Netflix nabs Madre following SXSW premiere

Netflix has nabbed the streaming rights to horror film Madre, following its premiere at SXSW.

The film, which screened last night at the festival, is the second feature film from director Aaron Burns.

Working on visual effects for Grindhouse and … Read More

Superhero Sundays: JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014)

Delivers plenty of superhero fun, but its promising plot is derailed by the decision to focus on minor characters.Read More

VOD film review: The Ghost

Polanski’s low-key tale of politics and past secrets is an expertly gripping thriller.Read More

VOD film review: I.T.

This outdated thriller drags hacking back into the 1990s.Read More

The Interview is the most-watched movie on Google Play

This week saw Google Play turn five years old.

On 6th March 2012, the online giant went from search engine to its very own shop, selling moves, books, games, apps and TV shows directly to users – particularly, users … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Catfight

Anne Heche and Sandra Oh knock the proverbial seven bells out of each other in this brilliantly acerbic satire.Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (11th March 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 Amores Perros. … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (11th March 2017)

MUBI concludes its week dedicated to female directors in honour of International Women’s Day, but the focus remains on female talent with a look at one of Annete Bening’s best roles. And, with Anna Biller’s The Love Witch in cinemas, don’t miss the chance to catch up with her 2007 film, VIVA.

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

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Trailer: Jake Johnson wins it all in Joe Swanberg’s new film

Joe Swanberg is teaming up with Netflix again for a new film, Win It All.

The film, which stars Jake Johnson, marks a reunion between the indie film-making veteran and the streaming giant, following the premiere last year of Easy, … Read More

Shudder UK film review: Strange Behavior (1981)

A genuinely eccentric sort-of slasher, sort-of smalltown sci-fi from the early 80s.Read More