Reviews
Reviews of the latest series from the small screen and streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.
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Killing Eve: Season 2
Picking up moments after the first series’ bloody finale, Killing Eve dives into familiarly, hilariously perverse territory throughout its second series Read more »| 18 Jul 2019 -
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Stranger Things 3
The third season of Netflix’s monster show Stranger Things delivers the exact same fun and frights as the first two seasons did – and that is not a bad thing Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
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Nailed It!: Season Three
Netflix's Nailed It! celebrates the joy of taking part, even if its contestants often run into severe problems in its baking challenges Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
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Chernobyl
Orwellian self-denial meets Kafkaesque nightmare in this gripping dramatisation of the Chernobyl disaster Read more »| 20 Jun 2019 -
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Black Mirror: Season 5
Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi anthology Black Mirror returns with a dampened and somewhat disappointing fifth season Read more »| 10 Jun 2019 -
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Street Food: Season 1
Street Food is another pristine slice of Netflix food programming, but it fails to capture the energy and vibrancy that make its topic so interesting in the first place Read more »| 10 Jun 2019
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Chris McQueer's Hings
BBC Scotland's first three adaptations of Chris McQueer's wild comic tales are satisfying; we just hope the next series digs into Hings' richer stories Read more »| 27 May 2019 -
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Game of Thrones: Series 8 Review
There is an overall sense of satisfaction with this finale – yes, that satisfaction may crack under close examination but the emotional arcs land. Read more »| 20 May 2019 -
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Tuca and Bertie
In ten episodes, Tuca and Bertie creates a fleshed-out world with two messy, believable protagonists and their long-term, long-suffering relationship. Read more »| 16 May 2019 -
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Game of Thrones: Series 8 Episode 1
As global phenomenon Game of Thrones returns for its final season, its opening episode eschews (on-screen) battles and bloodshed for personal drama and reckonings Read more »| 16 Apr 2019 -
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This Time with Alan Partridge
Steve Coogan's greatest comic creation Alan Partridge returns to the BBC with incredible results Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
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Fleabag: Series Two
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s anti-heroine is back with more angst and postmodern confessionalism. This series she has her eye on a cool priest, played with both smarm and charm by Andrew Scott Read more »| 28 Mar 2019 -
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Derry Girls: Series 2
Lisa McGee’s sitcom set in Derry during the Troubles mines pointed humour from potential tragedy, and its rambunctious jokes fly so fast many are in danger of being lost to previous laughs Read more »| 27 Mar 2019 -
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Russian Doll
The indefatigable Natasha Lyonne finds herself caught in a Groundhog Day-style time loop in this dazzling Netflix series Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
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American Vandal: Season 2
Netflix's true-crime spoof returns for a second series and its psychological insights remain as potent as its jokes are puerile Read more »| 27 Sep 2018