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Bo Burnham: Inside, Netflix review - a masterpiece about lockdown angstMonday, 02 August 2021
Some people perfected their banana loaf or sourdough bread during lockdown. Others tried to learn a new language or how to play an instrument. Bo Burnham produced this masterpiece. Read more... |
Professor T, ITV review - whimsical tales of boffinly detectionMonday, 26 July 2021
ITV’s new detective mystery, Professor T, is an adaptation of a Belgian series of the same name, and was filmed in Belgium and Cambridge. Which is a bit weird since all the action supposedly happens in Cambridge. Read more... |
Reclaiming Amy, BBC Two review - Winehouse family and friends rememberSaturday, 24 July 2021
“My worst fear? What am I scared of?” Amy Winehouse ponders. She pauses thoughtfully: “Myself.” Read more... |
Uprising, BBC One review - powerful documentary about the New Cross fireWednesday, 21 July 2021
Earlier this year, Steve McQueen addressed the forgotten history of black British people through the Small Axe dramas he made for the BBC. Now McQueen has turned to documentary for Uprising. Read more... |
Baptiste, Series 2, BBC One review - powerful comeback for the sorrowful French detectiveMonday, 19 July 2021
Baptiste (BBC One) has two powerful weapons in its armoury, in the shape of its stars – Tchéky Karyo as the titular French ‘tec, and Fiona Shaw as the central character in this second series. Read more... |
Lie With Me, Channel 5 review - abuse and betrayal in the Melbourne suburbsFriday, 16 July 2021
A joint production between Channel 5 and Australia’s Network 10, the four-part mystery Lie With Me didn’t do itself many favours by kicking off with its least persuasive episode. Read more... |
Carlos Ghosn: The Last Flight - Storyville, BBC Four review - the tycoon who fell to earthThursday, 15 July 2021
The extraordinary story of motor industry executive Carlos Ghosn is a heady combination of power, money, corruption and international politics, with a Mission: Impossible-style ending that carries it over the finishing tape in dramatic style. It might be considered a cautionary tale, except that Ghosn’s experiences and personality were so unique that a repeat performance could never happen. Read more... |
Sex/Life, Netflix review - Mills & Boon for the YouPorn era?Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Has Netflix succeeded in reshaping Mills & Boon for the YouPorn era? Read more... |
Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein's Shadow, Sky Documentaries review - the iniquitous fall of the tycoon's daughterFriday, 02 July 2021
Last year, Netflix released Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, a four-part documentary about the notorious financier and convicted sex offender. Read more... |
Framing Britney Spears, Sky Documentaries review - the rollercoaster ride of the former teen iconThursday, 24 June 2021
She became one of the most successful pop stars in history, but Britney Spears has also become a paradigm of the horrors and pitfalls of life in the white heat of showbusiness. Read more... |
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