Netflix UK hits 1.5 million subscribers

Netflix now has 1.5 million subscribers in the UK.

The video on-demand service has stormed the market this year, starting with Kevin Spacey in a high-end remake of House of Cards and finishing with the final episodes of drugged-up drama … Read More

Ben Wheatley: A career retrospective

FrightFest continues in London today with the Variety Award being bestowed upon Billericay’s very own Ben Wheatley, director of A Field in England – the first British film to be simultaneously released on VOD, DVD, TV and in cinemas.

One … Read More

Competition: Win What Maisie Knew film poster and novel (CLOSED)

What Maisie Knew is out in cinemas and available to watch online on Curzon Home Cinema from Friday 23rd August. Based on Henry James’ classic novel, it’s a heartbreakingly honest tale of one girl growing up amid her parents’ divorce. … Read More

Up all night to get Chucky – a FrightFest VOD marathon

Call it fate. Call it luck. Call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason. Why else would you spend an entire evening watching each and every Chucky movie back-to-back with nothing but a Netflix account and a packet … Read More

My List: Netflix UK finally adds watchlist function

It’s not the most imaginative title, but My List has been something Netflix UK users have been dreaming of for months: a way to add things to a watchlist for future viewing. Now, it’s finally been added to the streaming … Read More

How right wing are the politics of The Dark Knight Rises?

Everything is political. J.R.R. Tolkien famously said that the Lord of the Rings books were a linguistic exercise, and that any attempt to view them as a political one was doomed to fail. These are stories where power is a … Read More

New on Netflix UK this week – Tuesday 20th August

A list of the films and TV shows that have been added to Netflix UK in the last week.

The Recruit The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Amour Hit & Run LOL August Transformers: Dark of the Moon The Hunters The … Read More

How to avoid Breaking Bad spoilers (by using our spoiler button)

As Breaking Bad enters its final stretch, fans are clamouring to find out what happens to Walter White, Jesse, Skyler and Hank. Except for one specific group of fans: the ones who aren’t up to date yet.

Halfway through Season … Read More

Why Netflix UK is better than Netflix US

Every time we talk to people about video on-demand, we always get told the same thing: “Netflix in the UK? It’s not the same asin the US…”

That’s true. In fact, it’s better. At least, it is when it comes … Read More

BFI on VOD: British Film Institute and Samsung team up for Smart TV app

The British Film Institute and Samsung have teamed up to launch a new Smart TV app.

The app, which is part of the BFI’s digital initiative, will feature footage from the BFI’s vast collection of archived content – offering … Read More