Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Netflix UK film review: Tower Heist
December 19, 2013 | David Farnor
Played for laughs more than thrills, this uneven heist flick fails to excite or amuse.Read More
VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3 Episode 11 (Big Man in Tehran)
December 19, 2013 | David Farnor
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Remember the end of Season One, when Homeland managed to wrong-foot you several times over just to draw out a single scenario for as long as possible? That was the show at … Read More
VOD film review: 2 Guns
December 14, 2013 | Chris Bryant
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are fun to watch in this wise-cracking action film.Read More
VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 11 (Good Night)
December 14, 2013 | David Farnor
(C) 2011 FX Networks LLC. All Rights Reserved
“In the unlikely event that anything goes wrong…” says Saul at the start of this week’s Homeland, temporarily forgetting which TV series he’s in. After all, this is Homeland, a place where … Read More
12 Days of Netflix: DreamWorks Holiday Classics (Day 6)
December 10, 2013 | David Farnor12 Days of Netflix: watching one of Netflix UK’s Christmas movies every day.
On the sixth day of Netflix, we saw on VOD…
DreamWorks Holiday Classics is a compendium of short seasonal films spun off from the studio’s most … Read More
VOD film review: Kick-Ass 2
December 9, 2013 | David Farnor
Convention kicks in with this disappointing superhero sequel.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: A Christmas Carol – 2009 (Day 2)
December 7, 2013 | James Butlin
12 Days of Netflix: watching one of Netflix UK’s Christmas movies every day.
On the second day of Netflix, we saw on VOD…
A Christmas Carol has been a Christmas story told for generations ever since Charles Dickens’ classic … Read More
VOD film review: Man of Steel
December 6, 2013 | Chris Bryant
Moments of awe descend into messy, empty spectacle in this uneven modern take on Superman.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Grown Ups 2
December 4, 2013 | James Butlin
Director: Dennis Dugan Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock Certificate: 12A Watch Grown Ups 2 online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Adam Sandler and the … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Wanted
December 4, 2013 | David Farnor
Shallow and silly, this mediocre actioner has just enough flair to entertain. Read More
