Bardo: Netflix orders first Chinese-language original series

Netflix has ordered its first Chinese-language original series.

Bardo (擺渡身), which hails from Taiwan, is an eight-episode jailbreak thriller with a karmic dimension.

It follows the journey of Ah Quan, a good man who has descended into crime and … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (5th August 2017)

This week, MUBI takes us on holiday to South America, where it dives into the vibrant, surprising and unique cinema of Argentina. A new wave of Argentine film has brought a number of impressive independent filmmakers to our screens, while … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Williams

This documentary about the Williams F1 team blends family history with a straightforward account of Frank Williams’ career.Read More

Walter Presents TV review: Dead Beautiful

Complex, grisly and suspenseful, this crime-drama is dark, compelling and utterly French.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later

This gleeful, freewheeling silliness and unabashed fun is exactly what we need. Read More

VOD film review: Land of Mine

Director Martin Zandvliet combines gripping tension and powerful emotion in this accomplished war thriller.Read More

VOD film review: The Ghoul (2017)

This bleak, disorienting psychological horror is an atmospheric debut from a filmmaker to watch.Read More

Box Set Britain: 8 in 10 admit to binge-viewing

It’s official: Britain has become a nation of telly addicts, as research from Ofcom shows just how normal binge-viewing has become.

40 million of us now watch episodes back-to-back, according to Ofcom, prompting it to dub the country “Box Set … Read More

You may soon be able to control BBC iPlayer with your voice

You may soon be able to control BBC iPlayer with your voice, judging by new tests undertaken by the BBC.

The Beeb has worked with Microsoft to build an experimental version of the catch-up service that uses artificial intelligence … Read More

Amazon to step up original content spend

Amazon will step up its original content spend again this year, as it races with Netflix to produce the next big thing.

Amazon’s latest report for its second quarter shows the online giant’s net sales grew 25 per cent year-on-year … Read More