Posts By Nathanael Smith
Netflix UK TV review: A Series of Unfortunate Events
January 8, 2017 | Nathanael SmithDon’t watch this, unless you want to be delighted by one of Netflix’s sharpest, funniest family shows.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Babes in Toyland (1986)
December 15, 2016 | Nathanael SmithEvery day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty from the nice. It’s the #12DaysofNetflix. (Click here for the full list.)
There’s an astonishing moment in the middle of Babes in … Read More
VOD film review: Pete’s Dragon
December 11, 2016 | Nathanael SmithThis warm, wonderfully old-fashioned adventure is one of the finest family films of the year.Read More
Netflix UK stand-up comedy review: Reggie Watts: Spatial
December 10, 2016 | Nathanael SmithGleefully absurd and deceptively deep, Reggie Watts’ unique special picks apart stand-up and puts it back together again.Read More
VOD film review: The Secret Life of Pets
November 19, 2016 | Nathanael SmithThe Secret Life of Pets is an efficient but soulless animation.Read More
VOD film review: Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
November 19, 2016 | Nathanael SmithThis adorable CG animation remakes The Peanuts comics with real love, talent and wit. Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2
November 2, 2016 | Nathanael SmithOne of the main problems with Season 1 of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (read our review here) was that it went on way too long. There were 18 episodes and a whole lot of the middle of that was treading water, character-wise. … Read More
Netflix for KidsFK film review: The Little Vampire
October 30, 2016 | Nathanael SmithNetflix for Kids is VODzilla.co’s monthly column that sends a grown man without kids into the barrel of the streaming service’s kids catalogue and searches for morsels of goodness at the bottom. Today, our childless adult writer tackles The Little … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 4 (San Junipero – spoilers)
October 24, 2016 | Nathanael SmithWarning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free review of Black Mirror Season 3, click here.
One of the joys of watching Black Mirror is that you know, instinctively, that everything is not what it seems. It is a show that … Read More
VOD film review: The Last Airbender (2010)
September 30, 2016 | Nathanael SmithM. Night Shyamalan’s adaptation of Avatar is an affront to fans of the original show.Read More