BBC Three review: Five by Five shorts (5×5)

The centrepiece of BBC Three’s recent takeover by Idris Elba is undoubtedly the original drama anthology 5×5, which Elba produced for the strand. Scripted by new writers and starring a cast of up-and-coming actors, the series of short films each … Read More

UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 17

Meeting the parents takes a violent new twist in a highly entertaining episode of Supergirl.Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Into the Badlands Season 2, Episode 3 (Red Sun, Silver Moon)

Context (and a really cool sword) are served up by another strong episode of Into the Badlands’ second season.Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (8th April 2017)

Heard 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 Fear Eats the … Read More

Greg Peters to become Netflix Chief Product Officer

Greg Peters will become Netflix’s Chief Product Officer in July.

Peters, who has most recently led international development efforts from the Netflix office in Tokyo since 2015, will take over the role from Neil Hunt, who has led the product … Read More

Netflix to simulcast Korean series Man to Man

Netflix will simulcast new Korean series Man to Man this month, following a major agreement with South Korean broadcaster JTBC.

The show will premiere on Netflix on 21st April, at the same time as it airs in its home country … Read More

Prison Break primer: Your questions answered

In 2017, eight years after Prison Break ended, Fox launched a fifth season of the hit show that brought back all the familiar characters for a new adventure. With such a long time since the original series became one of … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (8th April 2017)

MUBI celebrates Tony Conrad, Frank Capra and Fassbinder this week, as its ever-eclectic mix paves the way for a typically idiosyncratic Easter offering.

Here’s what’s new, coming soon and leaving soon to the subscription streaming service:

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VOD film review: Aftermath

Schwarzenegger flexes his acting muscles in this downbeat study of grief and obsession.Read More

VOD film review: Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?

A nuanced, moving exploration of family, identity and cultural conflictsRead More