Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
True Crime Tuesdays: Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime
July 20, 2021 | Helen Archer
This Netflix true crime series is a strange beast. Directed by Eliza Capai, it features the first interview with Elize Matsunaga, who, in 2016, was found guilty of killing and dismembering her husband, Marcos, heir to a multi-million dollar food … Read More
Why Katla should be your next box set
July 18, 2021 | Helen Archer
Baltasar Kormákur’s sinister, atmospheric Icelandic thriller is a glacial but gripping mystery.Read More
Fear Street Part 3: 1666: A thrilling final chapter
July 16, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlin
Fear Street’s thrilling final chapter is a crafty, satisfying subversion of the classic slasher formula.Read More
Why you should be watching This Way Up
July 14, 2021 | David Farnor
Aisling Bea shines in this funny, thoughtful, complex and charming tale of a woman rebuilding her life.Read More
Why you should be watching I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
July 14, 2021 | Sophie Davies
You’ll be quoting this inventive, hysterical, surprising comedy series for years to come.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Ray (2021)
July 11, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlin
Greed, identity and loss of humanity collide in this well-acted but uneven anthology of Satyajit Ray short stories.Read More
Fear Street Part 2: A bloodcurdling summer camp slasher
July 9, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlin
The bloodcurdling second chapter in Netflix’s RL Stine trilogy is a fast-paced, vicious summer camp slasher.Read More
True Crime Tuesday: Sophie: A Murder in West Cork vs Murder at the Cottage
July 6, 2021 | Helen Archer
Netflix and Sky’s competing Sophie Toscan du Plantier documentaries struggle to give us the full picture.Read More
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 review: A thrilling brew of carnage and hormones
July 2, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlin
Netflix’s RL Stine trilogy gets off to an intriguing start with a thrillingly bloody brew of carnage and teen hormones.Read More
VOD film review: Spiral: From the Book of Saw
June 27, 2021 | David Farnor
Chris Rock and Samuel L Jackson bring a fresh slice of detective drama to the Saw franchise with this uneven but promising sequel.Read More
