The Weekly MUBI Digest | 11th November

MUBI turns up the Heat this weekend, as Michael Mann’s classic crime drama arrives on the streaming service. Things are already pretty hot, though, as MUBI’s partnership with Nicolas Winding Refn has gifted us two restored classics, including low-budget exploitation … Read More

Netflix announces new Korean thriller Forgotten

Mystery thriller Forgotten will be Netflix’s latest Korean original film.

Written and directed by Director Hang-Jun Chang, the mystery film is written and directed by Director Hang-Jun Chang, who is considered one of the best storytellers in Korea.

Chang … Read More

Bright: Netflix releases poster for fantasy blockbuster

Netflix’s first big blockbuster, Bright, arrives this Christmas, and the streaming giant is throwing all its weight behind it, unveiling a new poster to go with its multiple trailers.

Will Smith and Joel Edgerton star in David Ayer’s fantasy epic, … Read More

New trailer for Netflix’s Dark counts down the seconds

Tick. Tock. Time is counting down to the release of Netflix’s new original series, Dark, and the new trailer makes you feel every second that passes until it arrives.

The show, which is the first Netflix German original series, is … Read More

BBC considering paid subscription service for archive streaming

The BBC is considering plans to launch a paid subscription streaming service featuring old shows from its archives.

The corporation is currently facing the squeeze, as it fights growing competition for viewers’ attention from Netflix and Amazon, but also finds … Read More

Jon Bernthal hopes The Punisher will spark a debate

Jon Bernthal has said that he hopes The Punisher will spark a debate about gun violence in the USA when it launches later this month.

Marvel’s Netflix series was reportedly set to be released in October, but was delayed, after … Read More

1 in 3 UK households subscribe to a VOD service

One in three UK households now subscribe to one or more SVoD services, according to new research, as streaming continues to become more and more mainstream.

According to the research – Digital Content Business Models: OTT & Operator Strategies 2017-2022 … Read More

Trailer: Award-winning thriller Chameleon gets UK release

The award-winning Chilean thriller Chameleon will be available to watch online in the UK this November, as the film arrives on digital platforms.

Directed by Chilean director Jorge Riquelme Serrano and shot in only four days, the film offers an … Read More

Acquitted Season 2 arrives on Walter Presents

Season 2 of Acquitted is arriving on Walter Presents this November, as a chilling unsolved case continues to haunt one man, 20 years on.

The gripping thriller, which takes place in the devastatingly beautiful Norwegian Fjords, sees successful business man … Read More

Christopher Nolan wrote to Netflix to apologise for “mindless” criticism

Christopher Nolan has revealed that he wrote to Netflix to apologise for his criticism of the streaming service’s movie strategy as “mindless”.

The Dunkirk director is famed for his stance as one of cinema’s last defenders, standing up against the … Read More