The Netflix effect: Sales of DVDs have more than halved in UK

Much has been written about the future of cinema in a Netflix age, despite day-and-date releases proving that digital and theatrical releases are not cannibalistic to each other. New research, though, reveals that one area VOD has had a significant … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 2, Episode 3

“You and I both know you can do this job, but you have to do it right.”

Better Call Saul continues to put the relationship between Kim (Rhea Seehorn) and Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) at the heart of Season 2 … Read More

Last Week Tonight’s takedown of Donald Trump proves John Oliver is king of satire

Donald Trump is a joke. Everyone in the UK knows this. But today, Tuesday 1st March (aka. Super Tuesday), he goes into the wave of US Republican primaries as the frontrunner – a victory that would effectively see him become … Read More

Bling to debut exclusively on Google Play this week

Superhero adventure Bling will be released exclusively on Google Play this week around the world.

The animated movie will be available for free to stream from Google on 3rd March – before it’s even hit US cinemas.

The film features … Read More

Netflix is now hiring for the world’s cushiest job

Netflix is on the lookout for new employees – and it might just be the cushiest job you’ve ever been paid to do.

You may recall a while ago that the streaming giant was hiring people to watch and then … Read More

YouTube promises action over criticisms of incorrect takedowns

YouTube has promised to take action to improve its policy surrounding copyright takedowns, following a wave of backlash from the site’s users.

YouTube has long had an automated copyright detection system in process, so that if a clip from an … Read More

VOD film review: The Lesson

It’s not hard to imagine copies of this compelling, low-budget horror being passed around the staff room.Read More

What’s leaving Amazon Prime Video UK in February and March 2016?

February is about to depart and, as the shopping basket of time glides through the checkout of destiny, we notice a few unexpected items in the package area that have fallen out – because, like a poorly thought-out supermarket analogy, … Read More

Son of Saul available to watch online in UK the same day as cinemas

Last night, Son of Saul became the second Hungarian film to win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. The directorial debut of filmmaker László Nemes, it’s an unflinching depiction of the Holocaust that is like nothing you’ve ever seen.

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VOD film review: Brooklyn

A gloriously old-fashioned tale of identity, belonging and starting over.Read More