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: Buddy Thunderstruck Season 1
April 10, 2017 | Ian Winterton
A sure sign that a show is going to be a hit with kids is if some adults start worrying that it’s not entirely wholesome. By some stretch, Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck is one such show – during its first few … Read More
Prison Break primer: Your questions answered
April 8, 2017 | Nathanael Smith
In 2017, eight years after Prison Break ended, Fox launched a fifth season of the hit show that brought back all the familiar characters for a new adventure. With such a long time since the original series became one of … Read More
Shudder UK TV review: Halfworlds Season 1
April 7, 2017 | Anton Bitel
At the head of the first (and every other) episode of Halfworlds, the clunking sound of television static can be heard starting up. It’s the familiar sonic ident to any production from HBO, except that this time the text onscreen … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
April 7, 2017 | David Farnor
“You may think you know me,” says Hugh Hefner in Amazon’s new documentary series about Hugh Hefner. “The guy who has it all, the lavish mansion, the legendary parties. But there is a lot you don’t know.” It’s an intriguing … Read More
Top 10 Mad Men moments (Seasons 1 to 4)
April 1, 2017 | Neil Brazier
The world of advertising has never looked more glamorous than it does in Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men, typified by the Old Fashioned-drinking, chain-smoking Don Draper, played to perfection by Jon Hamm. He’s surrounded by a great cast – women who … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Grace and Frankie Season 3
March 31, 2017 | Victoria Curatolo
Breaking taboos and tickling ribs, Grace and Frankie isn’t just a pleasure: it’s a necessity.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Five Came Back
March 31, 2017 | David Farnor
This intelligent, absorbing documentary is a fascinating dissection of the relationship between Hollywood and history.Read More
UK TV review: Hap and Leonard Season 2 (Episode 1 and 2)
March 29, 2017 | David Farnor
Matured melancholy with a darker bite, Hap and Leonard’s second season is as absorbing as ever.Read More
Twin Peaks Season 1: Unlike anything else on TV
March 28, 2017 | Simon Kinnear
David Lynch’s surreal, experimental, cinematic mystery has lost none of its power to surprise and beguile.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Love Season 2
March 19, 2017 | David Farnor
Season 2 of Love loses some of its spark, but none of its knack for pain.Read More
