Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
Netflix UK TV review: Noami Osaka
September 5, 2021 | David Farnor
This candid documentary about Naomi Osaka is a timely, thoughtful study of the pressure facing modern athletes.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Worth
September 4, 2021 | David Farnor
Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci deliver moving performances in this poignant meditation on the value of human life.Read More
VOD film review: The Art of Self-Defense
September 1, 2021 | David Farnor
Riley Stearns’ darkly comic satire of toxic masculinity doesn’t pull its punches.Read More
Why Netflix’s The Chair should be your next box set
August 30, 2021 | David Farnor
Sandra Oh leads an impeccable ensemble in this thoughtful, funny and timely campus comedy.Read More
Netflix UK film review: He’s All That
August 30, 2021 | Jo Bromilow
This sweetly silly remake of She’s All That will find new young fans and raise a wry smile in old ones.Read More
Pig review: Slow-cooked cinema to savour
August 26, 2021 | David Farnor
Nicolas Cage delivers a moving, understated performance in this low-key tale of love and loss – and a pig.Read More
Vivo review: A love song to the magic of music
August 14, 2021 | David Farnor
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s charmingly earnest animation is a love song to the magic of music.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Beckett
August 13, 2021 | David Farnor
John David Washington grounds this low-key man-on-the-run thriller with a compelling grit.Read More
VOD film review: The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
August 12, 2021 | David Farnor
Reynolds and Jackson’s chemistry can’t elevate this bloated, underwhelming action comedy sequel.Read More
The 90s On Netflix: Free Willy (1993)
August 6, 2021 | Mark Harrison
This unabashedly sentimental family film ends on a high – but only after a very long run-up.Read More
