Shield 5 and Discocalypse lead Raindance Web Fest 2016 Awards

Instagram series Shield 5 and Discocalypse led the Web Fest Awards at the Raindance 2016 Film Festival.

The Web Fest, which showcases the brightest and best independent web series in the UK, began several years ago, not only screening series … Read More

Catch up TV review: Damned, The Level, Unreported World

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

Why you should catch up with Ash vs Evil Dead

This Evil Dead spin-off is bloody, hilarious and seriously groovy.Read More

Amazon bags streaming rights to CITV’s Bookaboo

Amazon has bagged the rights to the reading-themed kids series, Bookaboo.

The show, which will arrive later this month exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK, will already have its fans in the UK, thanks to its … Read More

Raindance Web Fest 2016 reviews: Il Sonnambulo, Keith Broke His Leg, Match Not Found, Almost Asian

The 2016 Raindance Film Festival takes place in London from Wednesday 21st September to Sunday 2nd October, showcasing web series, VR shorts and indie films from around the world. The Web Fest Awards take place on Sunday 2nd October at … Read More

Raindance 2016: VR Arcade is a real glimpse of the future

Virtual reality. It’s a thing. And, with the release of HTC Vive VR and PlayStation VR in the UK, it’s an increasingly affordable thing. But is it the future of entertainment?

Facebook, Google, Sony and more definitely seem to think … Read More

VOD film review: Love & Friendship

This utterly delightful comedy is Jane Austen like you’ve never seen her before.Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (1st 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 Dogtooth.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (1st 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

Raindance Web Fest 2016 reviews: Doomsdate, LARPs, CODED, Last Will and Testicle

The 2016 Raindance Film Festival takes place in London from Wednesday 21st September to Sunday 2nd October, showcasing web series, VR shorts and indie films from around the world. The Web Fest Awards take place on Sunday 2nd October at … Read More