Watch: Kickstarter short film Kung Fury hits YouTube

If you’ve ever wished that life contained more time travel, punching, Norse gods and Nazis, then the new short film Kung Fury is for you.

“Hitler. The worst criminal of all time. I’m going to kill him,” says Kung Fury, … Read More

Meet the main characters of The Wachowskis’ Sense8

Netflix has released a string of new videos introducing the characters at the heart of its new original series, Sense8.

The sci-fi, which is released on Netflix a week today, is created by The Wachowskis and follows eight “Sensates” around … Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 4

Some women are destined to the be the centre of attention. Others hide away, blending into the shadows like a discreet pattern on a wallpaper. Penny Dreadful explores the gulf between the two in Episode 4 of Season 2.

After … Read More

VOD film review: Bypass

Director: Duane Hopkins Cast: George MacKay Certificate: 15 Watch Bypass online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk / Rakuten TV … Read More

Grace and Frankie renewed for Season 2

Netflix has renewed Grace and Frankie for a second season – and you’d be surprised who you have to thank for that.

The show, which stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, follows two old nemeses, Grace (Fonda) and Frankie … Read More

Recipe: How to make a Shaun the Sheep cake (or win your own)

Shaun the Sheep: The Movie is out on DVD, Blu-ray and digital HD on Monday 1st June.

The feature-length Aardman outing sees everyone’s favourite stop-motion sheep take the day off, a decision that gets him a little more action … Read More

Agent Carter UK release deal expected by end of summer

A deal for the UK release of Agent Carter is expected to be announced by the end of summer.

The Marvel series, which sees Haywell Atwell reprise her role as the eponymous Peggy Carter, is a spin-off from Captain America, … Read More

Guardian joins AOL On as global video partner

The Guardian has teamed up with AOL to become a video partner on its video platform, AOL On.

The agreement will see AOL On distributing the Guardian’s original video content, including award-winning documentaries. Combining the Guardian’s video content with syndication … Read More

Last chance to stream: Top 13 titles leaving Netflix UK (May / June 2015)

As May draws to a close and June arrives, another wave of movies and TV series prepare to depart from Netflix UK into the online video ether, to the big pay-per-view streaming sites in the sky.

Many will not be … Read More

Roku 2 lands in UK as smart search update is released

Roku has released the Roku 2 in the UK alongside a wave of new search features for its UK players.

The updates, which were announced earlier this year, are now rolling out across its streaming media devices, introducing two new … Read More