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.
Netflix UK TV review: Collateral
March 11, 2018 | David Farnor
Carey Mulligan is quietly brilliant in David Hare’s complex, compellingly dark portrait of modern Britain.Read More
Why The Good Fight should be your next box set
March 10, 2018 | David Farnor
This witty, confident, gripping spin-off from The Good Wife is a courtroom heavyweight in its own right.Read More
7 reasons why you should be watching Nashville
March 9, 2018 | Ned Newberry
As Nashville reaches its sixth and final season, here are seven reasons why Nashville will go from guilty pleasure to “give me more”:
The music
This ain’t Glee. This is a story set in Nashville, Texas, the country music … Read More
UK TV review: Sneaky Pete Season 2
March 8, 2018 | Ian Winterton
Warning: This contains spoilers for Season 1 of Sneaky Pete. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review of the first season.
Previously on Sneaky Pete… Marius (the eminently likeable Giovanni Ribisi), masquerading as his cellmate – the eponymous Pete – … Read 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
