UK VOD review: Boardwalk Empire Season 5, Episode 8 (Eldorado)

In a thrilling season finale, Boardwalk Empire bows out, not in a flurry of gunfire and blood, but in an act of redemption. It’s what this season has been plugging away at the whole time: what can you do to … Read More

Google Play now available on Roku – is the streaming media device race over?

The Google Play store app is now available on Roku.

It’s a small sentence, but it’s one that marks a big shift for the streaming media device race.

Roku has long led the way in the set top boxes … Read More

VOD film review: The Dark Knight Rises

Big and loud, this unsubtle final outing for Nolan’s Batman concludes the heck out of an ambitious trilogy.Read More

VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 11 (Dark Water)

Doctor Who finales are tricky things. In the old days, they didn’t really bother having them at all, bar the occasional attempt to do a bigger-than-usual story… but usually, by then, they’d run out of money to do their ambitions … Read More

Top 15 TV shows and movies coming soon to NOW TV (Sky) in November 2014

Another month, another wave of new titles hitting NOW. Sky’s subscription video on-demand service for non-Sky customers is a contract-free way to watch Sky TV channels, both live and on-demand, for £6.99 a month (Entertainment Membership) or to stream films … Read More

VOD film review: Green Zone

Paul Greengrass is great at asking big questions, but his war thriller is better at blowing stuff up. Read More

VOD TV review: Arrow Season 3, Episode 1 (The Calm) – spoiler-free

A few months have passed since the events of Arrow’s sensational Season 2 finale, but as the title of the episode indicates, things are about to kick off again. As befits an opening episode, The Calm has the responsibility of … Read More

VOD film review: Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

This light, likeable documentary finds insight into the world of TV writers and producers.Read More

Top 14 new releases coming soon to Netflix UK in November 2014

November is upon us – which means a whole month of new Netflix releases, from rebooted cartoons and remade action flicks to shocking documentaries, Christian Bale and, yes, a Christmas movie.

Here are the best new films and TV shows … Read More

Top movies and TV shows coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video in November 2014

The Dark Knight Rises is released on Amazon Prime Instant Video this November, which is set to be another strong month for the subscription service.

Why? Not because of the superhero arrivals – although Warner Bros’ deal with Amazon means … Read More