Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Season 3 Christmas Special)

Warning: This review contains minor spoilers, although we have tried to avoid explicit plot details. If you don’t want to know any details about Sherlock’s Christmas special, watch the episode before reading.

Sherlock is back – but not as we … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Red Oaks Season 1 (Episodes 6 to 10)

Read our spoiler-free review of Episodes 1 to 5 here.

Amazon’s Red Oaks took no time at all to establish itself as a sitcom with a heart as much as a sense of humour. The coming-of-age comedy evolved into a … Read More

Sky UK TV review: Fungus the Bogeyman (2015)

It’s the humans, not the monsters, that make this family tale enjoyably grotesque.Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Mozart in the Jungle Season 2

This review is based on the first seven episodes of Mozart in the Jungle’s second season.

Ask anyone for their favourite TV show of 2014 and Mozart in the Jungle isn’t likely to appear on the list. Amazon’s original comedy … Read More

TV review: And Then There Were None (2015)

This classy piece of TV turns Christie’s crime mystery into a stylish psychological horror.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 5

It’s hard to image a more suitable title for Homeland’s Season 5 opener than “Separation Anxiety”. After Season 4’s about-turn into good-again territory, drawing a line in the sand between now and the Brody-bogged days of Seasons 2 and 3, … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Fargo Season 2, Episodes 9 to 10

Fargo’s second season concludes with a resounding bang – a lot of them, in fact – after a mid-section that took a couple of missteps. Where Episodes 6, 7 and 8 ramped up the plot and tension, Episode 9 confidently … Read More

The best TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (22nd December)

From box sets of old BBC Three favourites to the highlights of last year’s Christmas – and a chance to catch up with Sherlock – BBC iPlayer’s December line-up is as diverse as ever. We review the best bits – … Read More

Amazon Prime Video TV review: Transparent Season 2 (Episodes 6 to 10)

Warning: This contains mild spoilers.

“What is being queer, if it’s not questioning everything?” argues Ali in the second half of Transparent Season 2. “We can make our own rules. Be open and brave.”

Gaby Hoffmann’s daughter has always been … Read More

Why you should be watching How to Get Away with Murder

After a positive plethora of legal dramas featuring ‘strong female leads’ vying for your verdict on Netflix, there’s another to add to your list: How to Get Away with Murder, the latest masterwork by talented force of nature Shonda Rhimes. … Read More