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.
UK TV review: The Twilight Zone: Season 1 and 2
October 27, 2020 | David FarnorThis glossy, promising reboot of The Twilight Zone is entertaining but still needs to find its feet.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
October 27, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis documentary about Britain’s worst serial killer shines a humanising spotlight on his invisible victims.Read More
Why you should be watching Twenties
October 25, 2020 | Helen ArcherBBC Three have recently been hitting the sweet spot with their female-led acquisitions. From Fleabag through to Shrill and the recent Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Lena Waithe’s new series Twenties fits nicely into a growing portfolio of millennial comedy-drama.
True Crime Tuesdays: American Murder: The Family Next Door
October 6, 2020 | Helen ArcherNetflix’s unsettling documentary about the Watts family murders is a first-hand look at the banality of evil.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: High Score
October 4, 2020 | Mike WilliamsA glorious chance to revisit cherished moments from your childhood, teen or young adult life.Read More
First look UK TV review: Brave New World
October 2, 2020 | David FarnorThis lavish adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s novel is handsome and slick, but without an edge.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Emily in Paris
October 1, 2020 | Charlotte HarrisonThis outdated, oblivious romantic comedy is truly insipid nonsense.Read More
UK TV review: The Comey Rule
September 30, 2020 | David FarnorJeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson are excellent in this timely drama about the 2016 US election.Read More
Amazon TV review: Utopia (2020)
September 27, 2020 | David FarnorThis reconfiguration of Channel 4’s dystopian thriller is an entertaining echo of the unique original.Read More
Why you should be watching Tehran on Apple TV+
September 27, 2020 | David FarnorThis fast, thrilling, stylish spy series is a gripping, grounded ride.Read More