Amazon UK TV review: Transparent Season 3 (spoilers)

Warning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free review of Transparent Season 3, click here.

“I too have transitioned!” cries Shelly in Transparent Season 3, in one of the show’s most deliciously awkward dinner scenes. “I’m a brand!” Judith Light’s ex-wife … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (15th October)

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 Las Acacias. Mark … Read More

LFF 2016 reviews: Ethel & Ernest, Snowden, A Quiet Passion

From Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s originals to MUBI’s Cannes acquisitions and Dogwoof’s live-streaming premiere of Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold, the 2016 London Film Festival is embracing VOD like never before. We head to Leicester Square to check out … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (15th October 2016)

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

VOD film review: Lawless

Brutal violence and brilliant performances make for a compelling gangster flick with above-average knitwear.Read More

Scream TV series renewed for Season 3

MTV has officially renewed Scream the TV series for a third season.

The show, which is based on Wed Craven’s iconic horror franchise from the 1990s, was promptly renewed for a second season, but its future beyond that was uncertain. … Read More

LFF 2016 reviews: Chi-Raq, Lady Macbeth, Queen of Katwe

From Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s originals to MUBI’s Cannes acquisitions and Dogwoof’s live-streaming premiere of Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold, the 2016 London Film Festival is embracing VOD like never before. We head to Leicester Square to check out … Read More

Westworld premiere draws record-breaking UK audience

The premiere of Westworld broke ratings records last week. The first episode HBO’s sci-fi drama, which aired on Tuesday 4th October, drew a consolidated audience of 1.84 million, the largest ever audience for a brand new series in the history … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Mascots

Christopher Guest’s latest mockumentary finds some warm humour in a sports mascot competition, but it’s treading some very familiar ground.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Haters Back Off!

If you know the name “Miranda Sings”, then Netflix’s new original series needs no introduction. If you don’t, allow us to explain: Miranda (a character created by Colleen Ballinger) does exactly what her name suggests. She sings. If, by “sing”, … Read More