All Critics articles – Page 6
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CriticsBill Bailey’s Vietnam; Making of Lord of the Flies; Fires of the Moon
“It is such a mesmerising watch it feels like a holiday in itself”
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CriticsThe Dunblane Tapes; Murder Case: The Hunt for Arlene Fraser’s Killer
“The stories of the bereaved are interwoven with the story of the one tangible good that rose from their limitless suffering”
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CriticsThe Dyers’ Caravan Park; The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War
“For Sky 1, which relaunched this week, it’s a perfect show. As Dyer would say: “sweet as a nut””
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CriticsDirty Business; AI Confidential with Hannah Fry
“It’s impossible to watch this drama without feeling sick with anger at it all”
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CriticsThe Walsh Sisters; The Lady
“Like eavesdropping when you shouldn’t, it’s hard to tear yourself away”
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CriticsCecil: The Lion and the Dentist
“An intelligent, nuanced take on why the story is more complex than it first appeared”
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CriticsAlice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time; 56 Days
“These demonstrations of medical horror are the only moments from the show you’re likely to remember in a month”
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CriticsBeing Gordon Ramsay; The Tony Blair Story
“This six-parter feels less fake than similar offerings from his good friends, the Beckhams”
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CriticsThe Curfew; Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model
“A high concept idea like this really needs better production values, sharper writing and more thought”
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CriticsJesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix; Becoming Victoria Wood; Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
“Re-writes girl band history, but it does so with grace and clarity – there are many times Nelson enforces the fact that this is only her perspective”
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CriticsNot Welcome: The Battle to Stop the Boats; Love Story; How To Get To Heaven From Belfast
“The stories are made palatable for a Channel 4 audience but don’t address root concerns”
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CriticsThe Summit; MasterChef: The Professionals
“You can’t fault its ambitions when it comes to turning the screw on its participants”
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CriticsLord of the Flies; Betrayal
“This is a first-class example of an adaptation done right, and television breathing new life into a familiar story”
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CriticsFinding Harmony: A King’s Vision; I Am Not Okay - Spotlight
“It is a decent, gentle film that Charles surely intended to be his historical document”
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CriticsMichael Jackson: The Trial; Our Yorkshire Pub Rescue
“The series inevitably has a whiff of picking at scabs, yet that’s the thing with Jackson — it’s hard to stop watching”
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CriticsThe Muppet Show; The Investigation of Lucy Letby; Sin City: The Real Las Vegas
“Let it soothe you while we all hunker down and pray for a return to simpler, happier times”
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CriticsLover, Liar, Predator; Platoon 24/7; Our Man in Moscow; Under Salt Marsh; Silent Witness
“I would put a package of these films together and send one to every school in the country”