Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Netflix UK TV review: The Get Down Part 2 (Episode 5)
April 23, 2017 | Chris BryantThe finale of Baz Luhrman’s epic hip-hopera is soulful harmony of method, music, and movement.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Crazies (1973)
April 21, 2017 | Anton BitelPutting the “gory” in “allegory”, Romero’s film shows the madness of the Vietnam war in all its viral contagion.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Girlboss
April 21, 2017 | David Farnor“Adulthood is where dreams go to die,” says Sophia Amaruso at the start of Girlboss. Netflix’s new series is inspired by the self-starting success of Sophia, an entrepreneur who found financial fortune with her own online shop selling vintage clothes. … Read More
Netflix UK film review: How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Get the Gringo)
April 21, 2017 | David FarnorDirector: Adrian Grunberg Cast: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez Certificate: 15 Watch How I Spent My Summer Vacation online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
Has there ever … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Sand Castle
April 20, 2017 | Ian WintertonAn entertaining and thought-provoking soldier’s eye view of the 2003 Iraq War.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Get Down Part 2 (Episode 3 and 4)
April 20, 2017 | Chris BryantA soulful, twisting guide to poverty, fame, and freedom.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 3, Episode 2
April 19, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Better Call Saul Season 3? Catch up with our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 here.
“Perfection is the enemy of perfectly adequate,” argues Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) in Episode 2 of Better Call Saul’s third … Read More
The OA: The power of sincerity over cynicism
April 17, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen The OA? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episode here.
“Why do we always try to understand?” That’s the question at the heart of The OA, a show that’s made up almost entirely … Read More
Netflix UK review: Louis C.K. 2017
April 16, 2017 | Ian Winterton“Hello. Thank you. Very much. Thank you,” booms Louis C.K., bounding on stage to rapturous applause. Dressed in a suit, with top button of his shirt undone and the knot of his tie loose, he looks like a salesman in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Designated Survivor: Episode 16
April 16, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers
Designated Survivor channels House of Cards this episode, as the ABC thriller continues to place more emphasis on its politics. The only problem? It’s not House of Cards.
The show has made it clear in its … Read More