All Critics articles – Page 70
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CriticsFriday Night Dinner
“The gently surreal writing and note-perfect performances made eliciting laughter look effortless when, of course, it’s anything but”
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CriticsBorn to Be Different
“The series has been powerful because it has never sugar-coated the experiences of these families”
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CriticsMark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema
“Another informative, funky film lecture from the heavyset dude in the dark suit and tie, with the grey quiff and heavy-rimmed glasses”
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CriticsChild of Our Time: Turning 20
“This should have been a three-part series at least, not a one-hour rush job.”
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CriticsFive Guys a Week
“I found myself gripped, grinning and emotionally invested in the outcome.”
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CriticsMiriam’s Big Fat Adventure
“Even in the hands of someone as likeable and funny as Miriam, the show suffered from fat-programming fatigue”
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CriticsRace Across the World
“Hats off to the production team for finding a bunch of people in crisis. Every pairing is in compelling peril.”
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CriticsNoughts + Crosses
“The premise wasn’t subtle, but it still punched you, repeatedly, with darkly familiar phrases and jarring visual shocks.”
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CriticsThe Trouble with Maggie Cole
“So far it is easy, gossipy froth, which is about the best thing you can say about it, and the worst”
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CriticsMcDonald & Dodds
“Given time to grow, this could be a decent addition to the ranks of detective dramas”