Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 11
March 16, 2015 | Amon WarmannNot seen Episodes 1 to 10 of Gotham? This will contain spoilers.
The first 10 episodes of Gotham were, to say the least, uneven: although many of the characters that came to form the show’s core grew slowly more defined … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Returned (US remake) – Episode 1 and 2
March 16, 2015 | David FarnorHow do you remake a TV show that’s special precisely because it’s so unique? The Returned, A&E’s version of the 2013 show Les Revenants, attempts to do just that.
The premise of the series is wonderfully eerie: a bunch of … Read More
VOD film review: Edge of Tomorrow
March 14, 2015 | David FarnorThis underrated sci-fi is a rip-roaring blockbuster that’s definitely worth repeating.Read More
VOD film review: The Imitation Game
March 12, 2015 | David FarnorThe excellent Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley elevate this moving, if formulaic, Alan Turing drama.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 6
March 11, 2015 | David FarnorIt’s no secret why Better Call Saul is called Better Call Saul: because, out of all the Breaking Bad characters, Saul was the one with the most interesting potential back-story. Judging by the first four episodes, Better Call Chuck, for … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Horns
March 11, 2015 | Clarisse LoughreyDirector: Alexandre Aja Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Max Minghella Certificate: 15 Watch Horns online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Just as … Read More
Top 10 Community parody episodes
March 9, 2015 | Mark HarrisonDan Harmon’s Community does many things well, but one of the best things it does is pop culture references. The show, ostensibly a sitcom set at Greendale Community College in Colorado, is a little reminiscent of Simon Pegg and Jessica … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Defiance
March 8, 2015 | David FarnorDaniel Craig delivers a strong turn in this thoughtful WWII actioner.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3, Episode 11, 12 & 13
March 7, 2015 | Chris BryantWarning: This contains some spoilers, although it avoids ruining major plot points.
President Francis Underwood, after a season of battling on all fronts, is finally faced with the end of the road. He’s confronted by the one challenge that … Read More
Netflix UK First Look TV review: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
March 5, 2015 | Andrew JonesTina Fey has a lot to live up to with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Anyone who created something as hysterical, winning, wonderful and effortlessly re-watchable as 30 Rock – one of the greatest sitcoms ever – would have to think long … Read More