Netflix UK
Reviews and recommendations of what’s good and new on Netflix UK – and what to avoid.
The 90s On Netflix: Wild Wild West (1999)
November 19, 2021 | Mark Harrison
A decent soundtrack can’t save this giant mechanical studio tentpole run amok.Read More
VOD film review: Earwig and the Witch
November 18, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This uneven, artificial-looking Studio Ghibli animation casts a curiously inert spell.Read More
Love Actually: The ultimate movie advent calendar
November 16, 2021 | Ivan Radford
It’s been more than a decade since Love Actually first introduced us to Rowan Atkinson’s gift-wrapping, Hugh Grant’s dad dancing and Andrew Lincoln’s doorstepping of Keira Knightley. In that time, Richard Curtis’ rom-com anthology, which borders on self-parody with its … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Passing
November 13, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Rebecca Hall’s remarkable directorial debut is a complex, thoughtful, thrilling drama about identity, performance and perception.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Red Notice
November 12, 2021 | Ivan Radford
With a starry cast and slick set pieces, this entertaining action comedy is all surface and no stakes.Read More
Netflix UK film review: A Cop Movie (Una Película de Policías)
November 5, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This bold, unpredictable and riveting dissection of policing and corruption is a playful documentary with a serious point.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Harder They Fall
November 3, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Jeymes Samuel’s thrilling, trailblazing Western is an absolute blast.Read More
Top horror TV shows to watch this Halloween
October 31, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Horror is all about movies, right? Wrong. Because in this golden age of TV, there are oodles of scares that can be found on the small screen – and not just the TV series that are based on horror movies. … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Army of Thieves
October 29, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Matthias Schweighöfer shines in this slick, entertaining heist flick that’s more caper than zombie prequel.Read More
The 90s On Netflix: Death Becomes Her (1992)
October 29, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Self-preservation is a living hell in this camp and macabre anti-romantic comedy.Read More
