The Weekly MUBI Digest | 13th January

After its run of feature debuts, MUBI brings us Jack Nicholson’s first work behind the camera this week, while also celebrating newer talent with the simultaneous online release of REY, currently in UK cinemas.

What’s new, coming soon and leaving … Read More

Blockbuster: Netflix’s first French film to debut this January

Blockbuster, Netflix’s first original French film, will debut this January – and the indie comedy is determined not to live up to its name.

The movie follows Jeremy and Lola, who decide to film their everyday life in the style … Read More

Taken Season 2 arrives on Amazon

“This man is wired to protect others…” That’s the sound of Bryan Mills making an impression on other people, with his very particular set of skills. Yes, the lead from Luc Besson’s Taken franchise is returning once again for Season … Read More

Mudbound makes history with cinematography nomination

Mudbound has made history this week with its DoP Rachel Morrison becoming the first woman to be nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers’ top prize.

Set in the post-WWII South, Netflix’s powerful period drama is based on Hillary Jordan’s … Read More

Peaky Blinders: BBC Two’s biggest drama of 2017

Peaky Blinders was BBC Two’s biggest drama of 2017, with millions tuning in live and watching on BBC iPlayer every week.

Created and written by Steven Knight, and produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two, … Read More

Altered Carbon gets a jaw-dropping new trailer

“Your body is not who you are,” warns the new trailer for Netflix’s Altered Carbon, as the sci-fi series prepares to boot up for its release next month.

The show is set in the distant future, where human consciousness can … Read More

Violet Evergarden joins Netflix UK anime line-up

Violet Evergarden is the latest series to join Netflix UK’s anime line-up, with new episodes arriving weekly.

Created back in 2015 by Kana Akatsuki and illustrator Akiko Takase, an anime was shortly given the green light. It follows Violet, who … Read More

Trailer: Alex Gibney heads to Netflix to tackle Dirty Money

“The con man is a fixture of American life.” That’s the sound of Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney turning his hand to the world of business and corruption for a new Netflix series, Dirty Money.

The investigative show provides an up-close … Read More

Sky VR Studio partners with Jaunt

Sky has inked a major new deal with Jaunt Inc., to be its global partner for producing and distributing VR content.

Jaunt’s XR Platform is a white label immersive content distribution solution that enables media companies, brands, content aggregators and … Read More

Netflix twice as popular as Amazon in UK

Netflix is twice as popular as Amazon Prime Video in the UK, new statistics reveal.

A report from ratings giant Barb has charted the growth of subscription VOD (SVOD) services across the country, working out the most used services and … Read More