VOD film review: Summer of Soul

Questlove’s stunning documentary unearths spectacular concert footage from the near-forgotten 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.Read More

VOD film review: Settlers

This visually impressive slow-burn sci-fi never quite takes off. Read More

Line of Duty, Time, EastEnders and Euro 2020 help iPlayer score record six months

Drama and sport fans helped BBC iPlayer to score a record-breaking first half of the year in 2021. Programmes were streamed over 3.3 billion times between January and June this year, up 8% on the same period last year, and … Read More

What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW in August 2021?

With summer in full swing, Sky is doing its best to keeping people thinking about staying indoors. That means the return of Don Cheadle in Black Monday, the arrival of Queen Latifah in a reboot of The Equalizer and the … Read More

Hugh Dancy, Julie Walters, David Harewood to star in The Abominable Snow Baby

Channel 4 has announced a trio of top stars to head up their high-profile Christmas 2021 animated special Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snow Baby.

Based on one of legendary author bestselling short stories, the animated short film tells the story … Read More

Disney+ film review: Jungle Cruise

Disney’s latest ride chugs along nicely, until it turns into a Dwayne Johnson vehicle.Read More

VOD film review: The Boy Behind the Door

This cruel coming-of-age cat-and-mouse thriller is a dark, harrowing watch.Read More

Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave Doctor Who in 2022

Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall will be stepping away from Doctor Who in 2022, bowing up in a trio specials.

Having been in charge of the TARDIS since filming for the Thirteenth Doctor began in 2017, the showrunner and Whittaker … Read More

Jennifer Garner inks multi-year deal with Netflix

Jennifer Garner has inked a multi-year deal with Netflix.

Garner starred in and produced Netflix’s family comedy Yes Day, which was released earlier this year. The film, which co-starred Edgar Ramirez and Jenna Ortega, was seen by 62 million households … Read More

Edinburgh Film Festival 2021: The online line-up and how it works

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is returning in full for 2021, and will be taking place both in cinemas and online.

The festival scaled things down last year during the coronavirus pandemic for a digital event in partnership with Curzon … Read More