Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio review: A bold creation
December 11, 2022 | David FarnorGuillermo del Toro’s dark, visually stunning take on Pinocchio isn’t afraid to do its own thing.Read More
Batman: The Animated Series: The 10 Best Episodes
December 4, 2022 | Matthew TurnerBatman: The Animated Series (1992 – 1995) is routinely praised as being one of the best animated TV shows ever made, as well as being the all-time greatest adaptation of the character. Developed by animator Bruce Timm, and writers Paul … Read More
The Wonder review: A powerful period drama
November 16, 2022 | Matthew TurnerFlorence Pugh delivers a terrific performance Sebastián Lelio’s powerful period drama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
November 13, 2022 | David FarnorThis jaw-dropping German anti-war film is a haunting elegy to the futility of war.Read More
VOD film review: Don’t Worry Darling
November 12, 2022 | David FarnorFlorence Pugh is superb in Olivia Wilde’s ambitious but underbaked thriller.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Crown Season 5
November 11, 2022 | David FarnorThe Crown enters the modern era with a new focus but the same quality.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Blockbuster: Season 1
November 6, 2022 | David Farnor“I don’t love the pattern that’s starting to emerge.” That’s Timmy (Randall Park) at the beginning of Blockbuster, Netflix’s new TV series set within one of the titular video rental stores. The irony of that sentence won’t be lost on … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Enola Holmes 2
November 5, 2022 | Charlotte HarrisonThis satisfactory sequel has enough breezy adventure to entertain most of the family.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: The Craft (1996)
October 28, 2022 | Mark HarrisonThis fun, female wish-fulfilment fantasy slides too obviously into chiding its characters.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Good Nurse
October 26, 2022 | Matthew TurnerJessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne headline Tobias Lindholm’s chilling true crime thriller about a mass murderer and a shocking cover-up.Read More