Netflix nabs international rights to Hitler satire Look Who’s Back

Netflix has nabbed the international rights to Hitler satire Look Who’s Back.

The film was released in Germany last year, where it took around $22 million at the box office. Now, the streaming giant has swooped in to get the … Read More

VOD film review: Pan

This underrated take on Peter Pan is an old-fashioned, rip-roaring adventure.Read More

Netflix releases trailer for The Characters

Netflix has released the trailer for new comedy series The Characters.

The streaming giant has made a concerted effort to establish itself as the go-to VOD site for comedy, with a range of exclusive stand-up specials (including, now, Brits Jimmy … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 1 (My Struggle)

“The X-Files have been reopened,” says a familiar voice, as Fox’s revival of the sci-fi series begins. Yes, the show that ran for almost a decade has returned to our TV screens. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back as … Read More

My French Film Festival: The 2016 VOD line-up

My French Film Festival has returned for a sixth year this February, bringing a host of new French movies into your living room without the hassle of travelling to France or walking a crowded red carpet.

The festival, organised by … Read More

Idris Elba bags Best Actor at Evening Standard Awards

Idris Elba bagged the Best Actor prize for his role in Beasts of No Nation at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards.

The awards, which took place in the UK capital last night, put Netflix’s first original feature film … Read More

Trailer: Netflix to serve up documentary Cooked in March

Netflix has released a trailer for its new original documentary series, Cooked.

If that doesn’t like Making a Murderer, that’s because it isn’t. But far from a major shift in direction for the streaming site’s non-fiction arm, this new … Read More

VOD film review: The Lobster

This hilariously spiky satire of society’s attitude towards relationships is a darkly comic gem.Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (7th 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.)

Camila’s Kids Company: The Inside Story

Charting the implosion of one of … Read More

iPlayer programmes now available from your iOS home screen

Let it never be said that the BBC iPlayer team isn’t busy. Last year saw the VOD service added to the new Apple TV, with the platform now available on around 10,000 devices in the UK for free, from computers … Read More