Netflix acquires Cannes winners Happy As Lazzaro and Girl

Netflix may not have been at Cannes this year, but the streaming giant was out in force on the closing weekend of the French film festival, snapping up the rights to not just one award winner but two.

Happy as … Read More

Cannes 2018 Reviews: Everybody Knows, Ash Is Purest White, The House That Jack Built, The Dead and the Others, The Gentle Indifference of the World

The 71st Cannes Film Festival may have lacked the big guns of previous years, but the official selection has been consistently strong, whether In Competition, the Un Certain Regard sidebar or Out of Competition. With Netflix trying to snap up … Read More

VOD film review: Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)

Ramin Bahrani’s HBO-backed adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel is a disappointingly damp squib.Read More

Amazon’s Cold War joins Cannes 2018 line-up, as Netflix sits out

The films set to premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival have been unveiled, and Amazon’s Cold War is part of the line-up.

The movie, which is directed by Oscar-winning director Pawel Pawlikowski, will chart a romance across Poland, Berlin, … Read More

Netflix confirms it will not be at Cannes 2018

Netflix has confirmed that it will not be at Cannes 2018, after the festival refused to play the streaming giant’s films in competition at the event.

Netflix made a big splash as the French event last year, screening both Bong … Read More

Trailer: Ava arrives on MUBI this December

Award-winning drama Ava will arrive on MUBI just in time for Christmas this year.

Directed by Léa Mysius, the film premiered at Cannes in May, where it won the SACD Critics Award during La Semaine de la Critique. MUBI is … Read More

New trailer for Netflix’s Wheelman races online

One more drive, then he’s out. That’s the rule for Wheelman, the getaway driver in Netflix’s new thriller who doesn’t not have a name – he just refuses to give it.

The man behind the wheel? You’ll recognise him as … Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Noah Baumbach dissects complex family dynamics with typical charm and humour.Read More

MUBI to release Mimosas in UK cinemas this August

MUBI is releasing Cannes winner Mimosas in UK cinemas this August.

The subscription streaming service has made a name for itself in recent years as the go-to place to catch up with the hottest titles from the Croisette’s film festival, … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Okja

Bong Joon-ho’s creature feature is a delightful and engaging adventure.Read More