Why you should be watching Lady Dynamite on Netflix

“Now, I’m super careful when I kiss squirrels.” That’s the kind of thing you can expect to hear in Netflix’s new series, Lady Dynamite. The show, which stars comedian Maria Bamford, is one of the most unpredictable, weirdest, silliest comedies … Read More

Netflix releases first-look images for The Get Down

It feels like so long ago that we first caught a glimpse of Baz Luhrmann’s new Netflix series, The Get Down. To refresh your memory before its August release, Netflix has now released a new set of images giving us … Read More

Cannes 2016 reviews round-up: Caini, Hell Or High Water, Julieta, Aquarius

With Amazon Studios having snapped up the US streaming rights to six films screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, we head to the Croisette to check out some of the other movies on offer. Will they be a VOD … Read More

Cannes: Amazon acquires Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman

Amazon has acquired another title at Cannes: Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman (Forushande).

The film is the latest from the award-winning director, who took home an Oscar for Best Foreign Language film with A Separation. It follows Emad and Rana, who … Read More

Curzon Home Cinema launches new fortnightly curated strand

Curzon Home Cinema has launched a new fortnightly strand of curated films.

Called Curzon Curates, the VOD service will send its users collections of hand-picked flicks every other week for a fresh perspective on both classic and contemporary films.

“Curzon … Read More

YouTube signs deal with Spain’s Professional Football League

YouTube has signed a deal to stream games from Spain’s Professional Football League (LFP).

The video site is increasingly tapping into the live sports market, with a recent deal signed with BT Sport to stream both the UEFA Champions League … Read More

Cannes: Unsung stars will shine anew, promises Flix Premiere

Every film deserves its “Andy Warhol moment of fame”. That was the message from Martin Warner, launching his new VOD venture, Flix Premiere, in a keynote speech at Cannes today.

Strictly speaking, the company doesn’t view its “online cineplex” as … Read More

UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 3 (Good and Evil Braided Be)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“It’s not the like the music hall acts,” Dr Seward tells Vanessa Ives, after she begs the therapist to hypnotise her in Episode 3 of Penny Dreadful Season 3. “You will still have your free will,” … Read More

What’s leaving Netflix UK in May / June 2016?

As another month draws to a close, we prepare once more to open the Hellmouth and drive a stake into the heart of the titles rising up from the depths of Netflix’s catalogue to vanish into the ether. Unfortunately, there’s … Read More

Competition: Win The Call Up and a free Google Cardboard

The Call Up arrives in cinemas on Friday 20th May, before heading to DVD and digital download on Monday 23rd May – and to celebrate, we’re giving away a copy of the film and a Google Cardboard headset.

The feature … Read More