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Decent 4-part BBC whodunnit which bounced you along from theory to theory as the episodes unfolded so that the fact landscape at the end of a show was very different to how it was at the start. I enjoyed the moody Lancashire setting, and the in-your-face attitude of the protagonist. It’s got to be said…
Superhero High – a predictable trope. But, from the makers & universe of The Boys? Strap in. More of the unexpectedly creative violence amid a bleak, exploitative storyline and chemical hijinks from Voight Corporation. Great spinoff; makes me even more hungry for the real thing though. 👍👍
Cute 10-part spy-thriller pushed at me by the Netflix algorithm. It was an engaging enough story, provided you were happy to ignore the UTTERLY RIDICULOUS central plot element once it moved into view. Fun and well-put together, provided you’re not obsessed with worthiness or plausibility. And I didn’t recognise a single actor in it.
No less absurd than the first season, but whatever you think of this show you CERTAINLY couldn’t say it was formulaic or clicheed. Multi-faceted espionage caper constantly upended by the completely underequipped Cassie Bowden, with a concluding sequence that was bizarrely unrelated to the plot elements you might expect. Ridiculous, but it’s got my interest.
Basically, if you go on holiday and Jennifer Coolidge turns up in your hotel – GO HOME NOW. I’m really impressed at how this show manages to take an almost entirely new cast, and a new location, and weave a tale every bit as demented and interesting as the last season. And it was only…
Why do stories set in 80s suburbia always immediately conjure up the idea that some of them might be swingers? I know fashion’s a fleeting and ephemeral thing, but even having grown up there it’s impossible to believe that people ever thought any of the 80s (early 80s, specifically) was a good look. Also there’s…
I’m not one of the legion of fans who devoured the Lee Childs books – my only exposure to Reacher really has been the Tom Cruise film. Seasoned by the mouth-agape review of my mate Rodney, who just couldn’t get over the fact that they’d cast a 5’6″ actor as the 6’5″ Jack Reacher. This…
For some reason our TV was suddenly inundated with Harlan Coben stories, so we picked this one on the strength of the casting – it seemed quite a decent mystery piece whose episodes left you wondering deliciously what this show was actually going to be about. Maybe a little far fetched with a couple of…
High-production-value piece about a few groups of protagonists who go to an island resort for their own various reasons, and the subsequent interplay and revelations they have whilst there. It’s got a bit of everything but doesn’t seem too predictable or hack, and kept us coming back for more. If there’s a second season I’ll…
So many column inches of reviews on this already. GREAT story, and so compellingly put together. Not only a torturous journey through the mundane, but it’s foolish not to note that it was Kate Winslet utterly refusing the glamour bit. Really compelling story with loads of twists, some which went nowhere. I love that storytelling’s…