Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
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
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
