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: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
September 22, 2020 | Helen ArcherHBO’s moving Michelle McNamara documentary is a humane examination of the long-lasting nature of trauma.Read More
Why you should catch up with ITV’s Des
September 20, 2020 | David FarnorThis brilliantly acted true crime drama is a gripping, disturbing retelling of the circus surrounding a serial killer.Read More
Why you should be watching Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
September 19, 2020 | Helen ArcherSeason 3 premieres on 9th July 2024. This mini review is based on Season 1 and was originally published as part of a BBC Three reviews column.
Rising star Awkwafina (real name Nora Lum) plays Nora Lin, a fictionalised … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Ratched
September 18, 2020 | David Farnor“I wish I got to Mildred Ratched before the world got to her,” remarks someone halfway through Ratched, Netflix’s prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. If that sentence made you do a double-take, this brazen, bloody piece of … Read More
Criminal Season 2 review: Brilliantly simple, rivetingly complex
September 16, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix’s superbly acted, sharply streamlined crime procedural is rivetingly complex telly.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Duchess
September 12, 2020 | Sophie DaviesKatherine Ryan takes her bold, unapologetic persona into the real world with this uneven sitcom.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Outcry
September 8, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis tough-to-watch documentary is a reminder that wrongful conviction can happen to anyone.Read More
Why Away should be your next box set
September 6, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix’s open-hearted space voyage is a winningly old-school ensemble drama.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Down to Earth with Zac Efron
August 31, 2020 | Chris BryantZac Efron’s exploration of global issues leaves science up in the air.Read More
BFI Player review: Mark Jenkin Short Films
August 30, 2020 | Laurence BoyceThis quartet of Mark Jenkin’s shorts is a striking snapshot of a playful, impassioned and pointedly political filmmaker.Read More















