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VOD film review: Prevenge
June 4, 2017 | David FarnorAlice Lowe’s darkly comic horror is a masterpiece of maternal nightmares.Read More
“They really care about cinema”: Matt Ruskin talks Amazon, Crown Heights and Jeff Sessions
June 4, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsCrown Heights was one of the most buzzed-about films to get picked up by Amazon at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s hardly surprising, given the horrific case of real-life injustice at the centre of its story. Colin Warner (played … Read More
Orphan Black Season 5 to premiere on Netflix UK this June
June 4, 2017 | VOD NewsOrphan Black Season 5 will premiere on Netflix UK this June – and the show’s final season is stepping up the stakes.
“From the very start, they hunted us, used us, controlled us… now, we fight to control our bodies, … Read More
VOD film review: The One I Love
June 3, 2017 | David FarnorThis smart, witty, disturbing drama is a razor-sharp dissection of romance both old and new. Read More
Sundance London 2017 Reviews: Bushwick, Wilson, Walking Out, Beatriz at Dinner, A Ghost Story
June 3, 2017 | David FarnorAfter Netflix’s Tallulah opened last year’s Sundance London, the festival is back for its UK edition once again this summer, and Netflix and Amazon Studios are once again key players.
Both dominated the Utah festival at the start of … Read More
What’s coming soon to Shudder UK in June 2017?
June 3, 2017 | VOD NewsJune marks a scarily big month for Shudder, as the AMC-backed subscription horror platform launches its first ever Shudder Original – a new film from Room 237 director Rodney Ascher. It marks the start of a new slate of five … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (3rd June 2017)
June 3, 2017 | VOD NewsHeard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.
Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s The Host. … Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 10, Episode 8 (The Lie Of The Land)
June 3, 2017 | Mark Harrison“However bad a situation is, if people think that’s how it’s always been, they’ll put up with it.” Whether by design or not, 21st century Doctor Who has a knack for delivering its most pointed political satire in the run-up … Read More
VOD film review: Hacksaw Ridge
June 3, 2017 | David FarnorAndrew Garfield delivers a heartfelt, moving performance in a war film that has the courage of its convictions.Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (3rd June 2017)
June 3, 2017 | VOD NewsMUBI’s season devoted to film noir draws to an iconic climax this week, with Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, before the site embarks on an insightful retrospective of Ingmar Begman’s career and premiers its latest exclusive Special Discovery.
In the meantime, … Read More