This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (9th July)

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 Night Will Fall, … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (9th July 2016)

Not getting your art-house 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: A Patch of Fog

An efficient low-stakes thriller featuring two excellent lead performances.Read More

MUBI plucks indie hit Chicken for summer streaming

MUBI has plucked indie gem Chicken fresh from UK cinemas for exclusive streaming this summer.

The acclaimed feature debut from young British director Joe Stephenson – now in pre- production on a Noel Coward biopic set to star Ian McKellen … Read More

Channel 4 lines up Paralympian shorts in run-up to Rio

Channel 4 has commissioned a new series of Paralympian shorts in the run-up to Rio.

Dare to Believe, in partnership with Allianz Insurance, tells the story of seven Paralympians and the life-changing moments that led to them becoming world class … Read More

In defence of Nic Cage’s The Wicker Man remake

Nicolas Cage’s unique 2006 remake of the seminal horror deserves reassessment.Read More

Amazon’s The Grand Tour heads to UK – your chance to win tickets

Amazon’s The Grand Tour is officially heading to the UK for its next run of live studio recordings.

Clarkson, Hammond & May’s show, which will premiere on Amazon Prime Video later this year, announced earlier this year that it would … Read More

UK TV review: American Gothic (Episodes 1 and 2)

Warning: This contains mild spoilers

What is it with rich, white families and secrets? Every family has the odd skeleton in the closet, but if they’re wealthy and Caucasian, they’re almost guaranteed to be the subject of a TV show … Read More

Sky commissions new family originals as kids VOD grows

Sky is doubling down on its kids on-demand content with the order of new original shows.

The battle for younger viewers is becoming increasingly competitive, with everyone from YouTube and Netflix to Amazon offering dedicated family-friendly services. Sky has been … Read More

VOD film review: The Witch

The Witch slips under your skin and leaves you squirming in discomfort. A genuinely creepy horrorRead More