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: Trial by Media
June 16, 2020 | Helen Archer
This 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 Farnor
This 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 Williams
This 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 Davies
This 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 Farnor
The 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 Farnor
David 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 Farnor
Crystal Moselle’s freewheeling follow-up to Skate Kitchen is a beautifully uplifting ride.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
June 2, 2020 | Helen Archer
This documentary humanises the victims of a horrifying cult in a viscerally haunting way.Read More
BBC TV review: Unprecedented
May 31, 2020 | David Farnor
BBC Four’s anthology of lockdown stories is a moving, funny, insightful snapshot of humans trying to connect with each other.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Little Fires Everywhere (spoilers)
May 31, 2020 | Helen Archer
This scorching drama is a thoughtful and entertaining look at race, motherhood and regret.Read More
