Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes review: An entertaining prequel
January 13, 2024 | David Farnor
This entertaining prequel to The Hunger Games doesn’t quite catch fire.Read More
Oppenheimer: A towering achievement
January 1, 2024 | David Farnor
Christopher Nolan’s daunting, harrowing epic about the Manhattan Project is a towering achievement.Read More
VOD film review: Family Switch
December 28, 2023 | David Farnor
A game Jennifer Garner leads an enthusiastic cast in this middling festive body swap comedy.Read More
VOD film review: Best. Chrismas. Ever!
December 27, 2023 | David Farnor
This saccharine festive comedy is an underwhelming waste of a good cast.Read More
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Ambitious, inventive and dazzling
December 24, 2023 | Ivan Radford
This dazzling, inventive, ambitious sequel builds on the jaw-dropping original – almost too much.Read More
Netflix film review: Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire
December 22, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Zack Snyder’s ambitious, visually bold epic exists in a galaxy that’s far, far too familiar.Read More
Maestro: A bravura biopic
December 20, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan shine in this bravura biopic of composer Leonard Bernstein.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
December 15, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Aardman’s fun but familiar romp is best when in flight.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Crown: Season 6, Part 1
December 14, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Committed performances can’t quite elevate this uneven portrayal of Diana’s last days.Read More
Leave the World Behind review: A creepy end-of-the-world thriller
December 8, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali headline this creepy and suspenseful end-of-the-world thriller.Read More
