The Pale Tourist: Jim Gaffigan heads to Amazon this July

Jim Gaffigan is heading to Amazon Prime Video this July with new stand-up special The Pale Tourist.

The two-part stand-up special features the Grammy-nominated, Emmy Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author, actor and comedian as he embarks on a … Read More

YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 most-viewed YouTube live original

YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 virtual graduation event is the most-viewed live YouTube original event to date.

Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Taylor Swift were among the star names joining the Obamas and BTS for the event, a virtual commencement celebration … Read More

The Spectrum: Amazon orders coming-of-age drama from Jason Katims

Amazon Studios has ordered a new coming-of-age series from Jason Katims.

Picked up from the pilot, released as The Spectrum, the series is created by the Emmy Award-winning writer and executive producer of Parenthood and Friday Night Lights fame. The … Read More

MUBI Weekly Digest | 20th June 2020

MUBI concludes its Ida Lupino double-bill this week with a chance to catch The Bigamist back-to-back with The Hitch-Hiker – perfect timing for anyone who’s been enjoying Mark Cousins’ Women Make Film.

The rest of the week shines a spotlight … Read More

Trolls: World Tour, The Assistant join films UK cinemas can screen

Trolls: World Tour and The Assistant are among a number of films released online during the coronavirus lockdown that will get a chance to play on the big screen as well when cinemas reopen in July.

Vue is aiming to … Read More

Pain and Glory review: Beautifully personal drama

Antonio Banderas is powerfully understated in Pedro Almodóvar’s beautifully personal meditation on film and memory.Read More

7500 review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt keeps this thriller in the air

A strong central turn by Joseph Gordon-Levitt keeps this hijacking thriller in the air.Read More

HBO releases Watchmen online for free

HBO has released Watchmen online for free this weekend.

The move comes as the USA marks Juneteenth, the 19th June date that marked the end of slavery. The date has taken on even more resonance this year, amid Black Lives … Read More

VOD film review: Joan of Arc (2019)

This bold semi-musical biopic is daring but lacklustre in its delivery.
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Netflix brings Youssef Chahine films to UK audiences

Netflix has shining a spotlight on Egyptian director Youssef Chahine with a new collection of classic Arabic films arriving this week.

The streaming giant has acquired a catalogue of 44 movies that blend iconic and contemporary film from the UAE, … Read More