All Critics articles – Page 36
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CriticsThe Girl Before + Strictly Come Dancing; The Weakest Link; Gomorrah
“Lisa Bruhlmann cut her teeth on Killing Eve and at times you can see echoes of that series’ more kinetic approach”
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CriticsI Literally Just Told You
“Carr is a quick, funny host, on this occasion even sparing us his honking-mule laugh”
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CriticsChristmas at Castle Howard
“Basically a sales brochure for the castle’s Christmas in Narnia experience.”
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CriticsNaughty & Nice: Sex Toy Britain
“Keeps the interrogation of the public about their use of wands, rabbits, butt plugs and all the vibrant, vibrating rest of it to a minimum.”
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CriticsDavid Baddiel: Social Media, Anger and Us
“This was a thought-provoking documentary – with a quality that social media positively hates: nuance”
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CriticsWalk The Line
“There was a pre-Christmas giddiness to the whole thing that might be just what the British public fancy right now”
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CriticsAnd Just Like That
“The pointed absence of Kim Cattrall as its fourth wheel meant the funny filth quota was sadly much depleted”
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CriticsDolly: The Sheep That Changed The World + Welcome to Earth; Walking with Monica Galetti
“The film reminded us of the ethical worries about potential human cloning that fuelled TV discussion programmes at the time”
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CriticsLandscapers + Two Doors Down; Wordsworth and Coleridge’s Romantic Road Trip
“Exhilarating, eccentric and endlessly surprising – Landscapers might have left it late but it’s one of the best dramas of 2021.”
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CriticsCritics: Two Doors Down
“The scripts are sharp, with one-liners that can make me laugh out loud”
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CriticsYou Don’t Know Me + Doctor Who; Michael Crawford
“The drama is anchored by Adewunmi’s utterly believable performance as a desperate man at the mercy of events”
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CriticsCancelled + Yellowjackets; Banksy Most Wanted; The Wheel of Time
“It was an enjoyable canter through the more famous cancellations”
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CriticsOur Family and Autism + Positive; Farage: The Trump Interview; Landscapers
“I’m sure every family’s experience of autism is different; this one was honest and life-affirming”
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CriticsBritney + Who Do You Think You Are; The Big Leap
“A tone switching on a sixpence between goofy joy and a sense of dread”
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CriticsWinter Walks + The Princes and the Press; Sucession; Along For The Ride
“Amanda Owen was the perfect company for this stress-busting 30-minute ramble”
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CriticsAmerican Rust + Doctor Who; Womanhood
“Intergenerational friction and grinding anti-glamour kept the episode’s head above water”
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CriticsHandmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker + Wirecard: A Billion Euro Lie; ‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas
“As smiley a final of a talent show as you could ask for, with a joyful camaraderie”
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CriticsThe Beatles: Get Back
“Is a work of huge affection and accomplishment, sure to put a smile on the face of every Beatles fan”
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CriticsHawkeye + GBBO; The Great Escape, Death of England
”The chemistry – comic as much as anything – between Renner and Steinfeld is tremendous.”
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CriticsAlong for the Ride + The Princes and the Press; Royal Bastards
“A perfectly pleasant, mildly amusing hour”