Giant chocolate dragon egg created to mark Game of Thrones’ release

As the old saying goes, winter is coming, better build a giant chocolate egg.

That’s the philosophy HBO were following last weekend, as it teamed up with London chocolatiers MELT to create a massive dragon egg – a mouth-watering way … Read More

Netflix UK TV binge review: House of Cards Season 4, Episodes 7, 8 and 9

“A First Lady as the Vice President? That’s ludicrous.”

Frank’s barely concealed lie to Tom Yates perfectly frames these three episodes. With the President out of hospital and back on the campaign trail, House of Card Season 4 shifts its … Read More

FrightFest Presents VOD film review: The Unfolding

Director: Eugene McGing Cast: Robert Davis, Nick Julian, Lisa Kerr Certificate: 15 Watch The Unfolding online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk / Eircom / Volta / Xbox … Read More

Christmas comes early thanks to the new Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 2 trailer

Get ready to break out your sassafrass jeans and open a bottle of peeno noir: the first full trailer for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is here. And it’s not just Kimmy’s costume that makes it feel like Christmas has come early.

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UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 13

This is a spoiler-free review – read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled analysis.

Anyone annoyed that there aren’t enough powerful women in television will enjoy this episode of The Walking Dead. Carol (Melissa McBride) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan), … Read More

Global VOD market worth almost $50bn

The global video on-demand market was worth almost $50 billion last year.

A study by Future Market Insights reveals that the sector was worth $48.93 billion in 2015, and is poised to increase at 8.3 per cent annually during the … Read More

VOD film review: Emelie

This supremely suspenseful babysitter-from-hell horror marks out Sarah Bolger as a talent to watch.Read More

88:88 gets exclusive global release on MUBI this March

88:88 will be released exclusively on MUBI on Friday 18th March.

The experimental debut feature from Canadian director Isiah Medina is described by MUBI as a “densely layered montage that is both formally rigorous and emotionally raw [and] explodes … Read More

MovieSwap, The Screening Room… Hollywood is getting with the times – but still thinking backwards

Sean Parker speaking at San Francisco’s Web 2.0 Summit in 2011 Photo: Kevin Krejci

You may soon be able to watch the latest blockbuster releases on the same day that they are released in cinemas, if Hollywood is won over … Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (13th March 2016)

We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to skip to our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)

Trapped

“It seems more than likely that someone was murdered and dismembered … Read More