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VOD film review: Guys and Dolls
June 18, 2021 | David Farnor
Brando, Sinatra and Simmons are a sure thing in this classy adaptation of the classic musical.Read More
VOD film review: Top Hat (1935)
June 15, 2021 | David Farnor
Fred and Ginger are a joy to watch in full flow in this classic screwball romance.Read More
Why Time should be your next box set
June 7, 2021 | David Farnor
Sean Bean and Stephen Graham are unflinching in this riveting, moving and powerfully composed prison drama.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The TV Movie at 25
May 30, 2021 | Mark Harrison
Offering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: An Alibi for Omar
May 18, 2021 | Helen Archer
BBC Three has been dipping its toes in the true crime genre for the past few years, although generally with US imports. The channel’s homegrown attempts to capitalise on the genre’s strange and enduring popularity have had varying degrees of … Read More
VOD film review: Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes
May 16, 2021 | David Farnor
This ambitious, fascinating portrait of the Radiophonic legend is an aptly experimental piece.Read More
Inside No 9: Every episode ranked (from best to best)
May 11, 2021 | David Farnor
Nothing says a good night in like a spooky horror story, and who better to inject chills directly into your spine than Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton? The pair are kings of creepy, a status that has been reinforced over … Read More
The Battle for Britney: Disappointing and dated
May 9, 2021 | Helen Archer
Britney Spears is big news right now, thanks in no small part to the flurry of documentaries examining the conservatorship she has been under for more than a decade. February saw the release of the New York Times’ Framing Britney … Read More
BBC Four review: The Winter’s Tale
April 29, 2021 | David Farnor
The Winter’s Tale is perhaps more famous for a stage direction involving a bear than its plot, but Shakespeare’s strange tragi-comedy is stylish and engaging in its own right in this production from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Originally called off … Read More
Love & Mercy review: A warm, creative biopic of Brian Wilson
April 15, 2021 | David Farnor
This warm, creative biopic of Beach Boys pioneer Brian Wilson hums with good vibrations.Read More
