VOD film review: Only the Dead

Director: Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware Cast: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, Michael Ware Watch Only the Dead online in the UK: iTunes

Let’s be clear: Only the Dead does not make for easy viewing. Covering the seven years the Australian journalist Michael … Read More

Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: Ripper Street Season 4, Episode 7 (Finale)

Read our interview with Matthew Macfadyen and Adam Rothenberg here.

Episode 7 of Ripper Street Season 4 airs on BBC Two at 10pm on 19th September. This is a spoiler-free review.

“What dangers do I face?” “Plenty.”

Ask anyone to … Read More

Amazon to release Woody Allen’s next feature film

Woody Allen’s next feature film will be released by Amazon.

The untitled romantic comedy has been acquired for all North American rights by Amazon Studios, including theatrical and streaming.

The film, shot last summer on location in New York and … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (20th February)

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 Interior. Leather. … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK this week (20th February 2016)

Not getting your arthouse 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

Catch up TV reviews: The X-Files, Heroes Reborn, Keeping Up with the Khans, The Normandy Landings

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.  

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More

VOD film review: The Road Within

Director: Gren Wells Cast: Robert Sheehan, Zoe Kravitz, Dev Patel, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Patrick Certificate: 18 Watch The Road Within online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV store / Rakuten TV / Google … Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (19th February 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.)

The People vs OJ Simpson

It’s all too easy to dub something … Read More

YouTube Red film review: A Trip to Unicorn Island

We continue our look at YouTube Red’s first wave of originals with A Trip to Unicorn Island, the feature-length outing from Lilly Singh.

YouTube is a thing. A big thing. A lot of adults can forget that, or underestimate its … Read More

VOD film review: Freeheld

Director: Peter Sollett Cast: Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell Certificate: 12A Watch Freeheld online in the UK: BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk Box Office … Read More