Festival-to-Date: Mark Cousins Hibrow Trilogy released at Edinburgh and on VOD

Festival-to-Date: Mark Cousins Hibrow Trilogy released at Edinburgh and on VOD

Mark Cousins’ Hibrow Trilogy will be released on VOD on the same day it screens at the Edinburgh Film Festival.

6 Desires, which follows Here Be Dragons and Life … Read More

Beyond the Lights: A turning point for VOD?

Beyond the Lights receives its European premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival at the start of next week. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Minnie Driver. It has a RottenTomatoes score of 81 per cent. But rather than get a … Read More

Matt Smith joins Claire Foy and John Lithgow in Netflix’s The Crown

Matt Smith has joined the cast of Netflix’s series, The Crown.

The streaming service has confirmed the cast of its historical epic, which follows the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and her relationships with Britain’s post-war Prime Ministers.

The … Read More

VOD film review: Selma

David Oyelowo is unrecognisable in Ava DuVernay’s stirring, powerful biopic of Martin Luther King, Jr.Read More

BBC develops way to control TV with your mind

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like for Professor Charles Xavier to watch TV, the BBC might have the answer.

Working with This Place, the broadcaster has developed a way to decide what you watch on your television with a … Read More

VOD film review: Happy-Go-Lucky

Heartwarming, funny and bursting with kindness. Sally Hawkins shines in Mike Leigh’s character-driven delight.Read More

WWE launches gaming YouTube channel

WWE has launched its own gaming YouTube channel.

Called UpUpDownDown, it’s hosted by Xavier Woods, who also goes by the name of “Austin Creed”. He will present a range of coverage relating to games, from WWE 2K15 and The Witcher … Read More

VOD film review: Kingsman: The Secret Service

Matthew Vaughn’s violent, light-hearted answer to 007 is undone by its own macho humour.Read More

Netflix TV binge review: Sense8 (Episodes 7, 8, 9)

Already seen Episodes 7, 8 and 9? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

The first three episodes of Sense8 introduced the idea. The second three brought the characters to life. Episodes 7 to 9 are designed almost … Read More

TV still favourite, as study debunks youth viewing myths

When it comes to the cool kids, it’s easy to stereotype. They don’t watch TV anymore. They only use Netflix. They spend all day on YouTube. It’s easy to make sweeping generalisations. A new piece of research aims to debunk … Read More