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: The Crown: Season 6, Part 1
December 14, 2023 | Ivan RadfordCommitted performances can’t quite elevate this uneven portrayal of Diana’s last days.Read More
Doctor Who: Revisiting the anniversary specials
November 26, 2023 | Mark HarrisonAs Doctor Who launches a new era on Disney+ worldwide, UK viewers can travel the Whoniverse on BBC iPlayer, BritBox, and ITVX Premium. Whether it’s the original run from 1963, the revival since 2005, or any of the fun extras … Read More
Squid Game: The Challenge: Ruthless, efficient spectacle
November 26, 2023 | David FarnorPart 1 premiered on 22nd November 2023, with four more episodes to follow n 29th November and the finale on 6th December.
You couldn’t make it up. Netflix finds itself a huge hit with a satirical Korean thriller about a … Read More
Why Slow Horses should be your next box set
November 26, 2023 | David FarnorThis enjoyably low-key thriller is an entertaining walk on the shabby side of spying.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Last Stop Larrimah
November 21, 2023 | Helen ArcherMurder on the Orient Express in the Outback, this oddly moving documentary is an ode to the titular small town and its inhabitants.Read More
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off review: An imaginative knockout
November 19, 2023 | David FarnorThis bold and brilliant remix of the Scott Pilgrim saga is a total imaginative knockout.Read More
Why you should be watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
November 19, 2023 | David FarnorThis adventurous, action-packed romp deftly balances big monsters and tiny human drama.Read More
Why The Lazarus Project should be your next box set
November 12, 2023 | Ivan RadfordThis twisting time-travelling thriller is a fun mix of suspenseful set pieces and moral dilemmas.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor, Ace and the final season
November 5, 2023 | Mark HarrisonOffering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
Why you should be watching Invincible
November 3, 2023 | Chris BryantStar-studded, intelligent, spectacular and grounded, Invincible is more than worthy.Read More