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: Cobra Kai Season 3
January 1, 2021 | David FarnorThis repetitive third bout for the Karate Kid spin-off still hasn’t lost its energetic charm.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The (Holiday) Movies That Made Us
December 28, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix’s nostalgic making-of series is an entertaining, interesting romp through film history.Read More
UK TV review: Black Narcissus (2020)
December 27, 2020 | David FarnorThis vibrant tale of desire and doubt is an atmospheric echo of Powell and Pressburger’s iconic adaptation.Read More
Why Fast & Furious: Spy Racers should be on your watchlist
December 27, 2020 | David FarnorThis small screen spin-off of the motoring franchise swiftly finds its own entertaining gear.Read More
Disney+ TV review: The Mandalorian Season 2
December 24, 2020 | Nathanael SmithThe space Western’s thrilling second chapter is undermined by its franchise links.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Wilds
December 13, 2020 | David FarnorMore thoughtful than thrilling, this well acted young adult mystery is a compelling ensemble drama.Read More
Why The Undoing should be your next box set
December 6, 2020 | David FarnorWould you ever suspect Hugh Grant of committing murder? That’s the question at the heart of The Undoing, David E Kelley’s crime thriller for HBO and Sky Atlantic. Based on the 2014 novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, the answer may … Read More
Why The Good Lord Bird should be your next box set
December 6, 2020 | David FarnorEthan Hawke is astonishing in this timely, telling abolitionist romp.Read More
Why you should catch up with Raised by Wolves
December 5, 2020 | David FarnorRidley Scott’s polished philosophical sci-fi is an impressive, intriguing affair.Read More
Why We Are Who We Are should be your next box set
November 25, 2020 | Helen ArcherDirector Luca Guadagnino’s first foray into television is something of a triumph, losing neither his renowned aesthetic nor his sensitive characterisation in the translation to the small screen. This eight-part series, set in an American military base near Chioggia, Italy, … Read More