All Critics articles – Page 40
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CriticsMaternal; The Last of Us
“The show is formulaic to a degree, but has grit in the storytelling oyster that produces something rather wonderful”
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CriticsBad Education; Dancing On Ice; The Traitors US; Mayor of Kingstown; The Last of Us
“It too often comes across as juvenile – but not in a fun way.”
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CriticsIn the Footsteps of Killers; Britain’s Notorious Prisons; Break Point; Hunters
“It feels at times borderline contemptuous of the stories on show”
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CriticsNext Level Chef; The Reunion; No Place Like Home
“A breathless, bewildering gabble of a show”
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CriticsWelcome to Chippendales; Life After Love Island; The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker; New Lives In The Wild
“A moreish junk-food binge and as enjoyable as it is at the time, it will leave you feeling a little bit grubby”
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CriticsThe Last of Us; The US and the Holocaust
“The Last of Us is a rare piece of television: an adaptation that makes you want to rush out and play the game”
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CriticsHarry: The Interview; Spector; The Kardashians: Billion Dollar Dynasty
“Harry: The Interview amounts to what must be the longest ever advert for an audiobook”
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CriticsThe Rig; The Apprentice; The Madame Blanc Mysteries
“You should, and will, gobble The Rig up like a tin of Quality Street”
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CriticsThe Light in the Hall; Our Flag Means Death; Ukraine: The People’s Fight
“It has good acting, beautiful surroundings and wonderful accents”
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CriticsWaterloo Road; 2022: The Year from Space
“To give Waterloo Road some grace, the drama was tightly scripted and well cast”
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CriticsStonehouse; Happy Valley
“The brief rise, and astonishing fall, of John Stonehouse makes for enormously entertaining television”
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CriticsThe Traitors; Riches; Inside No. 9
“Quite simply, there hasn’t been a new entertainment format on TV as good as this for 20 years”
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CriticsVardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama; Emily in Paris
“It was a good reminder of the emptiness of modern culture”
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CriticsI Hate Suzie Too; Miriam’s Dickensian Christmas
“It is so unlike anything else on television, in its raw honesty, that I couldn’t tear myself away”
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CriticsPaul O’Grady’s For The Love Of Dogs; Mary Berry’s Ultimate Christmas; The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
“Paul has been filming at Battersea for more than a decade and the format never changes because it’s exactly right as it is”
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CriticsHis Dark Materials; That’s My Jam; 1923
“This is a worthy and comprehensive adaptation of a literary world which deserves to be seen”
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CriticsHarry & Meghan; Litvidenko; Stacey Solomon’s Crafty Christmas
“While there are not massive “bombshells” in episodes five and six, there are well-aimed grenades”
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CriticsChris Kamara: Lost for Words; Vienna Blood; Children of the Taliban
“Moving and very, very sad”
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CriticsA Bunch of Amateurs; National Treasure; The Traitors
“This was a warm, funny-sad celebration of community and friendship”
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CriticsThe White Lotus; The Disappearance of April Jones; Undercover: Sexual Harassment
‘This is the hottest property on TV right now’