After Love, Flee lead BIFA 2021 winners

The winners of the 2021 British Independent Film Awards have been announced and After Love is leading the pack.

Asim Chaudhry hosted the ceremony last night at London’s Old Billingsgate, where the award for Best British Independent Film, went to … Read More

VOD film review: Red Snow

Sean Nichols Lynch’s Christmas-set comedy horror has a blocked writer of romantic vampire novels visited by the real thing in her Tahoe cabin.Read More

Why McCartney 3,2,1 should be your next box set

This fascinating string of interviews with Paul McCartney is an accessible, insightful watch.Read More

December 2021 Watchlist: The TV shows to watch this month

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More

VOD film review: The Advent Calendar (2021)

This Christmas chiller ratchets up the tension with clockwork precision.Read More

UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery: Season 4, Episode 2

Gravitational wave-surfing makes for an enjoyable but silly episode.Read More

Interview: Michael Pearce talks Encounter, Riz Ahmed and following Beast

This week sees the arrival of Encounter, a new sci-if thriller from Beast helmer Micheal Pearce.

Starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer, the film follows a decorated Marine who goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons … Read More

TPTV Encore: 11 starting points for the Talking Pictures TV streaming service

This week saw Christmas come early for lovers of classic cinema, with the launch of TPTV Encore, an on-demand service from Talking Pictures TV.

The UK’s largest independent channel, Talking Pictures TV has a mission to air some of the … Read More

Taskmaster to return for New Year special

Feeling in a particularly festive mood, the almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies has once again gathered five famous faces for a standalone special on Channel 4.

Called Taskmaster’s New Year Treat, the one-off will see the formidable Taskmaster put these celebrity guests through their paces in … Read More

Trailer: Netflix to Stay Close this December

Four people, dark secrets, and a past that threatens their lives. That’s the starting point for Stay Close, Netflix’s new thriller from Harlan Coben (The Stranger, Safe, The Five).

Starring Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage and Sarah Parish, the … Read More