July 2020 Watchlist: 25 highlights and UK TV air dates for this month

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More

Hamilton: A beginner’s guide to the hit musical

This weekend marks the worldwide premiere of the filmed version of Hamilton on Disney+. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical has been a smash hit across the Atlantic and in London’s West End, introducing audiences to the story of the USA’s forgotten … Read More

Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020: 15 films to put on your watchlist

Today marks the launch of Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020, but not as we know it. With cinemas closed due to the coronavirus lockdown, the annual festival is going ahead virtually this June, before hosting a series of screenings in cinemas this … Read More

June 2020 Watchlist: 23 highlights and UK TV air dates for this month

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More

Black Lives Matter: 17 films to put on your watchlist

Black Lives Matter protests have taken place across the US and UK this week, after the tragic death of George Floyd. There are a host of causes you can donate to in support of Black Lives Matter, from the cause’s … Read More

Classic Doctor Who: The best of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Offering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More

We Are One: 10 shorts to stream during the film festival

The We Are One Global Film Festival promises a smorgasbord of cinematic treats for those movie fans who have been starved of their film – and film festival – fix during the coronavirus pandemic. The 10-day festival brings together films … Read More

HBO Max launches in US: Everything you need to know

For more on Warner Bros’ plan to release its 2021 movies on HBO Max, click here. For details on Wonder Woman 1984’s UK release, click here.

This week saw the launch of HBO Max in the USA. The new … Read More

The best modern romantic comedies

The romantic comedy is one of cinema’s most under-appreciated genres, with films dismissed as guilty pleasures or, worse, “chick flicks”. But the genre has continued to widen its perspectives and subvert tropes since its 1990s heyday, introducing homosexual stories, playful … Read More

The best classic romantic comedies

The romantic comedy is one of cinema’s most under-appreciated genres, with films dismissed as guilty pleasures or, worse, “chick flicks”. It doesn’t help that the genre can also be highly inconsistent, with movies of all quality levels released over the … Read More