for this most absurd … Read More

VOD TV review: The Day of the Doctor

It’s better to fail at doing the right thing than to succeed at doing the wrong thing.

That’s the sentiment The Day of the Doctor seems to arrive at. After 50 years, the anniversary special finds the programme rediscovering The … Read More