Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1: A thrilling mix of personal and political
March 15, 2015 | David Farnor
The penultimate entry in The Hunger Games franchise is grippingly political and thrillingly personal.Read More
VOD film review: The Imitation Game
March 12, 2015 | David Farnor
The 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 Farnor
It’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 Loughrey
Director: 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 Harrison
Dan 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 Farnor
Daniel 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 Bryant
Warning: 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 Jones
Tina 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
’71: Blisteringly good
March 5, 2015 | David Farnor
Jack O’Connell is blisteringly good in this thrilling, shocking sprint through history.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3 (Episode 8, 9 and 10)
March 5, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Warning: If you have not seen House of Cards Season 3 Episodes 1 to 7, this will contain spoilers.
“A hurricane has been forming, not for weeks, but for decades. Its name is not Faith: it’s Francis.”
Chapters 34, 35 … Read More
