NextUp launches live stand-up comedy festival for July

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival may not be taking place this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but comedy fans can still get there live stand-up fix with a new comedy festival launching today on NextUp.

The subscription streaming platform, dedicated … Read More

Ramy returns to STARZPLAY for Season 2 this August – with added Mahershala Ali

Ramy will return to STARZPLAY for Season 2 this August, with Mahershala Ali joining the cast.

The comedy series, which was acquired by STARZPLAY for the UK and other international territories, follows first-generation Egyptian-American Ramy Hassan (Ramy Youssef) who is … Read More

National Theatre At Home review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Bridge Theatre’s immersive take on Shakespeare’s familiar comedy is fresh, funny and fantastical.Read More

Interview: Justin Kurzel talks True History of the Kelly Gang

Justin Kurzel isn’t a man to take a project lightly – from Macbeth to Snowtown, his work is distinctive, both in terms of visuals and subject matter. It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that the Booker Prize-winning novel True History of … Read More

What’s coming soon to Disney+ UK in July 2020?

Alexander Hamilton! Those are the two words you’ll be singing to yourself this month, as Disney+ drops Lin-Manuel Miranda’s astonishing musical online for everyone around the world to stream. It’s joined by a new visual album inspired by The Lion … Read More

VOD film review: David Bowie: Finding Fame

The final entry in the David Bowie trilogy is poignant, surprising look at the music icon’s early years.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Disclosure

This vital deconstruction of trans representation in film and TV is accessible, insightful, entertaining and essential.Read More

True Crime Tuesdays: The Innocence Files

This behemoth of documentary-making is an urgent yet accessible look at the fundamental failures of the US justice system.Read More

VOD film review: On the Record

This eye-opening documentary about sexual abuse within the music industry is shocking but essential viewing.Read More

UK TV review: Talking Heads (2020)

Alan Bennett’s masterful monologues are as gripping as ever in this collection of theatrical treats.Read More