VOD film review: Taken 2

Director: Olivier Megaton Cast: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen Certificate: 12A Watch online: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Google Play

It’s hard to tell what people expected from Taken 2. The first … Read More

VOD film review: To Rome with Love

Colourful in places.Read More

Infographic: How much does Vin Diesel weigh?

Vin Diesel. 110% muscle, 75% testosterone and 40% diesel, he’s the ultimate man’s man.

As he storms onto VOD and DVD this week with Fast & Furious 6 – and kills aliens on the big screen in Riddick, David Twohy’s … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Fast & Furious 6

The sheer silliness of the brilliantly-edited carnage makes this unlikely sequel a hugely entertaining ride.Read More

Bloomberg’s HANK: 5 Years From the Brink coming exclusively to Netflix

Bloomberg Businessweek isn’t a name you associate with cinema, but the company has announced that its new documentary film “HANK: Five Years From the Brink” will launch exclusively on Netflix on September 16th 2013. The film, co-produced by Bloomberg Businessweek … Read More

LOVEFiLM lands Emmy-nominated TV show Copper

Emmy-nominated TV series Copper will be available to stream on LOVEFiLM Instant from Friday 13th September.

Cineflix’s series, which is set in 1860s New York City during the last gasps of the Civil War, stars Tom Weston-Jones (of Spooks fame) as tough but … Read More

Watch: Iron Man 3 gag reel (Trevor’s accents – special features)

There’s a big spoiler with this, so turn around if you’ve not seen iron Man Three already – but if you have, this is definitely worth watching.

Trevor’s Accents is a clip from a deleted scene from Marvel’s Iron Man … Read More

Amazon Prime TV review: Vikings Season 1, Episode 5 (Raid)

First Trial, now Raid: the shorter Vikings’ episode titles are, the better the show seems to be. It continues its direct approach with Earl Haraldson assaulting Ragnar’s home: a swift, loud reaction to his acquittal for the death of Earl’s … Read More

Primer on Netflix UK: A live-tweet

One week ago, we celebrated the release of Upstream Colour in the UK by going back to watch Shane Carruth’s debut, time travel film Primer. This is what happened…

[View the story “What happened when we saw Primer: A live-tweet” … Read More

VOD film review: Tree of Life

Director: Terrence Malick Cast: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain Certificate: 12 Watch online: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

It’s a rare thing for a film to captivate an audience despite a … Read More