NOW TV Box adds YouTube app

YouTube is now available on the NOW Box.

The device, by Sky, is effectively a branded Roku box, which plugs into your telly and turns it into a smart TV. While the price (£9.99) is attractive, the streaming media device’s … Read More

VOD film review: Labor Day

Even Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin can’t redeem this curious, overly sentimental drama.Read More

VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 5 (Lost Cause)

It’s been a busy few episodes for our Bon Temps friends and it seems like they’ve earned a bit of respite from the blood, sweat and tears. So it falls to Lafayette and friends to help Sookie throw off her … Read More

Breaking: Netflix went down last night, forcing people to actually talk to each other

UK homes were shocked last night went Netflix went down for at least one hour, forcing people to actually talk to each other.

Not in person, of course – on social media. These are some of the best tweets … Read More

iPlayer Picks: BBC Three Comedy Feeds

Every week we pick out the best TV series and films on BBC iPlayer.

When BBC announced they were planning to switch BBC Three to an online-only channel and cut its funding, viewers took to the Internet to voice their … Read More

Netflix UK / Amazon TV review: Orphan Black Season 1 and the binge-viewing dilemma

Update: Orphan Black Season 2 is also available on Netflix UK.

Are some TV shows simply not suitable for binge-viewing? Orphan Black, like many modern series, drip-feeds mystery through one question: “What is going on?” Essentially, what is going on … Read More

VOD film review: Klown

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard Cast: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Certificate: 18 Watch Klown online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play

Two grown men kidnap a 12 year old boy … Read More

VOD film review: Khumba: A Zebra’s Tale

Director: Anthony Silverston Cast: Jake T. Austin, Liam Neeson, Steve Buscemi, Richard E. Grant Certificate: U Watch Khumba online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE / … Read More

The A to Z Guide to BBC’s Luther

With all four seasons of Luther now available on Netflix UK and BBC iPlayer, we provide an alphabetical guide to the mad, bad and dangerous world of John Luther. It’s a bit like a London A-Z, except you can’t really … Read More

Top 9 new releases on Netflix UK — August 2014

It’s the start of a new month, which means a bunch of new releases on Netflix UK. Here are our pick of the bunch:

Stake Land

Director Jim Mickle’s all-fangs-and-no-frills approach gives this vampire flick an effective low-budget edge.

Big … Read More