Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
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
Netflix UK film review: Dragon Blade
January 15, 2016 | Ian Loring
Director: Daniel Lee Cast: Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody Certificate: 15 Watch Dragon Blade online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalKTalk TV Store / Rakuten TV / Google Play
It … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Shadowhunters (Episode 1)
January 14, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
Unless you are an aficionado of the work of Lily Collins, a dedicated fan of YA fantasy or a glutton for punishment, chances are you didn’t watch the portentously titled The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones when it was released … Read More
VOD film review: The Fall of the Krays
January 10, 2016 | David Farnor
This ambitious indie take on The Krays is well directed, but winds up more EastEnders than Scarface.Read More
The 6 stages of watching Netflix’s Making a Murderer
January 4, 2016 | Philip W Bayles
Forget your Abominable Brides and your classic holiday movies – by far the best television that aired over the festive season was Netflix’s crime documentary series Making A Murderer. Certainly, people couldn’t stop talking about it, all sharing the same, … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Season 3 Christmas Special)
January 2, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This review contains minor spoilers, although we have tried to avoid explicit plot details. If you don’t want to know any details about Sherlock’s Christmas special, watch the episode before reading.
Sherlock is back – but not as we … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Kshay (Corrode)
January 1, 2016 | David Farnor
Director: Karan Gour Cast: Rasika Dugal, Alekh Sangal, Nitika Anand Watch Kshay online in the UK: Netflix UK
Chhai (Dugal) and Arvind (Sangal) live together in a shoebox apartment in Mumbai. They struggle to make ends meet, but they’re happy. … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 5
December 28, 2015 | David Farnor
It’s hard to image a more suitable title for Homeland’s Season 5 opener than “Separation Anxiety”. After Season 4’s about-turn into good-again territory, drawing a line in the sand between now and the Brody-bogged days of Seasons 2 and 3, … Read More
