First look Netflix UK TV review: The OA

Earnest, enigmatic and endlessly intriguing, The OA may have just stolen a spot in your list of the year’s best TV.Read More

12 Days of Netflix: Babes in Toyland (1986)

Every 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

Netflix UK film review: Spectral

You won’t be afraid of no ghosts in this underwhelming sci-fi actioner.Read More

12 Days of Netflix: Angel of Christmas

A fate-driven attempt at a disposable holiday flick.Read More

12 Days of Netflix: Once Upon a Holiday

Director: James Head Cast: Briana Evigan, Paul Campbell Watch Once Upon a Holiday online in the UK: Netflix

Every day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty from the nice. It’s … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams is not an author whose stories are suitable for the screen. His stories are barely suitable for the page. The writer’s genius lies not his in narrative prowess, but in his ever-inventive stream of imagination and humour – … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: River Monsters

When a programme begins with the immortal words “I’m Jeremy Wade, fresh water detective”, you know you’re in for a good time. ITV’s River Monsters sees Wade journey around the world looking for deadly aquatic beasts. He heads to Alaska … Read More

Netflix UK stand-up comedy review: Reggie Watts: Spatial

Gleefully absurd and deceptively deep, Reggie Watts’ unique special picks apart stand-up and puts it back together again.Read More

VOD film review: Suicide Squad

Unfunny and unsurprising, this uneven antihero blockbuster is frustratingly all over the place.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Captive

Documentaries are in these days. Audiences seem to have awoken to the sheer diversity and story-telling thrills that they can provide, which, in turn, gives more chance for filmmakers to explore the format’s potential. A large part of that rise … Read More