Box Sets
Looking for your next binge? Box Set reviews will tell you whether a show’s worth watching, without spoiling the end for you – a handy guide to the best TV box sets on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, DVD and more.
Netflix UK TV review: Glitch Season 1
November 27, 2016 | Ian Winterton
Ever since creepy French drama Les Revenants became a surprise global hit in 2012, producers have been drawn to its basic premise – people return from the dead, but not as zombies. There was the ill-fated US remake, The Returned … Read More
Why you should be watching The Expanse on Amazon Prime Video
November 20, 2016 | Ian Winterton
Essential sci-fi binge-watchingRead More
UK TV box set review: Red Dwarf Season XI
November 20, 2016 | Mark Harrison
Dave’s revival of the sci-fi sitcom hits its stride and offers one or two all-timers.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Roman Empire: Reign of Blood
November 15, 2016 | David Farnor
In a world where Netflix originals seem to arrive every other day, the streaming giant’s latest new series slipped online with barely a whisper last weekend. Called Roman Empire: Reign of Blood, it certainly sounds impressive – after all, it … Read More
UK TV review: Cowboy Bebop
November 1, 2016 | Ned Newberry
One of the biggest cult sci-fi classics of the 90s, Cowboy Bebop is a breathtaking, distinctive and visceral anime.Read More
The Young Pope review: A nuanced spectacle
October 26, 2016 | Anton Bitel
This behind-the-scenes Vatican (soap) opera is a highly nuanced and elegantly mounted spectacle.Read More
Why you should be watching Ripper Street
October 8, 2016 | David Farnor
Ripper Street returns this week for a fifth and final season. This last run, which will be released all-at-once, picks up directly where the Season 4 cliffhanger left off – and follows its aftermath for six episodes, as our leads … Read More
Screw Tinder: Why Fleabag is the only date you need
October 6, 2016 | Jo Bromilow
Ah, autumn. The time when tan lines start to fade and lounging under trees in a park with some dude who works in “media” until it’s too cold and you’re too drunk to see straight is no longer a suitable … Read More
Why you should catch up with Ash vs Evil Dead
October 2, 2016 | David Farnor
This Evil Dead spin-off is bloody, hilarious and seriously groovy.Read More
UK TV review: The Night Of
September 18, 2016 | David Farnor
“If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” That’s a lawyer speaking at the trial of Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed), a young Pakistani-American, in HBO’s The Night Of. Invited to a party in downtown Manhattan, he borrows his dad’s taxi … Read More
