This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (2nd 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 Abel Ferrara’s biopic, … Read More

All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in July 2016

Shorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4. From delving into the world of hip hop to what it means to be a drifter, July’s original short films uncover secretive worlds and communities. Here’s what’s … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (2nd 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

BBC iPlayer to stream Don Warrington’s King Lear this summer

BBC iPlayer will stream Don Warrington’s King Lear this summer.

The free release of the play continues the BBC’s Shakespeare Lives festival, a six-month online celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, which began on 23rd April 2016 … Read More

Netflix UK binge-review: Orange Is the New Black Season 4, Episode 7 to 10 (spoilers)

Watch Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black along with us: leave your comments below for Episodes 7 to 10, all spoilers welcome. Not caught up with Season 4? Read our spoiler-free review of the first four episodes here. … Read More

Why you should be watching Gilmore Girls

Before the Gilmore Girls reunion airs, it’s time to acquaint – or reacquaint – yourself with the denizens of Stars Hollow. For the newbies, the programme follows single mother Lorelei (Lauren Graham), her brainy, high-achieving daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), and … Read More

VOD film review: The Colony

Elevated by an excellent cast, this is an engaging drama that shines a deserving light on an unknown chapter of history.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Notes on Blindness

This skilfully made, profoundly moving British documentary explores and illuminates the experience of blindness.Read More

Amazon will be the UK TV home of Cameron Crowe’s Roadies

Amazon Prime Video has acquired the exclusive UK TV rights to Cameron Crowe’s music series Roadies.

The show, which premiered in the US on 26th June with a pilot episode written and directed by Crowe, stars Luke Wilson, Carla Gugino, … Read More

What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video in July 2016?

Summer’s a tough time to be a streaming service. The sun’s out (sometimes). The Olympics, Euro 2016 and Wimbledon are all on. And, of course, the kids are out of school. So takes something special for a VOD site to … Read More