Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: Paul
September 16, 2015 | David FarnorDespite a game cast, this disappointing sci-fi comedy is no Galaxy Quest.Read More
VOD film review: Containment
September 10, 2015 | Matthew TurnerAn apartment block goes into lockdown in this accomplished, low-key sci-fi thriller.Read More
Why you should be watching Line of Duty
September 9, 2015 | Helen ArcherJed Mercurio specialises in shades of grey. Now credited with being Britain’s answer to the American style showrunner – a bonafide, bankable televisual auteur – his dramas tend to feature flawed characters navigating large, uncaring bureaucracies, where they are tested … Read More
Netflix UK film review: All Things to All Men (The Deadly Game
September 8, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: George Isaac Cast: Toby Stephens, Rufus Sewell, Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands Certificate: 15 Watch All Things to All Men online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV … Read More
Netflix TV review: Narcos (Episodes 2 to 5)
September 5, 2015 | Chris BryantTony Montana famously said “if you want a war, you got a war”. Pablo Escobar actually fought one. Continuing its rich blend of truth and past-tense fear-mongering, Narcos Season 1 lives up to the standards the fellow Netflix Originals have … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Kung Fu Elliot
September 2, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Matthew Bauckman, Jaret Bellivea Cast: Elliot Scott Watch Kung Fu Elliot online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
Have you heard of Elliot “White Lightning” Scott, Canada’s first action hero? No? As this … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Fast & Furious 7
August 31, 2015 | David FarnorThis sixth sequel is bigger, sillier and surprisingly moving.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Narcos
August 28, 2015 | Chris Bryant“Magic realism is defined as what happens when a highly detailed realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe. There is a reason magic realism was born in Colombia.”
Narcos follows the 80s cocaine boom from the very … Read More
VOD film review: Margot at the Wedding
August 26, 2015 | David FarnorNoah Baumbach’s clinical portrait of a dysfunctional family is compellingly awkward to witness.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Good People
August 22, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Henrik Ruben Genz Cast: James Franco, Kate Hudson, Tom Wilkinson, Omar Sy, Anna Friel Certificate: 15 Watch Good People online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play … Read More