All Critics articles – Page 69

  • Watchmen
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    Watchmen

    2019-10-22T08:32:00Z

    “Even if comics and superheroes are not your thing, the sheer originality and oddness will carry you along”

  • Modern Love
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    Modern Love

    2019-10-21T10:04:00Z

    “One long, neutral-toned lifestyle advertisement designed to flatter New York Times readers and Amazon Prime viewers”

  • Giri:Haji
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    Giri/Haji

    2019-10-18T09:40:00Z

    “This bold, bewitching and slightly bonkers eight-parter could be something truly special”

  • In The Long Run
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    In the Long Run

    2019-10-17T08:50:00Z

    “Idris Elba’s warm, witty, semi-autobiographical comedy feels nostalgic and modern, old and new”

  • Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
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    Lenny Henry’s Race Through Comedy

    2019-10-16T10:45:00Z

    “It was flabbergasting to look back and see how different the cultural climate was 50 years ago.”

  • Dublin Murders
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    Dublin Murders

    2019-10-15T10:02:00Z

    “Pitched somewhere between a Nordic noir and a classic episode of Cracker, this dark, intriguing series has already wormed its way under my skin”

  • Celebrity Hunted
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    Celebrity Hunted

    2019-10-14T09:00:00Z

    “Without Stanley Johnson this show would have been pretty dull”

  • Million Dollar Wedding Planner
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    Million Dollar Wedding Planner

    2019-10-11T09:38:00Z

    “What could have been an extravagantly point-and-boggle hour was instead infused with larger questions”

  • Van Meegeren: The Forger Who Fooled the Nazis
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    Van Meegeren; Catching Britain’s Killers; Rhythm + Flow

    2019-10-10T10:01:00Z

    “Andrew Graham-Dixon navigated the story most entertainingly, veering between disdain and astonishment”

  • Doing Drugs For Fun?
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    Doing Drugs for Fun?

    2019-10-09T09:54:00Z

    “It manages to be compelling, honest and unpreachy, and treats its subject with robust respect.”

  • Motherland
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    Motherland

    2019-10-08T09:21:00Z

    “The first episode of series two was, for the second half at least, so crazed it was as if it had been at the crack pipe”

  • The Americas With Simon Reeve
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    The Americas with Simon Reeve

    2019-10-07T08:59:00Z

    “As always, he was able to find positive stories and fascinating characters throughout”

  • Catherine The Great
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    Catherine the Great

    2019-10-04T09:04:00Z

    “For Mirren’s performance alone it’s worth the four-hour investment.”

  • The Apprentice
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    The Apprentice

    2019-10-03T09:03:00Z

    “The Apprentice isn’t what it once was, but it’s still very much worth our time.”

  • Snackmasters Fred KitKat
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    Snackmasters

    2019-10-02T09:00:00Z

    “It’s a neat twist on BBC2’s Inside The Factory format.”

  • What Britain Buys And Sells In A Day
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    What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

    2019-10-01T08:33:00Z

    “A few passing mentions of Brexit and the inclusion of Ed Balls are not enough to tighten up its broad brush strokes approach and broad appeal”

  • World on Fire
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    World on Fire

    2019-09-30T08:55:00Z

    “The scale of the drama’s ambition is laudable, especially given the absence of Netflix megabucks”

  • Frayed
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    Frayed

    2019-09-27T09:35:00Z

    “Despite a wobbly start, Frayed shows huge potential and while the jokes are few, they are funny”

  • Churchill And The Movie Mogul
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    Churchill and the Movie Mogul

    2019-09-26T09:50:00Z

    “A fascinating film, and one much aided by the quality of its talking heads”

  • The Circle
    Critics

    The Circle

    2019-09-25T09:56:00Z

    “Reality TV is not a genre that’s seen much innovation in recent years, so The Circle was a blast of fresh air.”