Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: Somewhere
October 20, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Sofia Coppola Cast: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning Certificate: 15
Johnny (Dorff) is living the life of a Hollywood actor at full speed. But in between the booze, the parties and the endless sex, he’s running on empty. He spends … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 5 (The Girl Who Died)
October 18, 2015 | Mark Harrison
This is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
Last week’s slightly difficult episode aside, let us make no apologies for enjoying the hell out of Peter Capaldi’s second season as Doctor Who so … Read More
The Returned Season 1 and the questions it left behind
October 15, 2015 | David Farnor
As The Returned returns for Season 2, we look back at the first season – and tell you what you need to know to catch up.
It feels like a long time since The Returned first chilled spines up and … Read More
Brand new and brilliantly unpredictable: Why you should catch up with Fargo Season 1
October 12, 2015 | Chris Bryant
We look back at Season 1 of Fargo – and where you can watch it online.
Set in 2006, 10 years after the Coen Brothers’ film of the same name, Fargo incorporates a few of the major characters and feelings … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Beasts of No Nation
October 11, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Cary Fukunaga Cast: Abraham Attah, Idris Elba Watch Beasts of No Nation online in the UK: Netflix
A landmark in cinema and distribution history, Beasts of No Nation is Netflix’s first original feature – and what a revealing choice … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 4
October 11, 2015 | David Farnor
Before Season 5 begins on Channel 4 on Sunday 11th October, we catch up with Homeland Season 4 – and where to watch it online.
Is there a TV show more unevenly brilliant than Homeland? Season 4 of the show … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 4 (Before the Flood)
October 11, 2015 | Mark Harrison
This is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
Before The Flood has a cold open sequence that is utterly unique in the history of Doctor Who. Never, in 52 years of adventures on … Read More
VOD film review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
October 8, 2015 | David Farnor
Bloody, funny, poetic and tragic, Tim Burton and Sweeney Todd prove the perfect match.Read More
VOD film review: Convenience
October 5, 2015 | Ian Loring
A fast and funny comedy that leaves you with a smile on your face.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 3 (Under The Lake)
October 4, 2015 | Mark Harrison
This is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
Doctor Who was bumped back to its latest ever start for a new episode on BBC One. The sky may fall in histrionic articles about … Read More
