TV critics – Page 4
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CriticsKamikaze: An Untold History; Irvine Welsh: The Next Chapter
“Grimly fascinating documentary”
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CriticsThe Assassin; Inside the Cult of Jesus Army
“The Assassin is perfectly crafted preposterousness”
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CriticsUnforgivable; The Assassin; One Day in Southport
“It is a heavy, melancholy 100-minute single watch but it is worth every one of those minutes”
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CriticsThe Couple Next Door; Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts
“Watching the finale was like fever-dreaming after a night on the cheese and port plus a tab of LSD.”
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CriticsWashington Black; Critical: Between Life and Death
“Washington Black feels less like a grownup drama and more like the sort of quasi-historical show teachers play to their pupils”
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CriticsKaren Pirie; The Narrow Road to the Deep North
“The drama strikes just the right tone, treating the crime seriously but leavening it with shots of humour”
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CriticsThe Great Fire of London With Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman; Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House?
“We tune in to learn the surprising details… it was rather effective”
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CriticsUntamed; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
“If you like your TV series to start with a bang and to cause a severe drop to your stomach then Untamed certainly delivers on that score”
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CriticsMix Tape; Bookish
“Mix Tape wallows blissfully in the nostalgic afterglow of a teenage love affair”
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CriticsCritics: Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
“As a gentle corrective to the villainy of Jaws’ mechanical monster, and an alternative take on the nature doc, this is quite lovely”
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CriticsFoundation; The Great Plague With Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman
“Foundation is one of the most bonkers TV shows ever made and all the richer for that lack of inhibition”
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CriticsToo Much; Poisoned: Killer in the Post
“Too Much is a rom-com with bite, noir and pin-sharp observations”
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CriticsBillion Dollar Playground; The Body in Room 203
“In short, it’s a winner. Your new escapist watch is here.”
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CriticsLive Aid at 40: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took on the World
“It’s a big sweary slice of rockumentary heaven”
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CriticsSuch Brave Girls; Gaza: Doctors Under Attack; Supercruising
“If you like your comedy scary, lairy and perfectly portioned, it is a total knockout”
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CriticsHill; The Sandman; Mary Earps: Queen of Stops
“This film does what all the best sports documentaries do: find the human story, the deeper psychology behind the sporting glory”
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CriticsAttack on London; Crime Scene Cleaners
“The documentary takes us back to a very dark place, but is also a testament to kindness and courage”