First look: Joel Kinnaman joins House of Cards Season 4 – but who is he playing?

Joel Kinnaman has joined the cast of House of Cards Season 4.

The actor, who will soon be seen in DC Comics’ Suicide Squad, was revealed today in a new image (above), which sees him head to head with Kevin … Read More

VOD film review: Macbeth (2015)

Justin Kurzel’s bloody adaptation of the Bard’s tale of betrayal is haunting, dark and hypnotic.Read More

Netflix’s Brahman Naman deal completes Sundance VOD shopping spree

Coming-of-age flick Brahman Naman, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, will be released on Netflix worldwide later this year.

Set in Bangalore in the 1980s and directed by Q, the Indian comedy follows the exploits of Naman, a high-school … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Rango

A fantastic addition to the existential Western canon, but not an animation guaranteed to please the whole family.Read More

Netflix UK film review: 50/50

Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are superb in this heartfelt and funny drama about dealing with cancer.Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (31st January 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 Great Sport Relief Bake Off

Cakes. Mary Berry. An uplifting tone … Read More

VOD film review: Warriors

Director: Barney Douglas Cast: Aliya Bauer, Sonyanga Ole Ngais, James Anderson Certificate: 12 Watch Warriors online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Xbox / Chilli / CinemaNow / Sainsbury’s / BT

Directed … Read More

Netflix storms Screen Actors Guild awards as diversity wins

Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant. Brie Larson won for Room. But if that sounds like the Academy Awards, don’t be fooled: the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards were nothing like them. If the awards season is under fire for … Read More

Short film review: Pre Vis Action (Gareth Evans)

Director: Gareth Evans Runtime: 5mins Watch Pre Vis Action online: YouTube

On Sundays, we review short films available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday.

Action movies these days are all about fast cuts, impossible-to-follow set pieces and CGI. … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Black Sails Season 3, Episode 2

Thar she blows. Never before have those three words seemed so woefully inadequate. Episode 2 of Black Sails Season 3 sees the crew of The Walrus head into a violent storm – and nature throws everything it has at them. … Read More