Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Annihilation: Dizzying, shimmering, extraordinary sci-fi
March 10, 2018 | Anton BitelThis strange, beautiful, cerebral sci-fi cements Alex Garland as one of genre cinema’s finest living practitioners.Read More
Netflix UK TV Review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 14
March 10, 2018 | Martyn ConterioWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 14 of Riverdale Season 2. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
Riverdale has endured several breaks in scheduling. So much so it feels like the show’s … Read More
VOD film review: 2012
March 9, 2018 | David FarnorRoman Emmerich’s disaster flick is spectacular, brainless entertainment.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Jessica Jones Season 2
March 6, 2018 | Tom BondJessica Jones’ personal second season is off to a refreshingly low-key start.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Victoria & Abdul
March 4, 2018 | David FarnorThis is a handsome tall tale sweetly performed, but royally lacking in depth.Read More
VOD film review: The Death of Stalin
March 3, 2018 | David FarnorArmando Iannucci’s hilariously bleak satire of the disarray of tyrannical rule is a chilling, scathingly relevant spectacle.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Seven Seconds
March 2, 2018 | Benedict SealRegina King delivers a moving performance in Veena Sud’s uneven, but fiery and important drama.Read More
The 90s On Netflix: Shakespeare In Love (1998)
March 2, 2018 | Mark HarrisonLoved not wisely, but too well – this Best Picture by any other name would still be as sweet.Read More
VOD film review: Call Me By Your Name
February 27, 2018 | David FarnorThis swooning ode to first love is impossibly ravishing cinema.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Derren Brown: The Push
February 27, 2018 | David FarnorSeveral decades ago, Stanley Milgram found that under certain conditions, people were prepared to electrocute someone else, if they were ordered to do so. In his new special, Derren Brown tried to prove the power of social conformity once again … Read More