VOD film review: The Confession

Provocative and ambiguous, this is a gripping confession that demands to be heard.Read More

Walter Presents lines up UK TV first as service passes 12m milestone

Walter Presents is gearing up for a UK TV first this summer, with the service about to premiere the first Hebrew language drama on a main terrestrial channel.

Channel 4’s on-demand service, which is dedicated to showcasing TV around the … Read More

VOD film review: Knight of Cups

Assembled with obvious care, but to little explicable purpose, this pompous film amounts to a very expensive game of “Where’s Wally?”Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Hard Stop

This documentary about the death of Mark Duggan in 2011, which sparked riots in Tottenham, is a vital watch.Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (14th August)

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 Hadewijch. Bruno Dumont’s … Read More

VOD film review: Where to Invade Next

Director: Michael Moore Cast: Michael Moore Certificate: 15 Watch Where to Invade Next online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk Player / eir Vision … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: The Get Down (Part 1, Episode 1)

“Y’all wanna go to the flyest secret underground party in The Bronx?”

The Bronx, 1977. Ezekiel Figuero (Justice Smith) is a kid whose world is a crumbling, graffiti-strewn wasteland, complete with teenage gangs, and drug-peddlers. Ezekiel’s quest to impress classmate … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: A Granny’s Guide to the Modern World, Real Stories, Saddam Goes to Hollywood

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

VOD film review: The Trouble With The Truth

Director: Jim Hemphill Cast: John Shea, Lea Thompson, Danielle Harris, Keri Lynn Pratt, Rainy Kerwin Watch The Trouble With The Truth online in the UK: iTunes

Written and directed by Jim Hemphill, this engaging US indie unfolds as a single … Read More

VOD film review: Valley of Love

Isabelle Huppert and Gerard Depardieu are excellent in this meandering journey through California’s Death Valley.Read More