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VOD film review: Coraline
June 23, 2017 | David FarnorNot quite The Nightmare Before Christmas, but Coraline is a pleasingly unpleasant bedtime story.Read More
VOD film review: I Am Not Your Negro
June 15, 2017 | David FarnorA moving biopic and a rallying cry, this important documentary is essential viewing.Read More
VOD film review: A Monster Calls
May 8, 2017 | David FarnorA hugely moving tribute to the profound power of storytelling.Read More
BBC iPlayer TV review: Peter Kay’s Car Share Season 2
April 18, 2017 | David FarnorSeason 2 of Peter Kay’s likeable sitcom races its way right into your heart.Read More
BBC Three review: Five by Five shorts (5×5)
April 8, 2017 | Helen ArcherThe centrepiece of BBC Three’s recent takeover by Idris Elba is undoubtedly the original drama anthology 5×5, which Elba produced for the strand. Scripted by new writers and starring a cast of up-and-coming actors, the series of short films each … Read More
Line of Duty Season 3: A surprising, visceral ride
March 26, 2017 | Helen ArcherNever seen Line of Duty? For a spoiler-free look at the show, and why it’s worth catching up, click here.
The first two seasons of Line of Duty established it as a programme concerned with examining the way in which … Read More
BBC iPlayer film review: Carnage (Simon Amstell)
March 21, 2017 | David FarnorSimon Amstell’s vegan mockumentary is thought-provoking, rib-tickling, stomach-churning satire.Read More
BBC TV review: Top Gear (2017)
March 6, 2017 | David FarnorThe BBC’s retooled reboot gets off to a promising start, as its hosts collide with amusing confidence.Read More
OJ: Made in America: A monumental piece of documentary filmmaking
February 26, 2017 | David FarnorThis seven-hour epic documentary puts the history of OJ Simpson into profound, dizzying context.Read More
UK TV review: Witless Season 2
February 19, 2017 | David FarnorBBC Three’s wonderfully silly crime caper manages to be funny and gripping, often at the same time.Read More