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Take My Brother Away Season 1 Review

August 24 2018, by Daniel Hart

Take My Brother Away, also known as Take My Brother Away, Please! is about two bickering siblings Shi Miao (Sun Qian – also supported in Meteor Garden) and Shi...

The Innocents Season 1 Review

August 24 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Just when you think that the onslaught of YA-type shows has finally finished, another one comes along in the shape of the new Netflix Original...

‘The After Party’ | Netflix Film Review

August 24 2018, by Daniel Hart

I never thought I’d experience a movie that slots in as many cutesy references as Ready Player One, but Netflix’s The After Party is a...

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) Review

August 15 2018, by Daniel Hart

Directed by Susan Johnson, we review the 2018 Netflix movie To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, which does not contain spoilers. Netflix Original film To...

‘Ozark’ Season 2 | Netflix Original Series Review

August 15 2018, by Alix Turner

Note: this review of Ozark Season 2 is based on the three episodes we were provided for review, and may be updated following the season’s official air date....

‘Zion’ | Netflix Short Film Review

August 10 2018, by Alix Turner

Zion is a short documentary film about one remarkable young man, and most especially his attitude about himself. By “short”, I mean it’s less than...

‘Afflicted’ | Netflix Original Series Review

August 10 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Afflicted is an extraordinarily bleak seven-part Netflix Original documentary series created by Dan Partland. It follows individuals with severe, chronic illnesses who seek out increasingly...

The House of Flowers Season 1 Review

August 10 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Created and directed by Manolo Caro, The House of Flowers, or La casa de las flores, is a new Spanish-language Netflix Original Series – the...

‘Perdida’ | Film Review

August 9 2018, by Alix Turner

This new Netflix film set in Argentina looked very interesting at first: an exciting mystery about a missing girl, being reopened many years later, with...

‘The Most Unknown’ Review – A Fascinating Documentary

August 9 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

The Most Unknown is a fascinating documentary by Ian Cheney that unites nine scientists from a slew of fields in pursuit of intellectual common ground....

‘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...