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 2
September 25, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Entering the second episode of Sons’ “Final Ride”, the audience is given a little progression on all fronts. Like a child testing the safety of a stormy sea before being swept away completely.
Toil and Till begins quietly, returning … Read More
VOD film review: Diana
September 24, 2014 | David Farnor
Wooden dialogue and an unconvincing script leave this well-meaning biopic feeling shallow and bland.Read More
TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 5 (Time Heist)
September 20, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
It is one of the more amusing ironies of Doctor Who, a series about time travel, that it can hardly ever succeed in making a decent story with ‘Time’ in the title. Check out the official Doctor Who Magazine poll … Read More
VOD film review: In the Loop
September 18, 2014 | David Farnor
A quick-fire assault on your funny bone, In the Loop is a stroke of British genius. Profane, profound and permanently relevant.Read More
Why you should catch up with Peaky Blinders
September 16, 2014 | Chris Bryant
From its very first season, this BBC gangster drama is an uncompromising, graceful success.Read More
TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 4 (Listen)
September 13, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
One day, we’re going to find out that Steven Moffat is actually a time traveller and has been writing his episodes of Doctor Who out of order. How else to explain an episode like Listen, whose crystalline perfection – tautly … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Plastic
September 12, 2014 | RubyDirector: Julian Gilbey Cast: Ed Speelers, Will Poulter, Alfie Allen, Emma Rigby, Sebastian de Souza Certificate: 15 Watch online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Rakuten … Read More
Netflix UK review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 1
September 12, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Momma, I killed a man. Sons of Anarchy’s trademark has never been tough guys or ultra-violence. Sure, it does both with style and meaning, but Kurt Sutter’s country ballad only becomes incomparable during its musical montages. Season 7’s first of … Read More
TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 3 (Robot Of Sherwood)
September 7, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Imagine the scene. Showrunner Steven Moffat is outlining his plans for the forthcoming season of Doctor Who to his Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss. “We’re going more traditional this year. An older Doctor, less chatty and more cantankerous. Darker stories, too.”
Lost: How a plane crash changed television
September 7, 2014 | Neil Brazier
We look back at Lost’s legacy and how it changed the face of modern TV.
Lost changed TV when it was first released in September 2004. Now, as we celebrate its 10 year anniversary, the series has finally joined the … Read More
