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: Talking Heads (2020)
June 30, 2020 | David FarnorAlan Bennett’s masterful monologues are as gripping as ever in this collection of theatrical treats.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Rick & Morty Season 4
June 18, 2020 | Mark HarrisonThis mixed bag of episodes trades in soft reboots and meta-references.
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True Crime Tuesdays: Trial by Media
June 16, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis uneven Netflix docuseries is less an examination of injustices than a reminder that they continue to exist.Read More
Why The Salisbury Poisonings should be your next box set
June 14, 2020 | David FarnorThis riveting retelling of the 2018 Novichok poisonings is a moving, gripping tale of bravery and resilience.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
June 14, 2020 | Mike WilliamsThis comprehensive but unpleasant documentary is a harrowing portrait of one man’s callous disregard for young women.Read More
Why you should be watching The Other One
June 12, 2020 | Sophie DaviesThis gentle tale of two women helping each other through grief is a fresh, funny comedy.Read More
What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 review: Bleeding hilarious
June 11, 2020 | David FarnorThe vampire sitcom’s second season balances horror myths and human tedium to witty, silly effect.Read More
Why Staged should be your next box set
June 10, 2020 | David FarnorDavid Tennant and Michael Sheen are hilarious in BBC One’s knowing lockdown satire. Read More
UK TV review: Betty Season 1 (HBO)
June 9, 2020 | David FarnorCrystal Moselle’s freewheeling follow-up to Skate Kitchen is a beautifully uplifting ride.Read More
Why you should catch up with Netflix’s Snowpiercer
June 3, 2020 | David FarnorThis slowed-down take on Bong Joon-ho’s sci-fi satire forges its own intriguing destination.Read More