Netflix confirms it will not be at Cannes 2018

Netflix has confirmed that it will not be at Cannes 2018, after the festival refused to play the streaming giant’s films in competition at the event.

Netflix made a big splash as the French event last year, screening both Bong … Read More

VOD film review: Shin Godzilla

Bureaucracy is the real enemy in this uneven but entertaining Godzilla reboot, which swaps sheer terror for sharp satire.Read More

Netflix explores medicine’s End Game in new documentary short

Netflix’s is exploring the End Game of life itself in a new medical documentary.

The short film follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death, and dedicated to changing our thinking about both.

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Amazon appoints Albert Cheng co-head of TV amid team restructure

Amazon Studios has appointed Albert Change as the co-ahead of TV, as it completes its restructure in the wake of last year’s departures.

Former boss Roy Price and his deputy, Joe Lewis, were ousted from the online giant’s development arm, … Read More

9 reasons Zumbo’s Just Desserts will fill that Bake Off-shaped hole in your life

With The Great British Bake Off’s proper return still months away, Tuesday nights just don’t feel the same. There’s no Paul. There’s no Prue. There’s no Noel or Sandi playing about in the background. And there are no cakes, no … Read More

Netflix and kibble: Bingeing with pets is on the up

Ever since cat cafes first graced our high streets, animal love around the world has reached epic new heights, from special pet taxi services in Mumbai to sick leave for dogs in Italy, not to mention emotional support peacocks in … Read More

Netflix launches trailer for space race doc Mercury 13

Space. A small step for man, and an impossible step for women back in the 1950s. That’s the subject of Mercury 13, Netflix’s new original documentary, which blasts the sexist side of NASA you didn’t know about.

The documentary profiles … Read More

VOD film review: Cover Versions

Rashomon with rock music, this nifty indie thriller is a catchy ensemble piece.Read More

McMafia, Collateral and The Young Offenders deliver criminal February for iPlayer

BBC iPlayer enjoyed a criminally successful February, with McMafia, Collateral and The Young Offenders all stealing viewers’ attention.

Last month was iPlayer’s best February on record, with more than 285 million programmes watched by viewers, a 4 per cent year-on-year … Read More

VOD film review: The Disaster Artist

This hugely entertaining retelling of The Room is a funny, sweet, tragic ode to the magic of moviemaking.Read More