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UK TV review: Lovers Rock (Small Axe)
November 22, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Steve McQueen’s anthology hits a musical high with this euphoric, energetic celebration of life and love.Read More
The best TV shows and box sets on BBC iPlayer (22nd November 2020)
November 22, 2020 | Staff Reporter
We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to see our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)
For BBC Three recommendations, click here.
Pick of the Week: Small Axe
Small Axe review: Mangrove
November 15, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Steve McQueen’s retelling of the Mangrove 9 case is vital, urgent and compassionate TV.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
November 10, 2020 | Helen Archer
Focusing more on Oscar Pistorius than Reeva Steenkamp, this true crime documentary is as exasperating as it is disrespectful.Read More
His Dark Materials Season 2 review: Bigger, bolder, darker
November 8, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This second chapter in this jaw-dropping Philip Pullman adaptation is bigger, bolder and darker.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
October 27, 2020 | Helen Archer
This documentary about Britain’s worst serial killer shines a humanising spotlight on his invisible victims.Read More
One Man and His Shoes review: A fascinating, unflinching documentary
October 26, 2020 | Luke Channell
Director: Yemi Bamiro Certificate: 15 Watch One Man and His Shoes online in the UK: BFI Player / Curzon Home Cinema / iTunes / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Virgin Movies / Rakuten TV / Google Play / Sky Store
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VOD film review: North by Northwest
October 25, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Nine minutes. That’s how long North by Northwest has almost no music or dialogue, as its infamous crop-dusting sequence unfolds. The set-up is simple: Robert Thornhill, who has been mistaken for George Kaplan, is in the middle of nowhere, waiting … Read More
Top horror TV shows to watch this Halloween
October 25, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Horror is all about movies, right? Wrong. Because in this golden age of TV, there are oodles of scares that can be found on the small screen – and not just the TV series that are based on horror movies. … Read More
VOD film review: Totally Under Control
October 24, 2020 | Matthew Turner
This gripping documentary charts the catastrophic failures of the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.Read More
