All Critics articles – Page 5
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CriticsStranded on Honeymoon Island
“It’s a mildly diverting watch, and if you enjoyed all the other dating shows, you’ll enjoy this one”
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CriticsThe Great British Bake Off; Prince Andrew: On Trial; Football’s Financial Shame
“The show has risen to the occasion like a rampant soufflé”
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CriticsI Fought the Law; Educating Yorkshire; The Inheritance
“It’s an impressive performance, simmering in the limbo between anger and despair”
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CriticsAtomic; Dear Viv
“Sky’s track record with original drama is patchy, with too many shows that don’t quite hit the mark. But this one passes muster”
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CriticsThe Great Art Fraud; What are UFOs?; The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
“Every now and then, factual television throws up a story that takes your breath away, drops your jaw and, while it’s at it, grinds all your gears”
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CriticsThe Jury: Murder Trial; With Love, Meghan; Passage to India: A Yorkshire Vet Special
“Does the jury system double as a Petri dish for truly illuminating reality TV? Absolutely”
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CriticsKing & Conqueror; Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story
“The whole series does feel a bit House of the Dragon. But does it entertain? Yes”
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CriticsThe Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox; Tommy: The Good. The Bad. The Fury
“The series must be commended for its courage as well as the richness of its storytelling”
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CriticsConfessions of a Brain Surgeon; Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
“In an era where television is filled with medical documentaries, Confessions of a Brain Surgeon is unusually compelling fare”
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CriticsMurder Case: The Vanishing Cyclist; Mrs Robinson
“For the most part the film-makers told this tragic story well, despite limited crime visuals but with plenty of breathtaking Highlands scenery”
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CriticsFit for TV; And Just Like That; New Lives in the Wild
“The stories it tells are powerful enough to stick in the memory”
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CriticsVJ Day 80: We Were There
“VJ Day 80 was not just a fascinating and moving documentary, but a profoundly important document of a time rapidly slipping from active memory”
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CriticsLucy Letby: Who to Believe?; Celebs Go Dating
“Lucy Letby: Who to Believe? was an impressive, rigorous attempt to cut through the noise”
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CriticsRidley; Outlander: Blood of My Blood
“It has the right components but it’s as if they need a shot of tequila to wake them up”
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CriticsWednesday; Platonic
“The season opener is wonderfully skittish and dense with jokes and plot”