Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Top 11 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series
September 9, 2016 | Mel KeableWith Star Trek: Discovery almost here, we continue our #BackTrek countdown through the best bits of the sci-fi series to date.
As of this week, Star Trek is now 50 years old. Created by Gene Roddenberry, the sci-fi series about … Read More
VOD film review: Florence Foster Jenkins
September 8, 2016 | Matthew TurnerMeryl Streep strikes the perfect wrong note in Stephen Frears’ amiable tragi-comic biopic.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Chef’s Table: France
September 6, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix’s mouth-wateringly good documentary series should come with a warning for your waistline.Read More
Pan’s Labyrinth: The 21st century’s defining live-action fantasy
September 5, 2016 | Simon KinnearGuillermo del Toro’s beautiful, bold masterpiece is the 21st century’s defining live-action fantasy.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Narcos Season 2 (Episodes 2 to 4)
September 4, 2016 | Chris BryantWarning: This contains spoilers.
Having established a base for Escobar’s characterisation – both in the show and in history – Narcos Season 2 turns the heat up in the war against Pablo. As the search for him transitions into … Read More
Why Poldark should be your next box set
September 4, 2016 | David FarnorWith Season 5 of Poldark now on Netflix UK, we look back at the beginnings of the BBC’s period drama.
Aidan Turner topless in a field was arguably the defining image of TV in 2015, thanks to Poldark. Oh yes, … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Jim: The James Foley Story
September 2, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThis vital tribute rescues a man’s life from the narrative his killers imposed upon him.Read More
VOD film review: Cockneys vs Zombies
September 1, 2016 | David FarnorCockneys vs Zombies gives you more than enough Roy Hudd for your Bread and Honey. Well worth a Paul McKenna.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Narcos Season 2
August 29, 2016 | Chris Bryant“This wasn’t a manhunt. This was an invasion.”
After Season 1’s hard-headed rollercoaster of documentary-style anarchy, political obstacles and the grand master of drug kingpins, it’s understandable to wonder if Season 2 could possibly have much more story to … Read More
VOD film review: Jane Got a Gun
August 29, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Gavin O’Connor Cast: Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton Certificate: 15
In 2011, Gavin O’Connor gave the world Warrior, an MMA drama starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton that had such blistering turns from its cast that it rose above sporting … Read More