Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Netflix film review: Beyond the Hills
November 17, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Cristian Mungiu Cast: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta Certificate: 12A Watch online: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV
Two young girls in a monastery ask themselves should they stay or should they go in Cristian … Read More
VOD film review: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (The Twilight Saga)
November 16, 2013 | David FarnorBill Condon’s wonderfully daft finale to the Twilight saga gives fans the epic showdown they deserve.Read More
VOD film review: New Moon (The Twilight Saga)
November 16, 2013 | David FarnorA bloated sequel, New Moon is made more enjoyable by its earnest actors, but feels disappointingly bloodless.Read More
VOD film review: Eclipse (The Twilight Saga)
November 16, 2013 | David FarnorOver-acted but not over-long, Eclipse is a step up from New Moon. Read More
VOD film review: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (The Twilight Saga)
November 16, 2013 | David FarnorThis penultimate chapter in the Twilight saga recaptures its central horror, but marks a sad step back for the series.Read More
VOD film review: Easy Money
November 14, 2013 | David FarnorThis darkly gripping thriller is a cool ride through a cynical criminal underworld.Read More
VOD film review: The Great Gatsby
November 13, 2013 | David FarnorA flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle turned into a flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle.Read More
VOD film review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
November 12, 2013 | David FarnorThe Hobbit goes there and back and there and back and there and back again in an unexpectedly messy trek.Read More
VOD film review: The Internship
November 12, 2013 | Neil BrazierVince Vaughn and Owen Wilson’s chemistry brings laughs to this predictable comedy.Read More
VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 6 (So Positive)
November 11, 2013 | David Farnor“This is just the f-cking beginning.”
If Quinn (Rupert Friend) wasn’t so good at his job at the CIA, he’d be a great choice for head writer of Homeland: another week, another pithy summation of the show’s current situation. Because … Read More