Five Netflix films join Criterion Collection

Five Netflix films are being added to the Criterion Collection this year.

The streaming giant has been stepping up its investment in original movies in recent years, teaming up with auteurs and established filmmakers to position itself as a home … Read More

Gang wars span generations in Walter Presents’ Fenix

A gang war spans multiple generations in Fenix, the new series from Walter Presents.

The online channel, dedicated to showcasing TV from around the world, continues to unearth the best of the Netherlands with the thriller, which charts the aftermath … Read More

Trailer: Anne Hathaway, Willem Dafoe star in Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted

Mudbound director Dee Rees is back at Sundance today with her latest Netflix film The Last Thing He Wanted.

Based on the 1996 novel by Joan Didion, it follows hardscrabble journalist Elena McMahon, who finds herself on dangerous ground as … Read More

First look Walter Presents TV review: Stockholm Requiem

A smart script and distinctive structure set this Swedish crime drama out from the Scandi noir pack.Read More

10 episodes of The Next Generation to watch before Star Trek: Picard

With Star Trek: Picard now on our screens, Patrick Stewart is back in the uniform of Jean-Luc Picard for the first time in 18 years. Well, almost: when we catch up with the retired Starfleet legend, he’s retired and living … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Crazy Delicious, Meat the Family, Losing It: Our Mental Health Emergency

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

Americanah: Lupita Nyong’o, Chinonye Chukwu, Danai Gurira team up for HBO Max series

Lupita Nyong’o, Chinonye Chukwu and Danai Gurira are teaming up for a new HBO Max series.

Called Americanah, the 10-episode drama is based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s bestselling novel. It follows Ifemelu (Nyong’o), a self-assured woman raised in Nigeria, who … Read More

VOD film review: The Goldfinch

Rushed and watered down, The Goldfinch is a disappointing adaptation of a complex novel.Read More

What’s coming soon to Netflix UK in February 2020?

Studio Ghibli. Those are the two words that sum up February on Netflix UK, as the streaming giant begins the gradual release of the Japanese anime studio’s masterpieces on any streaming platform for the first time. That on its own … Read More

Superhero Sundays: Superman vs the Elite (2012)

The Man of Steel takes on a super-team who are prepared to kill in this action-packed and provocatively themed adventure.Read More