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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
First look TV review: Loki Season 2
October 15, 2023 | Ivan RadfordLoki’s frustratingly uneven return leaves you wondering where and when this spin-off is headed.Read More
First look TV review: Lessons in Chemistry
October 15, 2023 | David FarnorFrom Scott Pilgrim vs the World to Room, Brie Larson has proven herself to be a remarkably versatile actor across a wide range of budgets, genres and tones. But from Captain Marvel to Fast X, she’s also found herself in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Beckham
October 15, 2023 | David FarnorThis surprisingly self-aware study of David Beckham on and off the pitch is a fun, frank and gripping watch.Read More
Why you should be watching Bosch: Legacy
October 15, 2023 | Neil BrazierThis Bosch spin-off refines what made its predecessor great in a gripping first season fuelled by the show’s passion for its characters.
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The 90s on Netflix: The Truman Show (1998)
October 13, 2023 | Mark Harrison25 years on, The Truman Show is speculative but spot-on in its reality TV satire.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Long Shadow
October 10, 2023 | Helen ArcherITV’s moving, immersive drama about the Yorkshire Ripper loses sight of the institutional failures that delayed justice.Read More
Why Netflix’s Lupin should be your next box set
October 1, 2023 | David FarnorThis playfully meta take on France’s gentleman thief is slick, charismatic and effortlessly cool.Read More
Why you should catch up with Brassic
September 28, 2023 | Luke ChannellJoe Gilgun’s giddily entertaining series is funny, warm and fuelled by tight-knit friendships.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Man who Stole the Scream
September 26, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis documentary about the theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream is frustrating in thrall to its own subject.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord
September 10, 2023 | Mark HarrisonOffering 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