Netflix names Facebook alum as Communications Officer

Netflix has hired Facebook veteran Rachel Whetstone as its new Chief Communications Officer. Responsible for leading she joins Netflix from the social network, having previously led communications and policy at Uber and Google.

“Rachel is a proven communications leader and … Read More

YouTube now lets you see how much time you spend on YouTube

YouTube is now making it easier to see just how much time you spend YouTube.

How much of your life has been taken up by laughing at cat videos? YouTube is trying to help people monitor that in an effort … Read More

Facebook Watch launches in UK – but have you heard of it?

Facebook Watch is now available in the UK for the first time.

The social network’s video platform launched a year ago, but was only available in the US. Now, after tweaking and developing the platform, it’s rolling out worldwide to … Read More

Coen Brothers: Netflix “happy to accommodate” Buster Scruggs theatrical release

The Coen brothers say that Netflix was “happy to accommodate” a theatrical release for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

The Western anthologym which initially began life as a TV series for Netflix, features six tales about the American frontier … Read More

VOD film review: Inferno

This formulaic adaptation of Dan Brown’s fiery thriller is closer to a soggy BBQ on a damp Bank Holiday Monday.Read More

Shudder UK film review: Demons (1985)

Lamberto Bava’s postmodern pandemonium presents the potential of horror viewing itself to unleash the beast within. Read More

What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in September 2018?

The Deuce returns to Sky Atlantic this September, heading up a month of intrigue and alarm. The intrigue comes courtesy of Patrick Dempsey’s new thriller, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, and the arrival of Hulu’s time-travelling comedy, Future … Read More

What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in September 2018?

Amazon Prime Video’s movie partners come to the rescue this September, a month with little on the original TV front. With The Man in the High Castle and The Romanoffs, not arriving in October, September’s only new TV show is … Read More

Alfonso Cuaron on Roma: “It’s important to have Netflix”

Alfonso Cuaron has hailed Netflix as an “important” force in the modern film world.

The streaming service has been seen by many in the film industry as a controversial or dangerous, afraid that the VOD giant’s premiering films online … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Roma

One of the best films of 2018, Alfonso Cuaron’s personal love letter to the woman who raised him is an epic with a heart on its sleeve.Read More