Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
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 | VOD NewsYes, 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 | VOD NewsFrom a state-of-the-nation drama to roller derby, we review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer.
TV Capital
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
The Force Is Strong with… Star Wars: Episode II’s Digital Effects
November 22, 2015 | David FarnorWe take a look back at each episode in the Star Wars saga – and where you can watch them online.
Towards the end of Attack of the Clones, a pillar is pushed over so that it will fall on … Read More
Spoiler Podcast Special: Jessica Jones (Episodes 1 to 5)
November 20, 2015 | VOD NewsWoke 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
Episode 4 of PODzilla: Jessica Jones vs The Man in the High Castle (feat. an interview with Rufus Sewell)
November 19, 2015 | VOD NewsNovember is here and that means one thing. Well, two things: Jessica Jones (our review here) and The Man in the High Castle (our review here). Yes, Amazon and Netflix are going head-to-head, as they both release their new original … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (18th November)
November 18, 2015 | David FarnorFrom Frank Skinner sharing a bed with Lee Mack to a series of live plays from a disused TV studio, we review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer:
TV On Stage: Live from Television Centre … Read More
The Force is Strong with… Star Wars: Episode 1’s music
November 13, 2015 | David FarnorWe take a look back at each episode in the Star Wars saga – and where you can watch them online.
Ok, let’s get this out of the way. Star Wars: Episode I is not bad. There. We said it. … Read More