Patrick Troughton’s lost Dr. Who episodes unveiled on iTunes and DVD

11 lost episodes of Doctor Who have been found and restored by the BBC ready for release on iTunes and DVD.

The episodes, which star Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor, are 1967’s The Enemy of the World and 1968’s The Web … Read More

Amazon Prime Instant Video film review: Whatever Works

Director: Woody Allen Cast: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood Certificate: 12A Watch Whatever Works online in the UK: Amazon Prime Instant Video

Whatever Works sees an ageing male, played by Woody Allen, hook up with a fledgling female, dispensing acerbic … Read More

VOD TV review: Downton Abbey Season 4, Episode 2

In Episode 2 of Downton’s new season, we focus more on the servants’ quarters. Carson suddenly has a love interest and his old partner, now fully recuperated, is off to pastures new, with or without a goodbye from his old … Read More

VOD film review: Quartet (2012)

Director: Dustin Hoffman Cast: Tom Courtenay, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins Certificate: 12 Watch Quartet online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

“Old age … Read More

UK TV review: Dollhouse Season 2

Big ideas meet crushing pessimism in Dollhouse’s rough but fascinating second run.Read More

VOD film review: Breathe In

Director: Drake Doremus Cast: Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce Certificate: 15 Watch Breathe In online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play

“I don’t want to be living a life where I’m … Read More

Interview: BFI Digital Director Edward Humphrey on the BFI Player, short films and the changing world of on-demand

The BFI Player launches today at 9pm in the UK. Offering 1,000 titles to people around the country, it provides a paid platform for independent and British films to reach a wider audience – and also makes available for the … Read More

VOD TV review: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Episode 2, 0-8-4)

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The team travel to Peru to investigate an artefact that may be out of this world and run into more than they bargained for in 0-8-4, when an old flame of Agent Coulson turns … Read More

Infographic: Much Ado About The Whedonverse

With Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing out on DVD and Blu-ray this week – and out on VOD the week before, for all you cool people – part of the fun of watching Whedon take on Shakespeare is spotting … Read More

VOD TV review: Downton Abbey Season 4, Episode 1

After the death of Matthew Crawley, nothing is the same at Downton Abbey. The whole family is in mourning, but life must go on and the pressures of work and how to run the estate are being hidden behind a … Read More