Netflix UK TV review: Narcos (Episodes 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10)

The second half of Netflix’s new series continues charting Pablo Escobar’s war against domestic and foreign law enforcement, numerous anti-trafficking agencies, rival gangs and public perception. Narcos has a flair for stylised analysis, providing insight into motives, PR and the … Read More

Netflix TV review: Narcos (Episodes 2 to 5)

Tony Montana famously said “if you want a war, you got a war”. Pablo Escobar actually fought one. Continuing its rich blend of truth and past-tense fear-mongering, Narcos Season 1 lives up to the standards the fellow Netflix Originals have … Read More

First look Netflix UK TV review: Narcos

“Magic realism is defined as what happens when a highly detailed realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe. There is a reason magic realism was born in Colombia.”

Narcos follows the 80s cocaine boom from the very … Read More

UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 2 and 3)

A moving finale to a scary mini-series.Read More

UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 1)

Practical effects and a convincing cast make this real haunting truly scaryRead More

BBC TV review: Peter Kay’s Car Share

Peter Kay’s Car Share drives on to BBC iPlayer this weekend, with all six episodes available to stream at once. This is the first time a BBC One show has premiered online before its linear broadcast – a typically forward-thinking … Read More

UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 6

Read our reviews of each episode of Season 1 here.

Oh, Anne. We knew you didn’t have the head for the job. The inevitability of history has hung over Wolf Hall from the beginning, giving everything a doomed sense of … Read More

UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 5 (Crows)

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Whoever said Wolf Hall was boring? The ratings may have dropped for the BBC’s adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novels, but the penultimate episode of the season is its busiest yet.

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UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 4

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Words. Words. Just words.

If Wolf Hall could be accused of anything, it’s of being over-written. Slow-paced, stuffed with characters and told in a present tense without a name for … Read More

BBC iPlayer review: Bitter Lake (Adam Curtis)

If you’ve ever wondered why the world today is so messed up, or why the news doesn’t include random clips from Carry On Up the Khyber, then Bitter Lake is for you.

Adam Curtis’ documentary first aired in a small, … Read More