Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
The best TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (9th December)
December 9, 2015 | David FarnorFrom a live Minecraft session with YouTuber Stampy Cat to an examination of homosexuality in Britain’s black and Asian communities, BBC iPlayer’s December line-up is as diverse as ever. We review the best bits.
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Watch online: How did Amy and Judd create Trainwreck?
December 9, 2015 | David FarnorTrainwreck is out now on DVD and VOD – and we’ve got a behind-the-scenes video to celebrate.
The film, which is directed by Judd Apatow, marks the arrival on the big screen of comedian Amy Schumer, whose Inside Amy Schumer … Read More
The Force Is Strong With… Star Wars: Episode IV’s nostalgic influences
December 6, 2015 | Mark HarrisonWe take a look back at each episode in the Star Wars saga – and where you can watch them online.
If you move in or around geek circles, you may have heard Joseph Campbell referenced a lot when it … Read More
Spoiler Podcast Special: Jessica Jones (Episodes 6 to 11)
December 4, 2015 | David FarnorWoke up in a living room surrounded by whiskey, comic books and a lot of purple objects? Don’t worry. You’ve probably just spent the last 12 hours binge-watching Jessica Jones on Netflix, because Kilgrave made you do it.
Luckily, we’ve … Read More
Top 10 running gags from How I Met Your Mother
December 3, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAll nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother are now on Disney+ UK. To celebrate, we look at the best running jokes from the show. Warning: This article contains very mild spoilers for all nine seasons, with some broad … Read More
15 reasons why Elf is the greatest Christmas movie of modern times
December 1, 2015 | Simon KinnearEverybody has their Yuletide favourites, from It’s A Wonderful Life to Die Hard. Quite right; they’re classics. But few recent films have broken through to movie fans’ all-time Christmas playlist… with one notable exception.
In only 12 years since it … Read More
The Force is Strong with… Star Wars Episode III’s editing
November 28, 2015 | Mark HarrisonWe take a look back at each episode in the Star Wars saga – and where you can watch them online.
The best scene of the Star Wars prequels has no dialogue whatsoever. Just as it was in the original … Read More
Black Friday VOD Deals: From the new NOW TV Box to Amazon Fire TV
November 27, 2015 | David FarnorYes, Black Friday is here, the day when Brits rush to the shops to snap up bargains, as if they’re Americans who have just celebrated Thanksgiving. Not like the old Black Fridays, when thing weren’t so commercialised. Back then, we … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (25th November)
November 25, 2015 | David FarnorFrom a state-of-the-nation drama to roller derby, we review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer.
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The value of UK housing stock has risen £1.8 trillion in the last decade to be worth … Read More
12 things we like about Jessica Jones Episodes 1 to 5
November 24, 2015 | David FarnorIf you’ve been buried under a rock for the last week, you’ll be unaware that Jessica Jones has been released on Netflix – and that it’s awesome. If you are aware of both of these things, you’ve probably hoovered up … Read More