Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
March 3, 2017 | Mike WilliamsThis quick-paced punch-a-thon offers solid, high-octane thrills.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Headshot
March 3, 2017 | Matthew TurnerFans of The Raid will get several big kicks out of this Indonesian martial arts thriller, which delivers plenty of punchy action.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 1, Episode 5
March 2, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 5. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
Riverdale continues to blossom in its fifth episode – and blossom is the operative word.
Our fifth visit to … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Frailty (2001)
February 28, 2017 | Ian LoringDirector: Bill Paxton Cast: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe Certificate: 15 Watch Frailty online in the UK: Netflix UK
With his death at the ridiculously young age of 61, it feels like we’ve been robbed of getting a film … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Travelers Season 1 (spoilers)
February 27, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Travelers? Read our spoiler-free first-look review of the opening episodes.
It feels like only next week that time-travelling series Travelers premiered on Netflix UK. A Canadian sci-fi with Will and Grace’s Eric McCormack in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Ultimate Beastmaster
February 26, 2017 | David FarnorSylvester Stallone’s absurdly overblown obstacle course is a disappointingly unoriginal spectacle.Read More
VOD film review: Shut In
February 26, 2017 | Matthew TurnerNaomi Watts does the best she can with this low-key thriller, but there are precious few scares, thanks to an undercooked script.Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore
February 25, 2017 | David FarnorThis enjoyably unpredictable indie comedy is full of dark humour, brutal violence and warm empathy.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 1, Episode 4 (The Last Picture Show)
February 19, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 4. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
“You might be a stock character from a 90s teen movie, but I’m not.” Honestly, four episodes into Riverdale and … Read More
Designated Survivor: Escapist nonsense and all the better for it (spoilers)
February 19, 2017 | David FarnorAvoiding the temptation of political satire, Designated Survivor is escapist nonsense and all the better for it.Read More