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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
Sound of Metal review: A powerful, immersive piece of cinema
April 12, 2021 | David Farnor
This superbly crafted tale of hearing loss is a powerful, immersive piece of cinema.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: A guide to the Doctor’s regenerations
April 4, 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
Beauty and the beast: Looking back at 1933’s King Kong
March 29, 2021 | David Farnor
“It wasn’t the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.” Those are the iconic words that close out 1933’s King Kong – and not only gave us one of cinema’s most definitive fabled monster movie romances, but also ushered in … Read More
UK TV review: Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure
March 24, 2021 | David Farnor
Is there anything in life quite as delightfully absurd as Eddie Izzard in full flow? The comedian has been the queen of surreal stand-up for years, and in more than one language. She peppers English, German French throughout Force … Read More
UK TV review: Bill Bailey: Limboland
March 17, 2021 | David Farnor
Bill Bailey has rare been better than in this hilarious hour of impeccably tuned silliness.Read More
UK TV review: Fern Brady: Power and Chaos
March 10, 2021 | David Farnor
This enjoyably cynical set is packed with acerbic energy.Read More
