Netflix UK film review: Bad Grandpa .5

Director: Jeff Tremaine Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Catherine Keener Certificate: Unrated Watch Bad Grandpa .5 online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / iTunes

Last year, the first “proper” Jackass film was released: Bad Grandpa, a sprawling, … Read More

50+ titles coming to BFI Player as BFI launches new sci-fi season

Over 50 titles will be added to the BFI Player later this year as part of the BFI’s new sci-fi season.

Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder is a three-month programme that will run from 20th October to 31st December. … Read More

Interview: Netflix Tagger reveals what it’s like being paid to watch films

Wish you could get paid to watch TV all day? Now you can. Last week, Netflix advertised your dream job: a Netflix Tagger, someone who goes through the Internet TV service’s catalogue and tags each title with every genre, plot … Read More

VOD film review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

This smart blockbuster reboot is so character-driven that you forget the effects are even there.Read More

VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 11

Warning: This contains spoilers.

What’s the one thing scarier than foreigners? FOREIGNERS WORKING TOGETHER.

Episode 11 of 24: Live Another Day took the show’s conservative politics to the point of no return by revealing that not only is Evil Chinese … Read More

VOD film review: The Year and the Vineyard

Director: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Cast: Andrea Calabrese, Javier Sáez Certificate: 15 Watch The Year and the Vineyard online in the UK: blinkbox

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

Civil War soldier Andrea (Calabrese) finds … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Lions for Lambs

Director: Robert Redford Cast: Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep Certificate: 15 Watch Lions for Lambs online in the UK: Netflix UK

In a sea of left-wing filmmakers criticising America’s foreign policy, Robert Redford’s latest project could easily be drowned … Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Zero Theorem

Director: Terry Gilliam Cast: Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges Certificate: 15 Watch The Zero Theorem online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

What is … Read More

UK TV review: Utopia Season 2, Episode 2

This contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.

“Hello, I’m Ross. I’ll be your new interrogator.”

That’s the way all characters seem to introduce themselves in Utopia; a violent threat under a … Read More

VOD film review: Shifty

Director: Eran Creevy Cast: Riz Ahmed, Daniel Mays, Jason Flemyng Certificate: 15 Watch Shifty online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play

First came Kidulthood. Then Kidulthood put on some chest … Read More