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Netflix UK stand-up comedy review: Reggie Watts: Spatial
December 10, 2016 | Nathanael SmithGleefully absurd and deceptively deep, Reggie Watts’ unique special picks apart stand-up and puts it back together again.Read More
Curzon Home Cinema heads to European Film Awards with exclusive live stream
December 10, 2016 | VOD NewsCurzon Home Cinema is heading to the European Film Awards this weekend, with an exclusive live stream of the awards.
Now in their 29th year, the awards are presented by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions and celebrate the … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (10th December)
December 10, 2016 | 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 For Those in … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (10th December)
December 10, 2016 | VOD NewsNot getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More
ITV launches ad-free ITV Hub+ subscription service
December 10, 2016 | VOD NewsJust over a year since its launch, ITV Hub is launching a new subscription service, ITV Hub+.
ITV Hub has grown since it replaced ITV Player and now has more than 17 million registered users, with half of all 16-24 … Read More
Flix Premiere now available on Roku
December 10, 2016 | VOD NewsFlix Premiere is now available on Roku streaming devices in the US and UK.
The streaming service, which was founded by serial entrepreneur Martin Warner, imitates cinemas by releasing its films for a limited window on their debut weekend. … Read More
VOD film review: Suicide Squad
December 9, 2016 | David FarnorUnfunny and unsurprising, this uneven antihero blockbuster is frustratingly all over the place.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 5, Episode 7 (Vigilante)
December 9, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
After the disappointments of the previous two seasons, the current run of Arrow has done a terrific job of getting back to basics and although it’s still relatively early days, Season 5 is on course to … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Captive
December 9, 2016 | David FarnorDocumentaries are in these days. Audiences seem to have awoken to the sheer diversity and story-telling thrills that they can provide, which, in turn, gives more chance for filmmakers to explore the format’s potential. A large part of that rise … Read More
Sand Storm: Israeli Oscar submission heads to Netflix
December 9, 2016 | VOD NewsIsrael’s submission for this year’s Foreign Language Oscar race is heading to Netflix.
Written and directed by Elite Zexer, Sand Storm comes with some strong credentials: the film premiered at Sundance this year, where it won the World Cinema Grand … Read More