Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Netflix UK film review: The Zero Theorem
July 16, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Terry Gilliam Cast: Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges Certificate: 15 Watch The Zero Theorem online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
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VOD film review: The Hangover Part II
July 14, 2014 | David Farnor
An un-engaging, un-entertaining, unlikeable sequel.Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Declare War
July 5, 2014 | David FarnorDirectors: Jason Lapeyre, Robert Wilson Cast: Siam Yu, Gage Munroe, Aidan Gouveia, Michael Friend Certificate: 15 Watch I Declare War online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Snow White and the Huntsman
July 3, 2014 | David Farnor
An entertaining cast and impressive visuals can’t redeem this uneven, derivative fantasy epic.Read More
VOD film review: Up in the Air
July 2, 2014 | Selina Pearson
Reitman follows Juno with another snappy script that snipes at the selfishness of corporate America.Read More
VOD film review: The Five-Year Engagement
July 2, 2014 | David Farnor
Emily 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 Butlin
A 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 Farnor
Hilariously 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 Bryant
Warning: 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
Netflix binge review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 11, 12)
June 28, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Introducing 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
