Posts By Helen Archer
Why you should be watching Stranger Things on Netflix UK
July 12, 2016 | Helen ArcherSeason 4, Part 1 premieres on 27th May 2022. This review is based on Season 1.
From its very opening, Stranger Things is less strange than it is familiar. Written and directed by brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, and set … Read More
Why you should be watching Gilmore Girls on Netflix UK
July 1, 2016 | Helen ArcherAs Netflix screens all seven series of Gilmore Girls before the reunion airs, it’s time to acquaint – or reacquaint – yourself with the denizens of Stars Hollow. For the newbies, the programme follows single mother Lorelei (Lauren Graham), her … Read More
Why you should be watching UnREAL on Amazon Prime Video
June 19, 2016 | Helen ArcherThere is something very fitting about the fact that it was Lifetime which picked up the darkly brilliant drama UnREAL last year. The natural home of the kind of output popular with predominately female viewers – from TV movies that … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: The Invisibles
May 30, 2016 | Helen ArcherWhat is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.
Walter Presents’ new box set, The Invisibles, has landed without much in the way of a fanfare. The 13-part Czech series is … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Tony’s Revenge
May 7, 2016 | Helen ArcherWhat is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.
We’re all familiar with the revenge thriller. A staple of crime drama since the dawn of the genre, it generally involves our … Read More
VOD film review: Black Mountain Poets
April 22, 2016 | Helen ArcherThis indie comedy has a big heart, sparkling performances, and good humour seeping from every stanza.Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Heartless (Season 1)
April 21, 2016 | Helen ArcherWarning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free look at the first few episodes of Heartless, click here.What is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.
When Denmark’s modern horror series, Heartless, … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Deutschland ’83 (spoilers)
April 17, 2016 | Helen ArcherWarning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free look at the first few episodes of Deutschland ’83, click here. What is Walter Presents? Head this way for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.
In our initial … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Spin Season 1
April 10, 2016 | Helen ArcherAfter our initial review of Spin’s opening episodes, we catch up with the rest of Season 1. Warning: This contains spoilers.
While the prize-winning French drama Spin seemed to tick all the right boxes when it debuted on More4 in … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Blue Eyes / Blå ögon (Episodes 1 and 2)
March 25, 2016 | Helen ArcherThis a spoiler-free review. Come back after the episode’s broadcast for additional, spoilery notes – or read our interview with the show’s writer here.
Although it was made in 2014, Blue Eyes, the latest Nordic noir to hit our screens, … Read More