Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: The Town
November 28, 2014 | David FarnorThis accomplished, riveting crime drama isn’t as hot as Heat, but it’s still a scorcher.Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Am Ali
November 26, 2014 | Matthew TurnerThis documentary about the legendary boxer is enjoyable, informative and ultimately moving.Read More
VOD TV review: American Horror Story: Freak Show Episode 6 (Bullseye)
November 25, 2014 | Alice SlaterA simmering lack of trust bubbles beneath the veneer of family values in the latest instalment of Freak Show. Despite a healthy (if not continuous) level of infighting within the troupe, the Cabinet of Curiosities has always been a sanctuary … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 7 (Penguin’s Umbrella)
November 24, 2014 | Amon WarmannOver the last couple of weeks, Gotham has been taking baby steps in the right direction. With Penguin’s Umbrella, however, the show takes a gargantuan step forward in what is its first bonafide great episode.
Last week’s hour ended on … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 11 (Suits of Woe)
November 23, 2014 | Chris BryantWith SAMCRO’s various wars nearly wrapped up and a body count that would have Hades green with envy, Sutter gets to work on the real plan in Episode 11 of Son’s Final Ride: breaking hearts.
Jax begins investigating what happened … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Happy Feet 2
November 21, 2014 | David FarnorThis underwhelming sequel winds up closer to Unhappy Feet.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Tomorrow, When the War Began
November 19, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Stuart Beattie Cast: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Ashleigh Cummings, Phoebe Tonkin Certificate: 12A Watch Tomorrw, When the War Began online in the UK: Netflix
If there’s one thing Neighbours has always been missing, it’s a … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: American Horror Story: Freak Show Episode 5
November 18, 2014 | Alice SlaterWe aren’t usually ones to mourn the death of murderous clowns but we know a great horror character when we see one, so the flag is definitely flying at half-mast following the demise of our beloved Twisty (John Carroll Lynch) … Read More
Netflix UK VOD TV review: Gotham Episode 6
November 17, 2014 | Amon WarmannOver the past couple of episodes, Gotham has been taking small steps in the right direction and the upward streak continues in the latest hour.
Spirit of the Goat wisely seeks to attend to one of our most regular … Read More
UK iTunes review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 10 (Faith and Despondency)
November 16, 2014 | Chris Bryant“I know how hard it is to look past the shit we do.”
Guns and roses. This episode of Sons of Anarchy is split almost perfectly into two halves. The first represents the vengeance, massacres and betrayals that drive the … Read More