Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Netflix UK film review: Kidnap
October 18, 2017 | Ian Loring
A stripped-down thriller that doesn’t outstay its 91 minutes. Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 5 (spoilers)
October 16, 2017 | Ian Winterton
Uncharacteristic F-bombs mar an otherwise solid episode.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Kingdom of Us
October 15, 2017 | David Farnor
This moving exploration of family trauma is raw, honest documentary filmmaking.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Big Mouth
October 15, 2017 | Mike Williams
Big Mouth, Netflix’s latest original animated series, is set around the adolescent lives of Andrew, Nick, Jessi, and Jay, as they embark on the nightmarish and testing phase of puberty. Maurice the Hormone Monster rears his aggressive, encouraging head throughout … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 1
October 13, 2017 | Martyn Conterio
Riverdale returns to our screens in style, as the gang rally around Archie.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Hook (1991)
October 13, 2017 | Mark Harrison
Spielberg’s post-modern Pan has some happy thoughts, but loses its marbles.Read More
Why you should be watching Mindhunter on Netflix
October 12, 2017 | David Farnor
More talk show than crime thriller, Mindhunter is a gripping study of our fascination with criminals.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 4 (spoilers)
October 9, 2017 | Ian Winterton
An unremarkable but gripping step for what could be the best Star Trek series since The Next Generation.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson
October 8, 2017 | Helen Archer
In early July 1992, the body of Marsha P Johnson – the “saint of Christopher Street”, in this documentary dubbed “the Rosa Parks of the LGBT movement” – was pulled out of the Hudson River. One of the original founders … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
October 8, 2017 | Martyn Conterio
Noah Baumbach dissects complex family dynamics with typical charm and humour.Read More
