VOD film review: Queen of Versailles

This superb documentary skewers the fragile nature of consumerism and capitalism.Read More

Soaring subscription services drive digital entertainment sales up to 60% of UK market

Digital sales accounted for 60 per cent of the UK home entertainment market in 2013, thanks to soaring demand for subscription services such as Netflix and NOW.

These “access services” include audio platforms, such as Spotify, and in-app purchases from … Read More

BBC’s Sherlock and Doctor Who Season 6 now on Netflix UK and Amazon Prime Instant Video

Sherlock lands on Netflix UK after Season 3’s broadcast on BBC One. Photo: BBC/Hartswood Films

Sherlock Season 1 and 2 and Season 6 of Doctor Who have been added to Netflix UK and Amazon Prime Instant Video today.

The shows … Read More

VOD film review: Avengers Assemble

Joss Whedon assembles the heck out of Marvel’s superheroes with this jaw-dropping blockbuster.Read More

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: Intelligent and timely

This fiery sequel is an intelligent, timely spectacle.Read More

Amazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Vikings Season 2, Episode 3 (Treachery)

“Let us not be afraid, but rather more watchful – and ultimately decisive.”

King Eckbert’s reaction to Ragnar and his horde invading Wessex is as calculated as it is chilling. Vikings, the Other, who show no respect for Christian churches … Read More

VOD film review: The Counselor (in the style of Cormac McCarthy)

This star-studded crime drama is less a film and more a string of excerpts from Cormac McCarthy novels. Read More

VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 11 (The Magical Place)

Warning: This review contains spoilers.

After what seems like an eternity, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are back on our screens and, thankfully, they’ve kept all the intensity and enjoyment that the show left with before the New Year. (That’s right, … Read More

UK TV review: True Detective – Season 1, Episode 4

True Detective keeps raising the bar with this impressively cinematic chapter.Read More

VOD film review: Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life

The Meaning of Life provides everything that a Monty Python outing should and more. Read More