HBO Max launches in US: Everything you need to know

May 29, 2020 | Staff Reporter

This week saw the launch of HBO Max in the USA. The new subscription service, which is the latest to enter the increasingly competitive streaming market, takes a similar approach to Disney+, by bringing together all of WarnerMedia’s catalogue into … Read More

Gremlins prequel series in the works at Warner

July 3, 2019 | Staff Reporter

Another day, another studio tapping into a much-loved franchise to fuel its fledgling streaming platform. This time, it’s WarnerMedia, which will using one of its most fondly regarded classics as the starting point for a new series: Gremlins.

Warner has … Read More

Warner Bros. films return to Amazon Prime Video

April 6, 2019 | Ivan Radford

Warner Bros. movies are available to buy, rent and download from Amazon Prime Video again.

The studio’s feature film output, which is currently riding a wave of hits from Crazy Rich Asians to A Star Is Born, was removed from … Read More

VOD film review: The LEGO Movie

July 22, 2014 | Ivan Radford

Everything really is awesome in this hilarious, subversive and endlessly inventive animation.Read More

Art or advert? The LEGO Movie: Product placement without the instruction manual

July 19, 2014 | Ivan Radford

“If one thing is evident in the product placement industry, it’s that brand cameos in films are on a steady decline.”

That was AdWeek’s conclusion in its 2014 Product Placement Awards. Indeed, there was an average of 9.1 placements per … Read More

Netflix UK review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

November 12, 2013 | Ivan Radford

The Hobbit goes there and back and there and back and there and back again in an unexpectedly messy trek.Read More