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.
True Crime Tuesdays: One Night in Idaho: The College Murders
July 29, 2025 | Helen ArcherThis premature documentary about the murders of four University of Idaho students falls into the same true crime trap it purports to critique.Read More
Why Mandy should be your next box set
July 27, 2025 | David FarnorDiane Morgan’s solo sitcom is a surreal, deadpan delight.Read More
UK TV review: Here We Go
July 25, 2025 | David FarnorSeason 3 premieres on 25th July 2025. This review was premiered in 2022 and is based on Season 1.
Laughing at the past five yeas isn’t something that comes easily – and yet BBC Two’s new comedy managed to find … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Savior Complex
July 22, 2025 | Helen ArcherThis well-made documentary about offers a nuanced glimpse into the moral quagmire of missionary work.Read More
Smoke: An intense, gripping crime drama
June 29, 2025 | Ivan RadfordTaron Egerton is a combustible presence in this gripping, intense, immersive crime drama about the hunt for a serial arsonist.Read More
Why The Bear should be your next box set
June 22, 2025 | Ivan RadfordThis pressure-cooker kitchen drama is finely seasoned TV to savour.Read More
Why Squid Game should be your next box set
June 22, 2025 | David FarnorThis darkly entertaining satire of social inequality is a graphic, gripping ride.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Bombing of Pan Am 103
June 17, 2025 | Helen ArcherThis compassionate and ambitious but old-fashioned Lockerbie drama flattens the story into the most obvious linear telling.Read More
Dept Q: A superbly crafted crime drama
June 15, 2025 | David FarnorThis smart, grim and gripping adaptation of the Danish Department Q novels is a superbly crafted, darkly acted treat. Read More
Fubar: Familiar but fun spy comedy
June 12, 2025 | David FarnorArnie and Monica Barbaro are a likeable double-act in this familiar but fun spy thriller.Read More