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‘The Package’ Review – A Repulsive, Nonsense Comedy Movie

August 9 2018, by Daniel Hart

The writers for The Package wanted to make sure that the word “dick” was spoken as many times as possible. I lost count at 10...

‘Insatiable’ Season 1 Review – A Misunderstood Series With Important Messages

August 8 2018, by Daniel Hart

In case you missed it, Netflix’s Insatiable has been accused of fat shaming, a term that has been banded around on social media in the...

On Children Season 1 Review

August 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

It has been a good week for Netflix’s international programming. Wednesday saw the release of Switched, a live-action Original Series adapted from the manga by...

Marching Orders Season 1 | Netflix Documentary Review

August 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I am an absolute sucker for any film or series that is about sport, and I have a real affection for anything that focuses on...

‘Cocaine Coast’ Season 1 Review – Impactful But Tells Us Nothing New

August 3 2018, by Daniel Hart

It’s almost like some important executive at Netflix enjoys dramas about drug-related gangs. Cocaine Coast (Fariña) tells the story of a group of winning but pitiful...

‘Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!’ | Netflix Film Review

August 3 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix continues, sniper-like, to target the South Asian market with Nikhil Bhat’s Brij Mohan Amar Rahe, otherwise known as Long Live Brij Mohan, although the...

‘The Mansion’ (‘Le Manoir’) | Film Review

August 2 2018, by Alix Turner

Le Manoir made its mark at genre film festivals last year; Netflix has now picked it up for global distribution, put the translated title The...

Switched season 1 review – first impressions are not everything

August 1 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

First impressions aren’t everything, but Switched, the new Japanese Netflix Original Series, makes some good ones. It quickly and shockingly establishes a compelling premise, introduces...

‘Flavors of Youth’ Review – Important Messages About Love And Memories

July 31 2018, by Daniel Hart

Flavors of Youth (Si shi qing chun) is the kind of gig that sentimental people will enjoy. The anime feature provides three different tales of youth...

Orange Is the New Black Season 6 Review

July 27 2018, by Daniel Hart

When a series reaches the later seasons, it can either define the story or feel a little laboured. Orange is the New Black Season 6 had...

Welcome to the Family Season 1 Review

July 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s world-gobbling expansion efforts continue apace, and after the remarkable success of the (very good) Indian crime series Sacred Games, it’s no surprise that international...

‘Extinction’ | Film Review

July 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

These days, watching a Netflix science-fiction film is like picking through the bins of a high-end restaurant. You might, if you’re lucky, fish out something...

The Bleeding Edge Review

July 27 2018, by Daniel Hart

The Bleeding Edge is somewhat a human tragedy articulated by Kirby Dick. The Netflix documentary has no balanced approach, clearly blaming the industry, with systematic failures...

Netflix’s “The Warning (El Aviso)” Review

July 24 2018, by Alix Turner

There are many films about people trying to stop a crime they just know is going to happen: The Warning (El Aviso) is another. And...

Netflix’s “Final Space” Review

July 22 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

When I started Final Space, the new Netflix Original sci-fi animated adventure, I began to wonder exactly what I’d let myself in for; there was just...

Nothing to Lose (Nada a Perder) Review

July 20 2018, by Alix Turner

Sometimes I put my cards on the table because of my views or experience: this time, it’s because of experience and views I don’t have....

Father of the Year Review

July 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Ah, the Happy Madison logo, the one thing at the start of any film that guarantees you are in for a terrible time. And Netflix’s...

Last Chance U Season 3 Review

July 20 2018, by Daniel Hart

Watch Dan Hart’s review of Last Chance U season 3 in YouTube here.  As I sat watching Netflix’s Last Chance U season 3 unsuspectingly with my eighth cup...