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VOD film review: Totally Under Control
October 24, 2020 | Matthew TurnerThis gripping documentary charts the catastrophic failures of the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.Read More
Queen & Slim: A gripping couple-on-the-run thriller
October 1, 2020 | David FarnorDaniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith are brilliant in this gripping couple-on-the-run thriller.Read More
UK TV review: Ghosts Season 2
September 27, 2020 | Sophie DaviesGhosts gets even more spirited in this clever, imaginative, laugh-out-loud funny second season.Read More
VOD film review: Monsoon
September 26, 2020 | David FarnorHenry Golding is fantastic in this thoughtful, atmospheric study of identity.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
Why you should be watching Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
September 19, 2020 | Helen ArcherSeason 3 premieres on 9th July 2024. This 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 … Read More
First look UK TV review: Strike: Lethal White
August 30, 2020 | David FarnorStrike’s gripping, complex and character-filled fourth outing is the detective’s best yet.Read More
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
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
Host review: The definitive lockdown horror
July 30, 2020 | David FarnorRob Savage’s scarily innovative Zoom chiller is an early contender for the horror movie of the year.Read More