Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Why you should be watching How to Get Away with Murder on Netflix UK
December 21, 2015 | Jo BromilowWith Season 6 of How to Get Away with Murder now available on Netflix UK, we look back at the show’s beginnings.
After a positive plethora of legal dramas featuring ‘strong female leads’ vying for your verdict on Netflix, there’s … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Fargo Season 2, Episodes 6 to 8
December 18, 2015 | Chris BryantWith the set-up episodes complete, Fargo gets right back to business in the second half of Season 2, stamping on the accelerator and reminding viewers exactly why they were so excited for the latest instalment of Noah Hawley’s take on … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Fargo Season 2, Episode 4 and 5
December 16, 2015 | Chris BryantWith the net slowly closing around, well, everyone, Episodes 4 and 5 of Fargo do their best to kick-start the real tension. With the characters fully introduced, their motives and fears established, it’s up to the plot to keep everyone … Read More
VOD film review: Sherlock Holmes (2009)
December 15, 2015 | David FarnorGuy Ritchie’s jaunty take on Sherlock Holmes is fun for the 21st century.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Power Rangers Christmas specials
December 13, 2015 | Josh Slater-WilliamsWe unwrap a different Christmas film from Netflix’s dubious seasonal selection every day. For 12 days. It’s the 12 Days of Netflix.
Christmas specials of television shows can vary wildly in terms of creative expenditure, depending on the genre and … Read More
“Insult to intelligence”: Netflix’s The Ridiculous 6 reviewed
December 13, 2015 | David FarnorAdam Sandler’s new film, The Ridiculous 6, has been released on Netflix worldwide. It’s “lazy, cliched, poorly written and unfunny”, according to one review. Not by a critic, we should add, but a Netflix user.
In the mainstream press, which … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 12 (Hell Bent)
December 6, 2015 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
“Nothing’s sad until it’s over. Then everything is.”
Back in the wee hours of 2010, Russell T. Davies brought his tenure as Doctor Who’s first … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Amar, Akbar & Tony
December 5, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Atul Malhotra Cast: Rez Kempton, Sam Vincenti, Martin Delaney Certificate: 15 Watch Amar, Akbar & Tony online in the UK: Netflix UK / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
Inspired by 1977’s Amar Akbar Anthony, Amar, … Read More
Netflix UK review: A Very Murray Christmas
December 4, 2015 | David FarnorSee our full list of Christmas films on Netflix UK.
Holiday specials are a bit of an oddity for UK audiences. Over here, festive TV shows tend to be one-off episodes of old sitcoms or – more recently – feature-length … Read More
First look UK TV review: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 1
December 1, 2015 | David Farnor“How does it feel to be back?” “Groovy.” Ash vs Evil Dead nails its homecoming in its opening episode – and this series does feel very much like a homecoming. Small-screen spin-offs from popular movie franchises have become two-a-penny in … Read More