Amazon Prime Video film review: Persepolis

Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, Iggy Pop Certificate: 12 Watch Persepolis online in the UK: Amazon Prime Video

Related in a stark monochrome flashback, Marjane’s story is a familiar coming-of-age tale. But look … Read More

Viewers go snooker loopy for The Rack Pack, as iPlayer growth slows

Viewers went snooker loopy for The Rack Pack at the start of 2016.

The snooker drama about Steve Davis and Alex “Hurricane” Higgins racked up 684,000 views in January 2016, enough to make it the first original content from the … Read More

Emmys open up awards to web series

The Emmys is opening up its doors to web series, as part of a wave of new reforms to its awards.

The TV Academy has accepted shows such as House of Cards and Transparent, which are released online, for some … Read More

YouTube takes steps to support female filmmakers

YouTube has announced two new initiatives to support female filmmaking talent.

The site has long been a place where female voices – as with all other voices – can express themselves and be heard.

Comedians such as GloZell have won … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Director: Yuen Woo-ping Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Harry Shum Jr. Watch Sword of Destiny online in the UK: Netflix

In 2000, Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon dazzled audiences around the world. The masterpiece won four Oscars and became … Read More

The election’s the thing: How House of Cards Season 4 got its Shakespearean groove back

This contains spoilers for Seasons 1 to 3 of House of Cards.

“I thought you hated politics,” says one analyst to another halfway through Season 4 of House of Cards. “I do, but anger and seduction? Those are interesting.” It’s … Read More

UK TV review: Agent Carter: Season 2, Episode 6 (Life of the Party)

This is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for additional, spoilery analysis.

“I have a terrible idea.” This season has been subverting expectations from the off, with Peggy’s adversary-at-large Dottie Underwood being apprehended in the space of a … Read More

Sky embraces binge-watching with new updates

Sky is embracing binge-watching with a string of new updates for its Sky+ platform.

The broadcaster has placed a growing emphasis in the last year on “box sets” of shows available to watch on-demand, but its infrastructure was not designed … Read More

iPlayer Licence Fee loophole could be closed as soon as July

The BBC iPlayer loophole will be closed as soon as possible, the UK government has declared.

The current TV Licence fee includes the watching of TV live, whether through a traditional television signal or via the Internet, but the legislation, … Read More

Unbound: The David Bowie Instagram series designed to mystify

David Bowie was many things. Musician. Movie star. Fashion guru. Pop culture icon. Alien. Friend. Goblin king. Inspiration to be yourself. Cool. The list goes on, but now, you can add something else to it: web series creator.

Before his … Read More