Posts By Helen Archer
Why Good Trouble should be your next box set
August 23, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis sharply written, gorgeously made spin-off from The Fosters will have you hooked whether you’ve seen the original or not.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Mommy Dead and Dearest
August 11, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis thoughtful documentary about Gypsy Rose Blanchard raises lingering questions about manipulation, control and the legacy of abuse.Read More
First look UK TV review: Motherland: Fort Salem
August 2, 2020 | Helen ArcherSeason 3 premieres on 30th October 2022. This review is based on Season 1.
This new series has a lot to recommend it. Created by Eliot Laurence, the premise is beguiling, incorporating all the elements for what should be a … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer
July 28, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis pertinent Ted Bundy series puts the lives of the women he stole front and centre.Read More
Fighting the Power: Britain After George Floyd: A sympathetic, informative documentary
July 22, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis sympathetic and informative documentary takes us behind the scenes of the UK’s Black Lives Matter protests which took place over the course of the summer, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Unsolved Mysteries
July 14, 2020 | Helen ArcherNetflix’s reboot of the armchair detective series is a pivotal moment for true crime TV.Read More
Canada’s Drag Race: Guaranteed entertainment
July 3, 2020 | Helen ArcherIf you’re missing the original Drag Race – or, indeed, its UK spin-off – this Canadian version has arrived just in time to fill the void. It possesses all the sparkles, sequins, and acerbic wit of its counterparts, just in … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Innocence Files
June 30, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis behemoth of documentary-making is an urgent yet accessible look at the fundamental failures of the US justice system.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Trial by Media
June 16, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis uneven Netflix docuseries is less an examination of injustices than a reminder that they continue to exist.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
June 2, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis documentary humanises the victims of a horrifying cult in a viscerally haunting way.Read More