Venice Film Festival 2019 reviews: Joker, Rare Beasts

With Netflix, Amazon and HBO out in force at the Venice Film Festival 2019, we head over to the Lido to catch up with their latest offerings and review some of the other films making their debuts.

Joker

“People don’t … Read More

VOD film review: Joker (2019)

Joaquin Phoenix delivers a chillingly intense turn in this dark portrait of the comic book villain.Read More

Martin’s Close: Peter Capaldi and Mark Gatiss team up for BBC Four horror

Doctor Who veterans Peter Capaldi and Mark Gatiss are teaming up for Martin’s Close, a horror story airing this Christmas on BBC Four.

The standalone 30-minute drama is based on M.R. James’ chilling ghost story of the same name, and … Read More

Cobra Kai kicks off wave of free YouTube Originals

YouTube has officially kicked off its new strategy of making its original series and specials free (with ads) by dropping the critically-acclaimed and fan-favourite first season of Cobra Kai in front of its YouTube Premium paywall for a limited time.

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VOD film review: The Red Shoes

Powell and Pressburger’s classic tale of ballet, romance, art and fate is at once ravishing masterpiece and haunting tragedy.Read More

VOD film review: Aniara

Pella Kagerman and Hugo Lilja’s adaptation of a 2018 sci-fi poem finds bleak beauty in a nihilisitic odyssey.Read More

YouTube unveils slate of new and returning originals

YouTube has ordered five new European series as the online video giant looks to expand its slate of originals.   Given the green light this week include Virtually History, a special that takes a personal look at the 30th anniversary … Read More

First look Netflix UK TV review: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Jim Henson would be proud of this entertaining, emotionally resonant prequel.Read More

VOD film review: The Souvenir

Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical drama is an aching articulation of dignified destruction.Read More

LFF 2019: Netflix’s Marriage Story, The King, Two Popes and The Irishman join Amazon’s Aeronauts at London Film Festival

Netflix and Amazon are heading to the UK capital this autumn, as the BFI London Film Festival kicks off another year showcasing some of the year’s best new films.

Netflix’s The Irishman, directed Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, … Read More