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What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in January / February 2017?
January 23, 2017 | VOD News
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
VOD 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 | VOD News
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 | VOD News
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
UK TV Review: Sneaky Pete Season 1 (Episode 5 to 10 – spoilers)
January 21, 2017 | Ian Winterton
With characters that are great company and a story that zips along, the strong finish to Sneaky Pete’s first season leaves you wanting more.
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This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (21st January 2017)
January 21, 2017 | VOD News
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 Face. Antonia … Read More
