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.
Why you should be watching The Americans
March 7, 2018 | Matthew Turner
Dollars to doughnuts, The Americans is almost certainly the best US TV show you’re not currently watching. While it has yet to garner the same kind of awards recognition as classic prestige shows such as The Sopranos, Breaking Bad and … Read More
UK TV review: Strike: The Silkworm
March 4, 2018 | David Farnor
“Offer them a biscuit. That always makes people feel special.” That’s the kind of wisdom you can expect from Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke). Some detectives will give you musings on the wretched nature of humanity. Others will have a wry … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Seven Seconds
March 2, 2018 | Benedict Seal
Regina King delivers a moving performance in Veena Sud’s uneven, but fiery and important drama.Read More
UK TV review: Psychoville
February 27, 2018 | David Farnor
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s horror comedy is the ideal show to fill that Inside No. 9-shaped hole in your life.Read More
UK TV review: Electric Dreams
February 26, 2018 | David Farnor
Channel 4’s Philip K Dick anthology a confident, surprisingly understated piece of provocative sci-fi.Read More
UK TV review: Strike: The Cuckoo’s Calling
February 25, 2018 | David Farnor
Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger’s sparky double act makes Strike’s first TV outing an enjoyably grounded affair.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 7
February 25, 2018 | David Farnor
Homeland’s seventh season gets off to a provocative, paranoid start with an unabashedly topical twist.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Mozart in the Jungle Season 4
February 25, 2018 | David Farnor
Lola Kirke shines in Season 4 of Amazon’s unique musical comedy, which has never sounded better.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Everything Sucks!
February 24, 2018 | Sophie Davies
Netflix’s new high school comedy drama Everything Sucks! has charm, but is far from perfect. Less than a minute into the opening episode and we’ve had glimpses of, among other things, a paper fortune teller, a Troll doll and a … Read More
First Look UK TV review: The Looming Tower
February 24, 2018 | Martyn Conterio
Thrillingly urgent with stakes as high as they go, Dan Futterman’s complex 9/11 drama is a compulsive watch with a strong cast.Read More
