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: Marvel’s Runaways: Season 2
December 29, 2019 | Matthew TurnerWith engaging characters and a potent cocktail of teen angst and comic book action, this is teen superhero TV at its finest.Read More
Walter Presents TV review: A Very Scandi Scandal
December 25, 2019 | David FarnorTwo 60-something women rob a bank in this darkly funny, extremely bingeable thriller.Read More
True Crime Tuesday: Don’t F**k with Cats
December 24, 2019 | Helen ArcherEvery Tuesday, our resident true crime obsessive gets their fix with a documentary film or series. We call it True Crime Tuesdays.
Most of you will know by now that this is not a polemic aimed at the critics of … Read More
Why you should catch up with His Dark Materials
December 22, 2019 | David FarnorThis impressively faithful adaptation of Philip Pullman’s books is a grand but grounded epic.Read More
UK TV review: Sticks and Stones
December 22, 2019 | David FarnorThis entertaining drama about workplace bullying rings awkwardly true.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings
December 11, 2019 | Victoria CuratoloThis try-hard cheese-fest is all hat and no cattle. Read More
Why you should catch up with BBC Three’s Ladhood
December 1, 2019 | Helen ArcherSeason 3 premieres on 5th September 2022. This mini review is based on Season 1 and was originally published as part of a BBC Three reviews column.
Liam Williams, probably best known to BBC Three viewers for his astute … Read More
Servant review: Enjoyably uneasy viewing
November 28, 2019 | David FarnorM Night Shyamalan’s stylish, sinister thriller is enjoyably ridiculous viewing.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: I Love You, Now Die
November 26, 2019 | Helen ArcherHBO’s detailed courtroom documentary is an important reminder of the complex, messy nature of truth.Read More
UK TV review: Shiro’s Story
November 24, 2019 | David FarnorThis wittily written musical drama is a gripping, moving and surprising story of consequences.Read More