Quiz is a dramatisation of the trial of Charles Ingram who allegedly cheated to win £1,000,000 on Wants to be a Millionaire. It’s a miniseries that showed ambition from ITV due to its ensemble cast and choice of director. In the late ’90s, David Liddiment (Risteárd Cooper) becomes the new head of ITV and immediately […]
TV Reviews
The Great (Spoiler-Free) Review
I suspect the major tagline for The Great, the (dare I say) great new limited series from Hulu about the rise of Russia’s Catherine the Great, will be some variation of “If you loved The Favourite, you’ll love The Great!” And, really, that statement isn’t wrong. But it sells The Great short. While there is […]
Killing Eve – Are You From Pinner? Review
I don’t understand the purpose of “Are You From Pinner?”, both as an episode of Killing Eve and as an episode of the series that falls so late in the show’s third season. I think I understand what showrunner Suzanne Heathcote wanted from this episode (to explore a bit more about who Villanelle was and […]
Rick and Morty – One Crew over the Crewcoo’s Nest Review
The third episode of the fourth season of Rick and Morty sees the duo enter into the world of heisting in a hilarious parody of heist films. Whilst on an adventure Rick and Morty find out that the Heist Artist Miles Knightly beat them to an alien tomb. In an act of spite, Rick challenges Miles to […]
Killing Eve – Still Got It Review
Poor Nico. Yet another casualty of the continue push and pull between Eve and Villanelle, albeit one that didn’t stem from either of their direct actions – which is what makes this particular twist a touch more interesting than those that have become before. Sure, we all knew Nico was unlikely to make it out […]
Rick and Morty – The Old Man and the Seat Review
“The Old Man and the Seat” sees a rare triple story in Rick and Morty with Earth falling into chaos when Rick goes on a personal mission. Rick has hired a new intern to handle his menial tasks. The intern just has one drawback: he’s not allowed to make an App. It’s an order Jerry ignores when […]
In My Skin Review
In My Skin is a coming-of-age comedy-drama for BBC Three as a group of Welsh teenagers struggle with the trials of life. Bethan Gwyndaf (Gabrielle Creevy) is a bright 16-year-old with a chaotic life. Her mother, Katrina (Jo Hartley), has mental health problems, and her father, Dilwyn (Rhodri Meilir) is a drinker with a temper. She […]
Upload (Spoiler-Free) Review
Watching Amazon’s newest dark comedy series Upload might give you a sense of deja-vu. A world where you can upload your consciousness upon death to a mainframe that will allow you to “live” again? Yeah, we’ve seen that done before (and, frankly, done better) on Black Mirror, namely the exquisite “San Junipero” episode. A look into […]
Killing Eve – Meetings Have Biscuits Review
The problem with all cat and mouse stories is that once the two seemingly incompatible foes have met, the story loses that key element of tension that pulled it along. Now, with Killing Eve, we’re leagues past that initial meeting, but the series is still trying to chase that same high as we, the audience, […]
Unorthodox (Spoiler-Free) Review
On its face, Unorthodox seems like a pretty typical story: A young woman realizes that the life she’s been living – the one she’s been convinced her is what she wants – isn’t the life she wants to lead, so she escapes that life and goes in search of a place where she can truly […]