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.
Why you should be watching Perry Mason
April 23, 2023 | David FarnorMatthew Rhys is brilliant in this gorgeous, gripping, slow-burn revival of the iconic TV lawyer.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Still Missing Morgan
April 18, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis dive into the disappearance of Morgan Nick in 1995 is a meditative, moving study of grief.Read More
Why The Night Agent should be your next box set
April 16, 2023 | David FarnorThis enjoyably implausible spy thriller is a fun, cliffhanger-filled ride.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Waco: American Apocalypse
April 4, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis summary of the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian’s Mount Carmel compound is lacking any kind of nuance.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Fred West: The Glasgow Girls
March 21, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis dark yet sensitive three-part documentary looks at Fred West’s time in Glasgow and his first known victims.Read More
Ted Lasso Season 3 review: More drama, same heart
March 19, 2023 | Ivan RadfordTed Lasso’s third – and final? – season kicks off with more drama but no less heart.Read More
Why you should catch up with Shadow and Bone
March 16, 2023 | Charlotte HarrisonNetflix’s fast, funny and dark fantasy saga is a prime example of a TV adaptation that works as well as the book.Read More
Why you should be watching BBC Three’s Jerk
March 15, 2023 | David FarnorUnique, sweet and gleefully dark, this is one of BBC Three’s best comedy commissions to date. Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
March 7, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis timely examination of the case of Alex Murdaugh is affecting, enraging and effortlessly efficient.Read More
Daisy Jones & the Six review: A messy, nostalgic thrill
March 5, 2023 | Charlotte HarrisonThis incredibly faithful adaption of the novel is a messy, nostalgic thrill.Read More