All Critics articles – Page 84
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CriticsYears and Years; Ackley Bridge
“Thoughtful, thrilling, life-affirming and emotionally devastating, this was TV for both heart and mind.”
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CriticsThe Family Brain Games
“An ingenious format, and one that quickly proved Dara’s theory about intellectual agility and age”
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CriticsWho Should Get to Stay in the UK?
“An intimate, moving film without descending into mawkish sob stories”
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CriticsWhat’s My Name: Muhammad Ali
“Such was the 100-watt charisma of Ali that you could just wallow in clips of him for hours and be richly entertained”
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CriticsYear Of The Rabbit
“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.”
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CriticsKilling Eve
“Watching it feels like lying on a blood-soaked chaise longue and eating cherry liqueurs by the handful”
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CriticsMy Gay Dog and Other Animals
“It is, essentially, the kind of segment that might have sustained 10 minutes on Eurotrash, stretched out over one long, hump-filled hour.”
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CriticsThe Virtues
“The final 20 minutes will stand as one of the most intense passages in TV fiction”
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CriticsThe Final Mission: Foxy’s War
“His interview technique was a weakness but the former soldier did take a camera into situations that spoke more clearly than any words”
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CriticsThe Virtues
“The gift of all those involved is to make such a story compelling and to induce great compassion in the viewer”
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CriticsThe Planets
“The cutting-edge visuals are worthy of a space movie, not least the cosmic round of ten-pin bowling at the dawn of the galaxy”
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CriticsThatcher: A Very British Revolution
“The journey back in time was as interesting as the subject herself”
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CriticsAlastair Campbell: Depression and Me
“Seeing Campbell explain his experience to camera was a startling, necessary glimpse of the reality of how depression can descend so fast”