Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
UK TV review: Sons of Anarchy Final Season Episode 5 (Some Strange Eruption)
October 12, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Episode 5 of Sons of Anarchy’s final season takes place – in tone, time and setting – post-massacre. SAMCRO are recovering and very much at war. This echoes throughout every character timeline the show follows and leaves Kurt Sutter’s tragedy … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
October 11, 2014 | Amon Warmann
“Before Batman, there was Gotham.” So reads the tagline to the latest series to take ownership of The Dark Knight’s world, this time with the proviso that the iconic hero won’t feature, an idea that was understandably met with no … Read More
VOD film review: Mr. Peabody and Sherman
October 7, 2014 | Ian Loring
This enjoyable family animation never talks down to its audience.Read More
VOD film review: The Blind Side
October 7, 2014 | David Farnor
An excellent turn from Sandra Bullock can’t redeem this unsubtle drama based on a true story.Read More
Sons of Anarchy Final Season UK review: Episode 4
October 5, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Sons of Anarchy is a story of loyalty, strategy and family; cross-country drug wars and racist prison gangs. But sometimes, dropped into all the death and chaos, a sneering, murderous deviant falls deeply in love with a molested transgender prostitute. … Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 7 (Kill the Moon)
October 4, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Remember Armin Tamzarian? To many Simpsons fans, the name represents the horrible moment that a series defied its own (admittedly elastic) continuity and declared that Principal Seymour Skinner, a major character since the start of the show, was an imposter, … Read More
Netflix UK review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 3
October 2, 2014 | Chris Bryant
What makes Sons of Anarchy one of the truly great television shows of this era is a cast of likeable, believable, flawed characters. It has very strong, very brave writing; an admirable sense of tone and music; and a poetry … Read More
VOD film review: 300: Rise of an Empire
September 28, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
A solid, enjoyable epic that should have spent a little longer doing core work.Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 6 (The Caretaker)
September 28, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
“Crocodopolis,” The Doctor suggests to Clara as their next destination. “They worship a giant crocodile there, so that’s a useful coincidence.” Here’s another – The Doctor has hung around this particular London neighbourhood four times now on-screen, and each time … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Human Capital
September 27, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Paolo Virzì Cast: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Matilde Gioli Certificate: 15 Watch Human Capital online in the UK: Netflix UK / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Rich people, eh? … Read More
