Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: Macbeth (2015)
February 1, 2016 | David Farnor
Justin Kurzel’s bloody adaptation of the Bard’s tale of betrayal is haunting, dark and hypnotic.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Rango
February 1, 2016 | David Farnor
A fantastic addition to the existential Western canon, but not an animation guaranteed to please the whole family.Read More
Netflix UK film review: 50/50
February 1, 2016 | David Farnor
Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are superb in this heartfelt and funny drama about dealing with cancer.Read More
NFK film review: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
January 31, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
Director: Robert Rodriguez Cast: Cayden Boyd, Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dooley Certificate: PG
Netflix For Kids, the column where VODzilla.co get a childless adult to sift through the dregs of Netflix’s catalogue for the youngest cinephiles, catches up with an overlooked … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Fear of 13
January 28, 2016 | David Farnor
Director: David Sington Cast: Nick Yarris Certificate: 15 Watch The Fear of 13 online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
In 1982, Nick Yarris was convicted of the rape and … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Shadowhunters (Episode 3)
January 27, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
Already seen Episode 3? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
Sex! Drama! Violence! Terrible dialogue! Episode 3 of Shadowhunters has got it all, although “it all” isn’t necessarily a great thing. The sheer, youthful beauty of the show’s cast … Read More
VOD film review: The Martian
January 27, 2016 | David Farnor
A thrilling, funny blockbuster that celebrates intelligence over explosions. Read More
VOD film review: Legend
January 24, 2016 | David Farnor
Tom Hardy is excellent twice over in this otherwise unconvincing biopic of the Krays.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Shadowhunters (Episode 2)
January 20, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
Already seen Episode 2? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
Now thoroughly entwined with the world of the Shadowhunters, Clary (Katherine McNamara) is determined to find her kidnapped mother. Coming along for the ride in Episode 2, ominously named … Read More
VOD film review: Straight Outta Compton
January 19, 2016 | Josh Slater-Williams
The solid elements just about the outweigh the stodgy ones in this entertaining N.W.A. biopic.Read More
