All Critics articles – Page 160

  • Living with the Amish
    Comment

    25 Nov '11

    2011-11-25T12:52:00Z

    “Reversing the format didn’t quite turn the tables. In essence it still seems as if our modern way of living is pretty toxic compared to the simplicity of the Amish.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • THE CAFE
    Comment

    24 Nov '11

    2011-11-24T11:23:00Z

    “The boredom of inconsequential lives is a hard thing to pull off in a comedy without it becoming boring and inconsequential itself.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good
    Comment

    23 Nov '11

    2011-11-23T11:25:00Z

    “It failed to ask why bankers today give away so little.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Britain’s Greatest Codebreaker
    Comment

    22 Nov '11

    2011-11-22T10:01:00Z

    “The reconstructions were sumptuous period pieces, enticing us into the past with vintage music.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Frontline Medicine
    Comment

    21 Nov '11

    2011-11-21T11:00:00Z

    “Mosley reported with clarity on new techniques but also reacted emotionally to what he saw.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • The Queen's Hidden Cousins
    Comment

    18 Nov '11

    2011-11-18T11:49:14.097Z

    “You could almost hear the producers scrabbling around for extra material.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Pan Am
    Comment

    17 Nov '11

    2011-11-17T11:03:00Z

    “They endure grooming’n’girdle checks and weigh-ins before every flight, and a script as inert and useless as a grounded jet.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Double Agent
    Comment

    16 Nov '11

    2011-11-16T11:46:00Z

    “It’s a rip roaring tale, expertly and enthusiastically told.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • CONFESIONS OF AN UNDERCOVER COP
    Comment

    15 Nov '11

    2011-11-15T10:49:00Z

    “It didn’t burrow deep into the sources of a betrayal that has pretty much ruined his life.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • Pan_Am_tail
    Comment

    14 Nov '11

    2011-11-14T11:00:00Z

    “It was suffering from TV’s equivalent of bipolar disorder.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • Life's Too Short
    Comment

    11 Nov '11

    2011-11-11T11:32:00Z

    “It took over eight minutes to raise the first smile.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Frozen Planet
    Comment

    10 Nov '11

    2011-11-10T13:55:00Z

    “Who cares about dates or boundaries, or even too many facts? Sit back and feast.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • MY TRANSSEXUAL SUMMER
    Comment

    9 Nov '11

    2011-11-09T12:52:00Z

    “It’s only bigots who could feel uncomfortable watching.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Jury
    Comment

    8 Nov '11

    2011-11-08T11:02:00Z

    “One big conference call of half-arsed prime time.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Top Boy
    Comment

    4 Nov '11

    2011-11-04T11:23:00Z

    “So tense that there were times when it was hard to watch…Seriously good television.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • frozen_planet_4
    Comment

    3 Nov '11

    2011-11-03T11:02:00Z

    “David Attenborough appeared to have travelled no closer to the poles than the BBC voiceover booth.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Him and Her
    Comment

    2 Nov '11

    2011-11-02T11:45:00Z

    “It’s funny, sexy, a wee bit rude, and utterly charming.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Top_Boy
    Comment

    1 Nov '11

    2011-11-01T10:26:00Z

    “Its resonance comes from its gutsy understatedness.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets
    Comment

    31 Oct '11

    2011-10-31T11:27:00Z

    “Theroux’s film was a study of American consumer culture, with its drive for novelty and its problem with self-denial.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • slap_the
    Comment

    28 Oct '11

    2011-10-28T10:05:00Z

    “I couldn’t help but think it would have been done better by the British.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.