Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Netflix UK film review: Art and Craft
July 19, 2015 | David FarnorDirectors: Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman, Mark Becker Cast: Mark Landis Watch Art and Craft online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Dogwoof.tv
What is art? It’s a question that’s been asked time and time again. What … Read More
VOD film review: Creep
July 16, 2015 | David FarnorCreep repeatedly crosses the boundary between silly and sinister to genuinely scary effect.Read More
First Look Netflix TV review: BoJack Horseman Season 2
July 16, 2015 | Nathanael SmithThe first few episodes of BoJack Horseman Season 1 started poorly. The title character is a washed-up ex-sitcom star, who starts to work on his memoirs with a spiky writer, all while trying to salvage his career. The jokes were … Read More
VOD film review: Chappie
July 14, 2015 | Matthew TurnerNeill Blomkamp’s underrated robo-adventure is an enjoyable and thought-provoking sci-fi.Read More
Netflix UK film review: What Happened, Miss Simone?
June 26, 2015 | Philip W BaylesDirector: Liz Garbus Cast: Nina Simone Watch What Happened, Miss Simone? online in the UK: Netflix
It’s very telling that while the trailer for Liz Garbus’ new documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? uses her most iconic song – Feelin’ Good … Read More
Netflix TV review: Dragons: Race to the Edge
June 25, 2015 | David FarnorDragons are cool. It’s a fact of life. Just as it’s a truth universally acknowledged that any kid in possession of a parent’s fortune must be in want of merchandise. So it’s inevitable that DreamWorks, after two fiery hits in … Read More
Netflix TV binge review: Sense8 (Episodes 10, 11, 12)
June 24, 2015 | Chris BryantAlready seen Episodes 10, 11 and 12? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
“I don’t know what’s true or not, but I know we have to watch out for each other.”
Sense8’s final three episodes combine to … Read More
VOD film review: Fifty Shades of Grey
June 22, 2015 | Clarisse LoughreyAn admirable effort to rectify a deeply problematic source material. Read More
BBC TV review: The Clangers
June 20, 2015 | David FarnorThe gently warm-hearted animation is proof that remakes aren’t always a bad thing.Read More
VOD film review: Selma
June 18, 2015 | David FarnorDavid Oyelowo is unrecognisable in Ava DuVernay’s stirring, powerful biopic of Martin Luther King, Jr.Read More