Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: The Five-Year Engagement
July 2, 2014 | David FarnorEmily Blunt and Alison Brie shine in this funny, sweet and engaging rom-com.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Monty Python: Almost The Truth (Lawyers Cut)
June 30, 2014 | James ButlinA detailed, yet accessible, history of Monty Python, you won’t find many better comedy documentaries around.Read More
VOD film review: Moonrise Kingdom
June 30, 2014 | David FarnorHilariously daft, amiably warm, gorgeously colourful and generally all-round awwww.
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Netflix TV review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 13)
June 30, 2014 | Chris BryantWarning: This contains spoilers.
“It’s turned into fucking Riker’s round here.” Wanda isn’t wrong about that. The Season 2 finale is packed with twists and turns, none of them very moral and most of them involving things occurring in prison … Read More
VOD film review: Her
June 29, 2014 | David FarnorA deep and moving dissection of the machinery that makes humans tick.Read More
Netflix binge review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 11, 12)
June 28, 2014 | Chris BryantIntroducing intermittent moments of self-awareness and a crippling tension, Episode 11 of OITNB Season 2 represents the calm before the storm. Episode 12, meanwhile, is the storm. It achieves this through subtle, creeping tricks of the trade… like an actual, … Read More
VOD film review: The Amazing Spider-Man
June 26, 2014 | David FarnorA charismatic turn from Andrew Garfield gives this new version of Spider-Man heart as well as heroics.Read More
Netflix UK review: Archer: Vice (Season 5)
June 25, 2014 | Philip W BaylesDrastically altering the formula of a popular television show that’s already had four great seasons feels like a fool’s errand. Not only is there the genuine argument that if it ain’t broke, you don’t fix it; there’s a very real … Read More
Netflix binge review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 9, 10)
June 23, 2014 | Chris BryantRelationships are important in Orange Is the New Black. Episode 9 of Season 2 tackles family – one of the show’s prominent themes – and Episode 10 deals with strangers, especially within the prison walls. 40oz of Furlough takes … Read More
Netflix UK / Blu-ray film review: Stalingrad
June 23, 2014 | Philip W BaylesDirector: Fedor Bondarchuk Cast: Petr Fedorov, Dmitriy Lysenkov, Thomas Kretschmann, Yanina Studilina Certificate: 15 Watch Stalingrad online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk
Filmed not … Read More