Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
“Insult to intelligence”: Netflix’s The Ridiculous 6 reviewed
December 13, 2015 | David FarnorAdam Sandler’s new film, The Ridiculous 6, has been released on Netflix worldwide. It’s “lazy, cliched, poorly written and unfunny”, according to one review. Not by a critic, we should add, but a Netflix user.
In the mainstream press, which … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 12 (Hell Bent)
December 6, 2015 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
“Nothing’s sad until it’s over. Then everything is.”
Back in the wee hours of 2010, Russell T. Davies brought his tenure as Doctor Who’s first … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Amar, Akbar & Tony
December 5, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Atul Malhotra Cast: Rez Kempton, Sam Vincenti, Martin Delaney Certificate: 15 Watch Amar, Akbar & Tony online in the UK: Netflix UK / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
Inspired by 1977’s Amar Akbar Anthony, Amar, … Read More
Netflix UK review: A Very Murray Christmas
December 4, 2015 | David FarnorSee our full list of Christmas films on Netflix UK.
Holiday specials are a bit of an oddity for UK audiences. Over here, festive TV shows tend to be one-off episodes of old sitcoms or – more recently – feature-length … Read More
First look UK TV review: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 1
December 1, 2015 | David Farnor“How does it feel to be back?” “Groovy.” Ash vs Evil Dead nails its homecoming in its opening episode – and this series does feel very much like a homecoming. Small-screen spin-offs from popular movie franchises have become two-a-penny in … Read More
NFK: Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
November 30, 2015 | Nathanael SmithNetflix For Kids, the column where VODzilla.co get a childless adult to sift through the dregs of Netflix’s catalogue for the youngest cinephiles, takes on a festive theme with Mickey’s Magical Christmas.
Cinematic Universes are very much in vogue in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 11 (Heaven Sent)
November 29, 2015 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
Blimey, Charlie. We’ve given out a few 10/10s this season to episodes that deserved it for entirely different reasons. The Witch’s Familiar was a big … Read More
Hanna: A stylish, brutal thriller
November 29, 2015 | David FarnorJoe Wright’s stylish sci-fi thriller is bold and disarming, with a killer turn from Saoirse Ronan.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 10 (Face The Raven)
November 22, 2015 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
As ridiculous as it would seem to keep declaring episodes as the best of the season, Doctor Who’s ninth season has been ridiculously good and … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 9 (Sleep No More)
November 15, 2015 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
Let’s talk about Marmite episodes of Doctor Who. Any show has divisive episodes, ones that fans either love or hate. For every universally loved NuWho … Read More