VOD film review: Fill the Void

Director: Rama Burshtein Cast: Hadas Yaron, Hila Feldman, Razia Israeli, Yiftach Klein Certificate: U Watch online: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video / Google PlayK

“Maybe everything happened so I marry him.”

That’s Shira (Yaran) … Read More

VOD film review: Child’s Pose

Director: Calin Peter Netzer Cast: Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache,Natasa Raab Certificate: 15 Watch Child’s Pose online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

A boy’s best friend is his mother. That’s something Cornelia (Gheorghiu) … Read More

Virgin boasts fastest broadband in UK, says Netflix

Good news for Virgin Media customers: you have the fastest broadband in the UK, according to Netflix.

The internet TV provider’s latest sped test shows that Britain’s broadband is accelerating. Indeed, broadband speeds in the UK were at an average … Read More

Despicable Me 2 breaks sales records to become best-selling digital title ever

Despicable Me 2 has broken sales records to become the best-selling digital title ever in its first week.

Universal announced this week that the animated sequel, starring Steve Carrell as super-villain-turned-unwitting-father-of-three Gru, has stormed the home entertainment market, generating $80 … Read More

VOD film review: Pain & Gain

Director: Michael Bay Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris Certificate: 15 Watch Pain & Gain online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

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Netflix UK film review: Tower Heist

Played for laughs more than thrills, this uneven heist flick fails to excite or amuse.Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3 Episode 11 (Big Man in Tehran)

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Remember the end of Season One, when Homeland managed to wrong-foot you several times over just to draw out a single scenario for as long as possible? That was the show at … Read More

Netflix documentary The Square trailer and poster released

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The trailer for the Netflix original documentary The Square has been released.

The film, directed by Jehane Noujaim, is a chronicle of the Egyptian protest movement from the 2011 overthrow of military leader Hosni Mubarak through … Read More

VOD film review: Utopia (John Pilger)

Director: John Pilger Cast: John Pilger Certificate: TBC Buy on DVD from Amazon Watch online: iTunes

In 1516, Sir Thomas More published Utopia. A novel describing a perfect society while satirically criticising modern civilisation, the title – meaning “good place” … Read More

VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 10 (The Bridge)

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We had to wait nine episodes but finally, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has become the show everyone wanted it to be. Now, though, we have to wait again as it was the mid-season finale that … Read More