“We’re making this like a film”: Peter Morgan and Stephen Daldry on how Netflix’s The Crown was made

“We’re making this like films,” says writer Peter Morgan of The Crown. Netflix’s royal drama is certainly not your average TV show (read our review here): with a reported budget of £100 million, it’s one of the most expensive series … Read More

UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2, Episode 1 (Out of Time)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

The superhero shows in the Arrow-verse (Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and now Supergirl) have often been distinguished by their willingness and their ability to course-correct when something isn’t working. The Season 1 finale of … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (5th November)

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 Bullet Boy, Saul … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (5th November)

Not 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

BBC Three TV review: Class Episode 4 (Co-Owner Of A Lonely Heart)

This is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for spoilers. Not caught up with Class? Check out our reviews of the show so far here.

“Ruthless alien warlord seeks nice but troubled girl and wretched planet for ultimate … Read More

VOD film review: Capote

Philip Seymour Hoffman quietly dazzles in this slow, thoughtful drama.Read More

VOD film review: Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Directors: Louis Black, Karen Bernstein Cast: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke Certificate: 15 Watch Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play

A couple of years back, … Read More

VOD film review: Rupture

Director: Steven Shainberg Cast: Noomi Rapace, Peter Stormare, Kerry Bishe, Michael Chiklis Certificate: 15 Watch Rupture online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google … Read More

VOD film review: The Darkest Universe

This compassionately bitter drama of grief and grappling with existence is warped, witty and worryingly funny. Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Ivory Game

Directors: Richard Ladkani, Kief Davidson Watch The Ivory Game online in the UK: Netflix UK

An elephant is killed every 15 minutes. It sounds senseless, but that’s the shocking truth of the ivory trade in the modern world. It has … Read More