Netflix, home of TV shows likeHouse of CardsandOrange is the New Black, will be adding another string to its bow with the announcement that it’s going to begin releasing original films. Its first isBeasts of No Nation– from the director ofTrue Detective– and will be released in October 2015.

In the summer of 2014, US box office figures were down 15%, and there were a string of spectacular film failures. The number of frequent moviegoers fell in every age group, but the biggest drop came from 18- to-25-year-olds. Has Netflix killed the blockbuster?

Eleven years after its debut, the Fast and Furious franchise is more lucrative than ever. The latest is the third film ever to break $1 billion in the box office. But is its success down to cars, girls and explosions? Or does it offer something no other franchise does – a cast as diverse as its audience?

For a generation accustomed to the immediacy the internet provides, logging onto Netflix can prove frustrating – why isn’tInterstellaron there yet? Why only the first three seasons ofThe Walking Dead? Perhaps that’s why one of Netflix’s biggest threats is piracy app Popcorn Time.