All Critics articles – Page 73

  • The Trans Women Athlete Dispute
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    The Trans Women Athlete Dispute

    2019-06-27T09:29:00Z

    “An admirably even-handed, if cluttered, hour that certainly served to underline the nuances and complexities of the issue”

  • Drag SOS
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    Drag SOS

    2019-06-26T10:05:00Z

    “Clearly looked at what makes Drag Race and Queer Eye popular and tried to bring it to the show, with mixed success.”

  • The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
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    The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

    2019-06-25T09:18:00Z

    “David Olusoga’s exposé of the Windrush scandal brought uncomfortable truths to light and left reputations altered”

  • Beecham House
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    Beecham House

    2019-06-24T09:48:00Z

    “Will grip only if the hero transforms from wood to flesh”

  • Cacth-22
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    Catch-22

    2019-06-21T08:43:00Z

    “Its sense of loss and creeping madness was deftly woven into a narrative that was often laugh-out-loud funny”

  • Mum
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    Mum

    2019-06-20T08:42:00Z

    “Impeccably timed and perfectly judged. The final episode was more or less unimprovable”

  • Years And Years
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    Years and Years; Ackley Bridge

    2019-06-19T08:43:00Z

    “Thoughtful, thrilling, life-affirming and emotionally devastating, this was TV for both heart and mind.”

  • The Family Brain Games
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    The Family Brain Games

    2019-06-18T08:43:00Z

    “An ingenious format, and one that quickly proved Dara’s theory about intellectual agility and age”

  • Top Gear
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    Top Gear

    2019-06-17T08:41:00Z

    “It might have miles on the clock, but this trio injected some va-va-voom”

  • Who Should Get To Stay In The UK?
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    Who Should Get to Stay in the UK?

    2019-06-14T08:48:00Z

    “An intimate, moving film without descending into mawkish sob stories”

  • Wild Bill
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    Wild Bill

    2019-06-13T08:35:00Z

    “More unbalanced than a middle-class weekend clubber out of his tiny brain on horse tranquilisers and methamphetamines”

  • What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
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    What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali

    2019-06-12T09:32:00Z

    “Such was the 100-watt charisma of Ali that you could just wallow in clips of him for hours and be richly entertained”

  • Year Of The Rabbit
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    Year Of The Rabbit

    2019-06-11T08:54:00Z

    “At times, it feels like an excuse for a marvellous cast to ham it up with some daft capers but for the most part this is great, lively fun.”

  • Killing Eve
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    Killing Eve

    2019-06-10T09:03:00Z

    “Watching it feels like lying on a blood-soaked chaise longue and eating cherry liqueurs by the handful”

  • My Gay Dog and Other Animals
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    My Gay Dog and Other Animals

    2019-06-07T08:28:00Z

    “It is, essentially, the kind of segment that might have sustained 10 minutes on Eurotrash, stretched out over one long, hump-filled hour.”

  • The Virtues
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    The Virtues

    2019-06-06T08:35:00Z

    “The final 20 minutes will stand as one of the most intense passages in TV fiction”

  • 63-up-e4f2628
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    63 Up

    2019-06-05T08:36:00Z

    “Proved that it is possible to make thoughtful, poignant fly-on-the-wall programmes that educate and entertain without exploiting.”

  • 7 Up & Me
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    7 Up & Me

    2019-06-04T08:36:00Z

    “Honest, revealing and unashamedly schmaltzy, it was the perfect curtain raiser for tomorrow night’s 63 Up”

  • The Raft
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    The Raft

    2019-06-03T08:43:00Z

    “An extraordinary story, beautifully and vividly told”

  • The Final Mission: Foxy's War
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    The Final Mission: Foxy’s War

    2019-05-31T08:34:00Z

    “His interview technique was a weakness but the former soldier did take a camera into situations that spoke more clearly than any words”