June 2020 Watchlist: 23 highlights and UK TV air dates for this month

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More

Old Vic digital theatre review: A Monster Calls

This imaginative adaptation of Patrick Ness’ novel is a communal celebration of the power of stories.Read More

Bad Boys for Life tops UK Film Chart

Bad Boys For Life is at the top of this week’s UK Official Film Chart – the only weekly chart in the world to count both physical disc and digital download sales.

Following its release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K … Read More

Netflix cancels Next in Fashion after one season

Netflix has cancelled Next in Fashion after one season.

The reality series, which premiered earlier this year, is part of Netflix’s concerted push into unscripted telly territory. The competition show featured some of the world’s best and quietly innovative designers … Read More

Digital theatre review: Henry IV (Donmar)

Phyllida Lloyd’s reworking of Shakespeare’s history plays inside a women’s prison is a thought-provoking piece of meta-theatre.Read More

National Theatre at Home review: Coriolanus

Tom Hiddleston is blisteringly good in this lean, mean, visceral take on Shakespeare.Read More

Chernobyl, The Crown, Giri/Haji lead 2020 BAFTA TV nominees

The BAFTA TV Awards will be broadcast at 7pm on BBC One on Friday 31st July with a pre-show hosted by Tom Allen live on Twitter and YouTube from 6pm.

HBO’s Chernobyl and Netflix’s The Crown are leading this year’s … Read More

The Shining review: A labyrinthine masterpiece

Stanley Kubrick’s genuinely creepy Stephen King adaptation is a labyrinthine masterpiece. Read More

Netflix UK stand-up review: Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark and Son of Patricia

Personal anecdotes, politics and flawless impressions collide in Trevor Noah’s entertaining stand-up double-bill.Read More

VOD film review: Cats (2019)

This stunningly misjudged adaptation of the hit musical is a folly too grandiose to land on its feet.Read More