The Weekly MUBI Digest | 2nd December

As December begins, MUBI unwraps a diverse stocking of cinematic treats, from the big to the small. They don’t come much bigger than Sergio Leone’s gangster epic, One Upon a Time in America, or much smaller than the directorial debut … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Fighting

Channing Tatum delivers a breakout performance in this hard-hitting sports drama.Read More

Trailer: Netflix’s Dirk Gently will return in January

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency will return fo Season 2 in January, Netflix has confirmed.

The adaptation of Douglas Adams’ comic novels, which is co-produced by Netflix and BBC America, brings to life the unexpected world of the hyper, absurd, eponymous detective (played by Samuel Barnett), with Elijah Wood playing Dirk’s reluctant sidekick, Todd. Written and exec produced by Max Landis, the series first premiered at the end of last year.

“The result isn’t the Dirk Gently fans will know – far from it,” we wrote in our review of the opening episodes. “But as the programme repeatedly throws ideas at the screen, from energy vampires to lost pets, that non-stop energy slowly begins to form a whole from its uneven fragments that, while all over the place, not as funny as you might like and barely logical, is strangely entertaining. Maybe it is a bit like Douglas Adams after all.”

Netflix announced this weekend that Dirk Gently Season 2 will be released on 5th January – not a surprise, given the streaming giant’s stuffed December schedule, including Dark, Black Mirror Season 4, The Crown Season 2 and Bright.

Here’s the trailer unveiling the release date and giving us a glimpse of the show’s sophomore run:

Prepare to be clueless. @ElijahWood and @MrSamuelBarnett return for Season 2 of #DirkGently's Holistic Detective Agency, coming 5th January. pic.twitter.com/mtp4pZzAsZ

— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) December 1, 2017

Tyler Labine to play Sherlock in Dirk Gently Season 2

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Tyler Labine has signed on to play Sherlock Hobbs in Season 2 of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
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VOD film review: Happy End

Michael Haneke revisits all his familiar themes in this darkly satirical, Calais-set drama about a dysfunctional bourgeois family. Read More

Netflix UK TV Review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 7

Riverdale cuts loose with a playful, non-linear episode that recalls 1990s indie movies Pulp Fiction and Go. Read More

The 90s on Netflix: Men in Black (1997)

In their first, best outing, Messrs Smith and Jones make one of the great sci-fi comedies.Read More

BBC launches new VR spacewalk experience

The BBC is getting in on the virtual reality game, with the launch of a new VR spacewalk experience.

Produced by the BBC and VR production studio REWIND, Home – A VR Spacewalk is an interactive experience that blasts off … Read More

VOD film review: Most Beautiful Island

Spanish actor-turned-filmmaker Ana Asensio writes, directs and stars in this creepy suspense thriller about the immigrant experience.Read More

VOD film review: In Bruges

Martin McDonagh’s darkly funny crime thriller is warped entertainment of the highest order. Read More

UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 3, Episode 7

Warning: This contains spoilers for Episode 7. Not seen Episode 6? Read our spoiler-free review of Season 3’s opening episode.

“You’re actually gonna get away with this,” sighs FBI agent Dom, as she looks at her evidence board listing all … Read More