MUBI Weekly Digest | 1st August 2020

MUBI turns its Herzog double-bill into a triple-bill this weekend with the arrival of the intense war drama Rescue Dawn. This week also sees MUBI head to Locarno for highlights from its previous festivals, before dipping its toe into martial … Read More

BAFTA TV Awards 2020: Chernobyl, Stath Lets Flats lead winners

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the winners of this year’s awards, celebrating the best TV of 2019.

Chernobyl, the drama mini-series based on the nuclear disaster in 1986,continued to dominate, picking up both the Best … Read More

White Lie review: A tense nail-biter

An expertly crafted and compellingly performed nail-biter.Read More

What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in August 2020?

Summer may be a time for navigating your way back into the outside, but Sky is serving up some compelling reasons to stay indoors. Three big hitters are on the way this August: Billie Piper’s long-awaited I Hate Suzie, new … Read More

The Umbrella Academy Season 2: A confident step up

Stylish, ambitious and darkly entertaining, The Umbrella Academy’s second season is a confident step up.Read More

First look Disney+ TV review: Muppets Now

This lovingly old-school update for The Muppets is a warm, fuzzy delight for the whole family.Read More

Matt Berry’s Michael Squeamish returns to BBC Two

Matt Berry is returning to BBC Two with four more documentaries from his rogue historian Michael Squeamish.

Michael Squeamish presented Road To Brexit last year on the BBC, a documentary that was comprised of archive footage. With filming on new … Read More

Host review: The definitive lockdown horror

Rob Savage’s scarily innovative Zoom chiller is an early contender for the horror movie of the year.Read More

Digital theatre review: Lovesong

An excellent Edward Bennett leads Abi Morgan’s moving dance of love past and present.Read More

Time Travel Thursdays: Shuffle (2011)

A superb premise and a strong lead performance are the highlights of this engaging time travel mystery.Read More