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Blog posts, opinion pieces, news and features about video on-demand.
7 reasons why we are still watching Friends
January 1, 2018 | David FarnorHow do you get 2018 off to a good start? Watch a TV show from 24 years ago. That’s Netflix’s approach, anyway, as it rings in the new year with the addition of Friends. Yes, Friends, the one with the … Read More
Top comic book and superhero movies on Netflix UK
January 1, 2018 | David FarnorFollowing the release of Captain America: Civil War, we put on our cape and pick up our stack of graphic novels to round up the best comic book and superhero movies on Netflix UK.
Ant-Man
A funny but underwhelming … Read More
Top 17 TV shows of 2017
December 31, 2017 | David Farnor2017 has been a year that has seen the very meaning of the word “television” change, from the BBC’s shift towards box set releases to Twin Peaks’ unique, 18-hour return being crowned the best film of the year among David … Read More
What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in January 2018?
December 31, 2017 | David FarnorSky is pulling out all the stops for 2018, with its biggest original series to date: Britannia, a sweeping historical epic that has David Morrisey and Kelly Reilly in its cast and Game of Thrones firmly in its sights. Even … Read More
Top 25 films of 2017
December 31, 2017 | David Farnor2017 has been a fantastic year – well, for movie lovers, anyway. With Netflix and Amazon going head-to-head at the Oscars, MUBI, Shudder and Curzon providing digital platforms for arthouse and genre titles, and filmmakers such as Bong Joon-ho given … Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 30th December
December 30, 2017 | David FarnorAfter celebrating Christmas with one of cinema’s bleakest – and funniest – depictions of religion, MUBI prepares to ring in the new year with a look back at some of the earlier works of the best modern and upcoming filmmakers, … Read More
What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in January 2018?
December 29, 2017 | David FarnorAfter a somewhat tumultuous end to 2017, it’s perhaps no surprise that Amazon Prime Video isn’t off to the highest profile start in 2018 – its newly acquired Stana Katc thriller, Absentia, and Mozart in the Jungle Season 4 will … Read More
Trailer: Lovesick Season 3 lands on Netflix in January
December 29, 2017 | David Farnor“Finding love. It’s all disappointment and heartbreak and misery. Until it isn’t.” That’s the sound of romantic comedy Lovesick coming back to our screens in the new year.
Yes, Tom Edge’s romantic comedy, which first premiered on Channel 4 way … Read More
Netflix’s Bright left out almost 60 effects wizards from its credits
December 27, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix’s Bright has become one of this winter’s most high-profile movies, thanks to it being the first original blockbuster made by a streaming service – and thanks to its rather divisive reception, with some critics slating the film. (Read our … Read More
What’s on UK TV this Christmas? Your 2017 catch-up guide
December 24, 2017 | David FarnorChristmas is here – and so is the age-old battle for the remote control in the living room. Except that these days, Britain has put the strictly scheduled past behind them. Now, we use catch-up services to keep up-to-date with … Read More