Posts By Helen Archer
Netflix UK TV review: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (spoilers)
November 29, 2016 | Helen ArcherWarning: This contains spoilers. Read our spoiler-free review of A Year in the Life here.
The Gilmore Girls revival A Year in the Life has proved a dish so tempting no one seems able to turn it down. By this … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (spoiler-free)
November 25, 2016 | Helen ArcherBrimming with wit and warm nostalgia, Netflix’s Gilmore Girls reunion is the ultimate remedy for 2016.Read More
Top 10 Gilmore Girls episodes for people who haven’t seen it
November 23, 2016 | Helen ArcherThe Gilmore Girls get back together this Friday for four final episodes, courtesy of Netflix. “What girls?” some of you are crying. “The Gilmore who? Why should I care?”
Oy, with the poodles already – you can read exactly why … Read More
20 people you may have forgotten were in Gilmore Girls
November 21, 2016 | Helen ArcherLooking back, it’s easy to see Gilmore Girls as a kind of incubator for raw talent. Many of the main supporting characters have gone on to develop impressive careers in both film and television. Melissa McCarthy, of course, has gone … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Good Girls Revolt
October 28, 2016 | Helen ArcherA period drama that still feels current, Amazon’s Mad Women opens up a fearless look at timeless issues.Read More
UK TV review: The People v. O.J. Simpson (American Crime Story)
September 11, 2016 | Helen ArcherWho knew what to expect when it was first announced that Ryan Murphy, best known for his trashy yet wildly entertaining programmes, Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story, was going to produce a show based on the 1995 trial of … Read More
Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: The Collection (Episode 1)
August 30, 2016 | Helen ArcherThis weird and wonderful combination of The Sopranos and The House of Eliott has a lot going for it.Read More
Why you should be watching Dicte: Crime Reporter
August 29, 2016 | Helen ArcherIben Hjejle shines in this multi-layered Danish drama about a crime-solving journalist.Read More
VOD film review: Almost Holy
August 18, 2016 | Helen ArcherThe very definition of “hard-hitting documentary”.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Stranger Things Season 1 (spoilers)
July 31, 2016 | Helen ArcherWarning: This contains spoilers. If you haven’t seen all of Stranger Things, read our spoiler-free review here.
These days, it’s all too tempting to retreat into a mist of nostalgia, to a simpler time when communities could come together to … Read More