Posts By Nathanael Smith
Netflix UK TV review: Shadowhunters (Episode 1)
January 14, 2016 | Nathanael SmithUnless you are an aficionado of the work of Lily Collins, a dedicated fan of YA fantasy or a glutton for punishment, chances are you didn’t watch the portentously titled The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones when it was released … Read More
VOD film review: On Angel Wings
December 15, 2015 | Nathanael SmithDirector: Dave Unwin Cast: Dominic Cooper, Michael Gambon, Juliet Stevenson Certificate: U Watch On Angel Wings online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video
We unwrap a different Christmas film from Netflix’s dubious seasonal selection every day. … Read More
VOD film review: Christmas Wedding Baby
December 10, 2015 | Nathanael SmithDirector: Kiara Jones Cast: Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Ellease Aponte, Bernie Ask, Micah Austin Certificate: TBC
We unwrap a different Christmas film from Netflix’s dubious seasonal selection every day. For 12 days. It’s the 12 Days of Netflix.
The title alone … Read More
VOD film review: Aloha
December 10, 2015 | Nathanael SmithCameron Crowe’s dud of tonal awkwardness is a hopelessly lost mess.Read More
NFK: Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
November 30, 2015 | Nathanael SmithNetflix For Kids, the column where VODzilla.co get a childless adult to sift through the dregs of Netflix’s catalogue for the youngest cinephiles, takes on a festive theme with Mickey’s Magical Christmas.
Cinematic Universes are very much in vogue in … Read More
NFK: Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
November 1, 2015 | Nathanael SmithIf VODzilla.co ever gets taken to court for mistreatment of its writers, then NFK will be the case for the prosecution. What is NFK? We get someone of entirely the wrong demographic to work through the films aimed at the … Read More
VOD film review: Tomorrowland: A World Beyond
October 7, 2015 | Nathanael SmithThis underrated sci-fi is an original, inventive family adventure.Read More
VOD film review: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
September 27, 2015 | Nathanael SmithThere’s an awkward moment in Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure where it slowly dawns on the viewer that they care about the Autumn revel, and are worried about the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a way to … Read More
NFK: The Care Bears Movie
August 29, 2015 | Nathanael SmithHave you ever dipped into Netflix’s kids’ section? It’s a realm of gaudy coloured franchises you never knew existed, threequels made for around 10p and forgotten films from the 80s that, even then, no one watched. A strong backbone of … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Grandmaster
August 1, 2015 | Nathanael SmithDespite some invigorating fight sequences, Wong Kar Wai’s Ip Man film is sluggish, compromised and unfocussed.Read More