Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: You’re Next
January 11, 2014 | Ian Loring
Director: Adam Wingard Cast: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Nicholas Tucci Certificate: 18
The tale of You’re Next’s release history is one which strikes many familiar chords with Drew Goddard’s recent cult classic Cabin In The Woods: both had … Read More
VOD film review: Elysium
January 10, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Neill Blomkamp sets out his stall as an auteur of activist action with this blockbuster and political fable.Read More
VOD film review: Hot Rod
January 9, 2014 | Andrew Jones
Utterly bizarre and truly hysterical, Hot Rod is the greatest comedy ever made about stunt jumps.Read More
VOD film review: Total Recall (2012)
January 9, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Len Wiseman’s remake is a dimly remembered echo of Verhoeven’s classic.Read More
Netflix TV review: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 9
January 8, 2014 | Andrew Jones
It is fair to say most comedy shows entering their ninth season start to show signs of wear and tear. After all, a lot of comedy is based on relationships that can only logically exist for a short period of … Read More
VOD film review: Zoolander
January 8, 2014 | Andrew Jones
Ben Stiller’s sharply written comedy about a male model is really, really, ridiculously funny.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 3 Episode 2 (The Sign of Three)
January 6, 2014 | David Farnor
Warning: This review contains mild spoilers.
We all know what to expect from a wedding, just as we all know what to expect from an episode of Sherlock, but The Sign of Three skipped the old, blue and borrowed and … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Holmes Season 3, Episode 1 (The Empty Hearse)
January 2, 2014 | David Farnor
Warning: This review contains mild spoilers.
How did Sherlock fake his death? The Empty Hearse, the first episode of Season Three, finally gives us some answers. In fact, it gives us three. And, along the way, throws in an appearance … Read More
Netflix TV review: Roger & Val Have Just Got In (Season 1)
January 2, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Roger (Alfred Molina), an occasionally rash, socialist botanist and Val (Dawn French), a logical, gentle food technology teacher, have just got in from work. And for half an hour after this, we’re allowed an insight into their lives. Their silly, … Read More
Molly and Mycroft: The unsung heroes of BBC’s Sherlock
January 1, 2014 | David Farnor
We look back at Season 1 and 2 of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ modern-day reboot
It’s a three-patch problem.
That’s how Sherlock Holmes described his first case in A Study in Pink. That throwaway line set the tone for … Read More
