Macaulay Culkin reprises Kevin McCallister role in web series

What would being left home alone in a house aged eight do to you? A new web series gives us the answer, as Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as Kevin McCallister from 1990’s Home Alone.

The former child star became … Read More

Netflix releases first episode of Making a Murderer for free on YouTube

Netflix has released the first episode of Making a Murderer for free on YouTube.

The move is an unprecedented one for the streaming giant: Netflix has always operated behind a strict wall of secrecy, from concealing its ratings to not … Read More

Amazon picks up eight pilots and renews Red Oaks and Hand of God

Amazon is stepping up its original content game, ordering full seasons from an unprecedented five out of its six latest adult pilots, as well as renewing two of its new original series.

Amazon Studios has had something of a game-changing … Read More

UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 9

Warning: This contains spoilers.

The previous eight episodes of this season of Arrow have been lumbered with the burden of setting up certain elements of new sister show Legends of Tomorrow (specifically, getting Sara into the Lazarus Pit and rescuing … Read More

New releases and coming soon on MUBI UK this week (19th December 2015)

Not getting your art house fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, a subscription VOD service that hand-picks films from around the world.

This … Read More

VOD film review: The Squid and the Whale

Noah Baumbach’s painful portrait of a family going through a divorce is a masterclass in awkward hilarity. Read More

Amazon renews The Man in the High Castle for Season 2

Amazon has renewed The Man in the High Castle for a second season.

The show, based on Philip K Dick’s novel, wowed us when it first arrived as one of the streaming service’s frequent pilots – and it had the … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Fargo Season 2, Episodes 6 to 8

With the set-up episodes complete, Fargo gets right back to business in the second half of Season 2, stamping on the accelerator and reminding viewers exactly why they were so excited for the latest instalment of Noah Hawley’s take on … Read More

VOD film review: Sparks and Embers

A likeable cast and festive backdrop can’t redeem this lacklustre romantic comedy.Read More

TalkTalk hires former Amazon exec to boost TV

TalkTalk has hired a former Amazon exec to boost its TV service.

In the age of streaming and VOD, most major appointments have been at online forms, such as YouTube. They have tended to focus on snapping up talent from … Read More