New releases and leaving soon on MUBI UK this week (25th October 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.

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ITV’s Jekyll & Hyde: A beast all of its own

ITV is getting into the spooky Halloween spirit early this Sunday, with the premiere of its new action-adventure series, Jekyll & Hyde. It may air at 6.30pm, but it’s not quite the cheerful, child-friendly show you might expect. In fact, … Read More

UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 2

Warning: This contains spoilers.

The second episode of Arrow’s fourth season continues the forward momentum established last week, with things moving quickly in the case of two main storylines and plenty of character development for all the key players. The … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (24th October 2015)

Between Fear Itself and Drive, BBC iPlayer’s movie collection alone is worth a click this week, but the site is as diverse as ever in its full streaming line-up, from Saxon sword-swinging and a cartoon series about a secret agent … Read More

VOD film review: Paper Planes

An unashamedly feel-good Australian children’s movie that knows exactly which buttons to press.Read More

MUBI signs deal for Gaumont titles

MUBI has closed a deal with French studio Gaumout for a range of titles.

The subscription service has had an extremely active year, signing agreements with a huge range of partners for an equally diverse collection of films.

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Match of the Day to be first UK TV show to stream live on Facebook

Match of the Day will become the first TV show in the UK to use Facebook live-streaming this weekend.

Live-streaming has become a buzz topic for the online video world, with both Periscope and Meerkat squaring off against each other. … Read More

VOD film review: Some Kind of Hate

This nasty, grisly revenge horror has lots of violence but less depth.Read More

Amazon acquires exclusive UK rights to AMC’s Into the Badlands

Amazon has acquired the exclusive UK rights to AMC’s Into the Badlands.

The genre-bending martial arts series, loosely based on the Chinese tale Journey to the West, is set in “a devastated future world controlled by powerful feudal baron”, where … Read More

Amazon Prime TV review: The Man in the High Castle (Episodes 1 and 2)

Read our exclusive interview with Rufus Sewell here.

“Our greatest days? They lie ahead!” cries a newsreel at the start of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle. It’s telling that the show, based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning … Read More