Amazon Prime TV review: Wishenpoof!

You can tell it’s the summer holidays, because all the subscription streaming services are bringing out their new kids’ TV series. Hot on the heels of Netflix’s Dinotrux comes Amazon Studios’ Wishenpoof!, which was commissioned following a successful pilot.

From … Read More

Catch-up TV review: Last Man on Earth, Brits Behind Bars, Undercover

We catch up with some of the TV shows and films currently available on free VOD services in the UK. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best on BBC iPlayer column.)

The Last Man on Earth (Dave, … Read More

Chaplin on VOD: Moving on to bigger things (1920s)

As Charlie Chaplin makes his UK VOD debut, we look at the director’s pioneering work during the 1920s.

It’s easy to forget that, when Charlie Chaplin made The Kid in 1921, he was already a veteran – the star and … Read More

VOD film review: Theeb

Director: Naji Abu Nowar Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Marji Audeh, Jack Fox Certificate: 15 Watch Theeb online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / … Read More

VOD film review: Glassland

Jack Reynor and Toni Collette are superb in this heartbreaking drama.Read More

45 Years: Andrew Haigh’s Curzon Home Cinema film collection

Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years arrives in UK cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema on Friday 28th August. Ahead of its release, the acclaimed director of Weekend Andrew Haigh has curated a handful of his favourite films from the current Curzon … Read More

Top Gear finale takes pole position on BBC iPlayer

Top Gear’s final episode raced into pole position on BBC iPlayer this summer, helping the VOD service to rebound from a seasonal lull.

In June, the final chapter in the Clarkson, May and Hammond saga was the most popular title … Read More

Full UKTV channel portfolio lands on BT TV

All of UKTV’s channels are coming to BT TV, as part of a new deal.

BT TV and UKTV today announced a new deal to make UKTV’s full portfolio of channels available to BT customers for the very first time, … Read More

First look Netflix TV review: Dinotrux (Episode 1)

“Crush it! Smash it! Move it! Lift it!” cries the theme tune for Netflix’s new animated kids’ series, Dinotrux. The show, based on the books by Chris Gall, combines all young boys’ favourite things: crushing, smashing, moving, lifting, trucks and … Read More

Interview: Behind the scenes of White God with dog trainer Teresa Ann Miller

White God is now on Netflix UK (read our review here). The film, which follows the relationship between a young girl (Lily) and her dog (Hagen) during a canine uprising in Budapest, is unlike any other film you’ve seen – … Read More