Posts By Helen Archer
Defending Digga D review: A timely, absorbing documentary
November 24, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis absorbing documentary, directed by Marian Mohamed, follows 20-year-old UK drill artist Digga D (real name Rhys Herbert) as he is released from prison following 15 months inside, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Having made a … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Carmel: Who Killed María Marta
November 24, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis occasionally rushed docuseries captures the media frenzy surrounding a notorious Buenos Aires murder.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
November 10, 2020 | Helen ArcherFocusing more on Oscar Pistorius than Reeva Steenkamp, this true crime documentary is as exasperating as it is disrespectful.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
October 27, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis documentary about Britain’s worst serial killer shines a humanising spotlight on his invisible victims.Read More
Why you should be watching Twenties
October 25, 2020 | Helen ArcherBBC Three have recently been hitting the sweet spot with their female-led acquisitions. From Fleabag through to Shrill and the recent Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Lena Waithe’s new series Twenties fits nicely into a growing portfolio of millennial comedy-drama.
BBC Three TV review: Rap Trip
October 11, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis short series follows F.O.S and Ransom, two contestants from The Rap Game UK, as they take to the road in their ‘rap mobile’ to showcase some regional talents in places where musicians have had to create their own scene. … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: American Murder: The Family Next Door
October 6, 2020 | Helen ArcherNetflix’s unsettling documentary about the Watts family murders is a first-hand look at the banality of evil.Read More
BBC Three TV review: Just One Night
September 25, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis high concept, almost anti-dating show, posits the question of whether you’d leave your partner after spending ‘just one night’ with the person of your dreams, almost as though the Ashley Madison dating website has come to life. Bonnie and … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
September 22, 2020 | Helen ArcherHBO’s moving Michelle McNamara documentary is a humane examination of the long-lasting nature of trauma.Read More
Why you should be watching Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
September 19, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis mini review is based on Season 1 and was originally published as part of a BBC Three reviews column.
Rising star Awkwafina (real name Nora Lum) plays Nora Lin, a fictionalised version of herself, in this ten-part comedy … Read More