Cannes 2017 reviews round-up: Good Time, The Beguiled, Happy End, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The Double Lover

In Cannes’ 70th year, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has an official selection of hugely promising titles – the kind of titles that streaming services Netflix, Amazon and MUBI will be bidding fiercely to acquire for their own content roster. … Read More

Netflix hunts Michael Shannon and Bigfoot at Cannes

Netflix is hunting Bigfoot at Cannes this week, with the streaming service close to nabbing the rights to Michael Shannon’s latest film.

If the words “Michael Shannon” and “Bigfoot” had your curiosity, the film’s full description is sure to grab … Read More

Netflix’s Meme Project: Rihanna and Lupita team up for heist movie

It’s happening. The dream that the Internet had one day is actually happening. Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna are actually teaming up to make an actual heist movie.

If that pitch sounds familiar, it’s because you saw it on Tumblr two … Read More

Interview: Jarkko Lahti talks The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki

A boxing movie without boxing in it? The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki isn’t the sporting movie you expect. It’s based on true story, but not one about winning. It follows the build-up to a big fight, … Read More

Will Smith and Bong Joon-ho defend Netflix at Cannes

Will Smith and Bong Joon-ho have both dismissed criticism of Netflix at the opening of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The event, now in its 70th year, is the first at which Netflix has premiered a movie, a sign of … Read More

VOD film review: Wonderstruck

A charming cinematic rhapsody by a director at the top of his game.Read More

MUBI heads to Cannes for 2017

MUBI is heading to Cannes once again this year, with the world’s biggest film festival taking over the subscription service to offer a collection of Croisette favourites, old and new.

Every year, the creme de la creme of the … Read More

Netflix’s Okja and War Machine to get UK cinema release

Netflix’s Okja and War Machine will both be released in UK cinemas this year.

The streaming giant, which heads to Cannes this week to premiere Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories, has come under fire from the Cannes Film Festival in … Read More

Cannes changes entry rules following Netflix controversy

Cannes has announced that it will be changing its entry rules for future festivals, following controversy surrounding the premiere of two Netflix films ar this year’s event.

The streaming giant will be in attendance on the Croisette for the first … Read More

Netflix to compete with Amazon at Cannes 2017

Netflix is officially going to Cannes.

After years of being snubbed by the world’s most famous film festival, the streaming giant will be in attendance on the Croisette for the first time in 2017. Two of its original films, … Read More