Amazon UK TV review: LOL: Australia

As Channel 4 marks the 20th anniversary of Big Brother this summer, Amazon is busy coming up with its own take on lockdown reality TV: a contest between comedians to see who’s the funniest, based on Japanese series Documental. The … Read More

VOD film review: Fanny Lye Deliver’d

Thomas Clay’s third feature offers an English history of patriarchy, hypocrisy and oppression – and the first fruits of female resistance.Read More

Barry Jenkins to direct Netflix film based on Virunga

Barry Jenkins will direct a feature film for Netflix based on the streamer’s documentary Virunga.

The documentary, which was released in 2014, saw debut director Orlando von Einsiedel head to the Virunga National Park in the eastern part of the … Read More

Sheffield Doc/Fest film review: The Go-Go’s

Alison Ellwood’s terrific rock-doc tells the story of The Go-Go’s, from punk beginnings to band break-ups and everything in between.Read More

VOD film review: On a Magical Night

A fun, beautifully filmed and deceptively moving French romp. Read More

What’s leaving Amazon Prime Video UK in June / July 2020?

With the majority of the UK self-isolating or working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon Prime Video’s sizeable library of movies and TV shows is a useful resource for keeping entertained. But before you start bingeing through the line-up, … Read More

Homemade: Pablo Larraín, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kristen Stewart to direct shorts in Netflix anthology

Pablo Larraín, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Kristen Stewart are among the star names taking the helm for a Netflix anthology of short films made in lockdown.

Called Homemade, the collection of shorts are personal, moving stories that capture our shared experience … Read More

Sky and Discovery extend agreement

Sky and Discovery have agreed a new long-term, multi-faceted partnership across the UK and Ireland, Germany and Austria. Discovery’s portfolio of real-life entertainment channels, including Discovery Channel, will continue to be showcased across the Sky platforms in the UK, and … Read More

Pride and Protest: BFI hosts screening and Q&A

BFI is celebrity Pride weekend with a special screening of Pride and Protest along with a live online Q&A.

Opening with the anti-LGBTIQ+ lessons protests in Birmingham, Pride and Protest refuses to shy away from the many issues faced by … Read More

What’s leaving Netflix UK in June / July 2020?

While people still navigate their way through the coronavirus pandemic and work out when it’s safe to go outdoors, Netflix UK’s sizeable library of movies and TV shows remains a vital resource for keeping entertained. But before you start bingeing … Read More