On Monday, Netflix announced that Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick have joined forces to create a six-episode scripted series. Currently titled Colin in Black & White, the series will explore Kaepernick’s early life and his journey to become a great quarterback and a critical voice against police brutality and racial inequality. The announcement feels particularly […]Read More
Aaron Sorkin’s star-studded upcoming film The Trial of the Chicago 7 is heading to Netflix. The streaming giant recently confirmed that it had bought the distribution rights from Paramount for $56 million. Based on one of the most notorious trials in American history, The Trial of the Chicago 7 follows a group of seven defendants […]Read More
Whilst the majority of us thought that coronavirus would delay most film news, it seems to be coming as quickly and (certainly in this case) as surprisingly as ever. Because in a tweet sent from the Netflix UK & Ireland Twitter account earlier this week on the 20 year anniversary of the original film, it […]Read More
Coming to Netflix this autumn, this new animated musical directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Glen Keane has taken my breath away with the first trailer. Inspired by the Chinese myth of the Moon Goddess Chang’e and with music by Steven Price, this feature film looks like just the kind of thing I would like my future […]Read More
The Oscar-Winners will be working together on a feature film adaptation of 2014's 'Virunga.'Read More
Aimee Seddon discusses why 365 dni is one of the most problematic films of 2020Read More
Little Britain and Come Fly With Me are no longer available to stream on Netflix, BBC iPlayer or BritBox. In the wake of the latest Black Lives Matter protest and growing conversations about race, these Lucas and Walliams comedies have been taken down. A recent statement issued by the BBC said “There’s a lot of historical […]Read More
In the past few years, book to screen adaptations have been all the rage. The BBC’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People earlier this year seriously raised the bar, dominationg social media and group chats everywhere. There’s even an Instagram account for Connell’s chain. However, this is not the only book to series adaptation that’s […]Read More
Netflix has released the trailer for the much-anticipated comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. The film stars Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as two Icelandic singers who are given the chance to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest. Ferrell co-wrote the script with frequent collaborator Andrew Steele and also served […]Read More
Critics are divided on Brennan and Murphy's straight to series Netflix release, but with a combination of Hollywood's post war glamour and 21st century production values, the miniseries is a pleasing watch.Read More
Alice Wu gives us a heartwarming coming-of-age story of friendship, identity, and first love in Netflix’s latest teen movie. Written and directed by Alice Wu, The Half Of It follows the story of cynical brainiac Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis) as she helps hopeless romantic Paul Munsky (Daniel Diemer) write love letters to the enigmatic Aster […]Read More
Jodie Comer is reportedly in line to star as Miss Honey in a new film adaptation of Matilda: The Musical. The news may come as a surprise to those familiar with Comer’s award-winning performance as the ruthless Villanelle in hit TV series Killing Eve, who is perhaps the direct opposite of the kind-hearted schoolteacher Miss Honey. The new film, which is backed by Netflix, will […]Read More
Blood, pain, betrayal, drugs, heartbreak, drinking, sex, power, glitter. A lot of shows about teenagers today have all of these elements at play, as more and more TV producers and writers choose to portray the dark, sometimes-realistic-sometimes-not side of being a teenager onscreen – Euphoria being the most recent example of this. But Dare Me, […]Read More
Struggling to choose what to binge during quarantine? Jonathan Rose and Tara Fair have got you covered! With the UK’s coronavirus lockdown in full swing and bags of time now on our hands, it seems like the perfect moment to stick your feet up, whack on the telly and indulge in hours of golden age […]Read More
Rarely does a film distil human society as expertly as The Platform.Read More
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