Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: Flushed Away
September 15, 2016 | David Farnor
Aardman and DreamWorks team up for this likeable outing.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Narcos Season 2 (Episode 5, 6, 7)
September 12, 2016 | Chris Bryant
The life of Pablo becomes the legacy of Pablo in the next three episodes of Netflix’s immersive bilingual drama. As the authorities let Pablo slip away again, his enemies take matters into their own hands in the hunt for the … Read More
Top 11 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series
September 9, 2016 | Mel Keable
With 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 Turner
Meryl 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 Farnor
Netflix’s mouth-wateringly good documentary series should come with a warning for your waistline.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Narcos Season 2 (Episodes 2 to 4)
September 4, 2016 | Chris Bryant
Warning: 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 Farnor
With 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-Williams
This 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 Farnor
Cockneys 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
