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

VOD film review: 13 Assassins

Seven Samurai with attitude? Home Alone with swords? 13 Assassins is violent, epic and fantastic.Read More

The BFI Yearbook stats tell us one thing about UK VOD

The UK video on-demand market has grown a whopping 400 per cent in the last decade, according to the latest BFI Yearbook.

The annual report on the British film industry – here, and always worth a read – reveals … Read More

Top 7 coming soon to Amazon Prime Instant Video in August 2014

Summer’s here! And you know what that means: either endless downpours of rain or heat so horrific that you could fry an egg on public transport. So if you’re not running away to another country for August, the only sensible … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Reappraising The Killing Season 3

Returning for a 10-episode third season, AMC’s The Killing appears to have paused, evaluated and recalculated as efficiently as its lead character – the relentless Detective Sarah Linden. Where the first two seasons had a tendency to drag and twist … Read More