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Netflix adds Chasing Coral and Fun Mom Dinner to Sundance shopping basket
January 23, 2017 | David Farnor
Netflix’s supermarket sweep at this year’s Sundance Film Festival isn’t over yet, as the streaming giant adds two more indies to its shopping basket.
Over the weekend, the site snapped up the worldwide rights to Chasing Coral, a film about … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Captain Fantastic
January 23, 2017 | Simon Kinnear
This whimsical indie drama is more nuanced than its Little Miss Sunshine stylings might suggest.Read More
What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in January / February 2017?
January 23, 2017 | David Farnor
January. A month for catching up on 2016’s best and keeping up-to-date with 2017’s new entertainment. If you’re clearing your watchlist ready for the year ahead, the end of a month is a great time, as you re-order your binge-viewing … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 4, Episode 3 (The Final Problem)
January 22, 2017 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains minor spoilers. Already seen the episode? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoilery notes.
“For God’s sake, this is not one of your idiot cases!” snaps Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss) at John Watson (Martin Freeman) in … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Visit
January 22, 2017 | David Farnor
M. Night Shyamalan’s simple but effective return to form is a hoot.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Frontier Season 1
January 22, 2017 | David Farnor
After a shaky start, this grisly historical drama ultimately lives up to its ambition.Read More
Sundance: Amazon snaps up The Big Sick in double-digit deal
January 22, 2017 | David Farnor
Amazon has snapped up The Big Sick in one of Sundance Film Festival’s biggest ever deals.
The online giant, which made a splash at Sundance last year with the acquisition of Oscar favourite Manchester by the Sea, is back in … Read More
Witless Season 2 arrives on Wednesday
January 22, 2017 | David Farnor
Witless returns for Season 2 this Wednesday, as Leanne and Rhona go on the run again.
The BBC Three comedy follows Leanne (Kerry Howard – Him & Her) and Rhona (Zoe Boyle – Downton Abbey), two ordinary flatmates whose lives … Read More
Unbreakable: M. Night Shyamalan and belief in the extraordinary
January 21, 2017 | David Farnor
Shyamalan’s masterpiece is an ambitious, earnest call to believe in the extraordinary.Read More
VOD film review: Ben-Hur (2016)
January 21, 2017 | Mike Williams
This unnecessary remake struggles to convince.Read More
