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House of Cards Season 2 photos released
January 22, 2014 | VOD NewsBackstabbing your work colleagues. Craving ribs. Strangling dogs in the street. These are all warning signs that your House of Cards withdrawal has reached critical levels. These new photos of House of Cards Season 2, then, might be just the trick.
VOD film review: In a World…
January 21, 2014 | Ian LoringDirector: Lake Bell Cast: Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Nick Offerman, Demetri Martin Certificate: 15
Lake Bell has been a solid presence in what are usually lighter weight Hollywood comedies for the last few years, but lately she’s been stretching out … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The League (Season 5)
January 21, 2014 | Andrew JonesThe League is framed around an eight-person NFL Fantasy Football League, but while that would almost seem impenetrable for the average UK viewer, the craft of good comedy is about making everyone laugh, even those confused over the more technical … Read More
VOD TV review: The Musketeers (BBC) – Episode 1
January 20, 2014 | David FarnorPhoto: BBC/Dusan Martincek
There’s no getting round it. BBC’s new sword-slashing drama The Musketeers is rather pants. In fact, pants feature rather heavily; there’s barely a scene where our heroic quartet aren’t slipping in or out of their trousers after … Read More
Rush: Adrenaline-fuelled thrills
January 20, 2014 | David FarnorRon Howard’s streamlined story of Formula 1 rivalry delivers a thrilling rush of adrenaline.Read More
VOD film review: A Serious Man
January 19, 2014 | David FarnorMichael Stuhlbarg delivers a star-making turn in the Coen brothers’ honest, hilarious examination of faith.Read More
VOD film review: The Hurt Locker
January 19, 2014 | David FarnorKathryn Bigelow‘s claustrophobic war drama is intense, unflinching and utterly riveting.Read More
BBC iPlayer tops BrandIndex as Netflix sees biggest improvement
January 19, 2014 | VOD NewsBBC iPlayer topped the YouGov BrandIndex’s Buzz charts for the second year running in 2013.
The streaming service enjoyed a record Christmas period at the end of last year, with a rise in tablet users driving up downloads to … Read More
Netflix film review: Chopper
January 18, 2014 | Chris BryantDirector: Andrew Dominik Cast: Eric Bana Certificate: 18 Watch online: Netflix UK
“I’m just a normal bloody bloke. Who likes a bit of torture.”
Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read was a potentially fascinating Australian criminal turned best-selling author. Catching the eye … Read More
blinkbox reports record-breaking Christmas sales – and the rise of tablets
January 18, 2014 | VOD Newsblinkbox had record-breaking sales this Christmas, as viewers increasingly turn to video on-demand as a way to purchase and rent movies.
Sales surged 245 per cent year-on-year on the Tesco-owned pay-per-view service during the Christmas period.
The rise of … Read More















