Box Sets
Looking for your next binge? Box Set reviews will tell you whether a show’s worth watching, without spoiling the end for you – a handy guide to the best TV box sets on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, DVD and more.
UK TV review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 1
December 20, 2023 | David FarnorA winning cast and confident pacing make this fun fantasy adaptation ideal family viewing.Read More
Reacher Season 2: Bigger and better
December 17, 2023 | David FarnorReacher’s confident, more personal second season is bigger, better and just as brutal.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Crown: Season 6, Part 1
December 14, 2023 | Ivan RadfordCommitted performances can’t quite elevate this uneven portrayal of Diana’s last days.Read More
Doctor Who: Revisiting the anniversary specials
November 26, 2023 | Mark HarrisonAs Doctor Who launches a new era on Disney+ worldwide, UK viewers can travel the Whoniverse on BBC iPlayer, BritBox, and ITVX Premium. Whether it’s the original run from 1963, the revival since 2005, or any of the fun extras … Read More
Squid Game: The Challenge: Ruthless, efficient spectacle
November 26, 2023 | David FarnorPart 1 premiered on 22nd November 2023, with four more episodes to follow n 29th November and the finale on 6th December.
You couldn’t make it up. Netflix finds itself a huge hit with a satirical Korean thriller about a … Read More
Why Slow Horses should be your next box set
November 26, 2023 | David FarnorThis enjoyably low-key thriller is an entertaining walk on the shabby side of spying.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Last Stop Larrimah
November 21, 2023 | Helen ArcherMurder on the Orient Express in the Outback, this oddly moving documentary is an ode to the titular small town and its inhabitants.Read More
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off review: An imaginative knockout
November 19, 2023 | David FarnorThis bold and brilliant remix of the Scott Pilgrim saga is a total imaginative knockout.Read More
Why you should be watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
November 19, 2023 | David FarnorThis adventurous, action-packed romp deftly balances big monsters and tiny human drama.Read More
Why The Lazarus Project should be your next box set
November 12, 2023 | Ivan RadfordThis twisting time-travelling thriller is a fun mix of suspenseful set pieces and moral dilemmas.Read More