All Critics articles – Page 40

  • Gossip Girl
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    Gossip Girl

    2021-08-26T08:45:00Z

    “It saps its juicy premise of all its fun, is po-faced and didactic rather than enjoyably preposterous”

  • Britannia
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    Britannia

    2021-08-25T08:50:00Z

    “Britannia’s sheer sensory overload brings its own bonkers rewards”

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    Mastermind

    2021-08-24T09:06:00Z

    “Clive Myrie executed his debut with quiet, classy efficiency, having the air of a genial headmaster overseeing a spelling test”

  • Donald Trump and Ruby Wax
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    When Ruby Wax Met

    2021-08-23T08:55:00Z

    “This was a fascinating snapshot of a time before the glossy pre-prepared anecdotes of today’s formulaic talk shows”

  • The Chair
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    The Chair

    2021-08-20T08:58:00Z

    “The tone is morosely funny and the story goes down easily in 30-minute servings”

  • Changing Rooms
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    Changing Rooms

    2021-08-19T08:42:00Z

    “It’s still good fun, but feels generic. Changing Rooms spawned countless imitators, which means that nothing here seemed fresh”

  • Annika (2)
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    Annika

    2021-08-18T08:47:00Z

    “Annika allows Walker to let loose a warm sense of humour that you feel comes naturally to her”

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    Children of 9/11: Our Story

    2021-08-17T08:38:00Z

    “The honesty and generosity of the young participants made for a wide-ranging portrait of Gen-Z” 

  • Deceit
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    Deceit

    2021-08-16T09:02:00Z

    “The tale played out as a tension-packed caper”

  • the watch
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    The Watch

    2021-08-13T09:05:00Z

    “The world of Ankh-Morpork is vividly created, but nothing that happens in it is in the least bit compelling”

  • Kurupting the Industry
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    Kurupting the Industry

    2021-08-12T09:21:00Z

    “You’d have enjoyed The People Just Do Nothing Story even if you’d never watched an episode”

  • Jonnie's Blade Camp
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    Jonnie’s Blade Camp

    2021-08-11T09:18:00Z

    “As a showcase of the transformational power of sport, you’d be hard pressed to find better”

  • Ghosts
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    Ghosts

    2021-08-10T09:07:00Z

    “If any current sitcom has a hope of being repeated 40 years from now, bet on Ghosts. It’s very funny but more importantly, it feels timeless”

  • Pose
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    Pose

    2021-08-09T09:03:00Z

    “It is a joy to be back with these lovable and fallible characters.”

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    I Am Victoria

    2021-08-06T08:39:00Z

    “It was a masterclass in gilded fragility”

  • renovations
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    Remarkable Renovations

    2021-08-05T09:11:00Z

    “A most unremarkable format: ugly duckling property endures tortured adolescence before blossoming in to modernised swan”

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    Critics: Write Around the World

    2021-08-04T08:46:00Z

     “This was gently edifying literary tourism”

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    Jerk

    2021-08-03T08:35:00Z

    “This was scorched-earth comedy, where sacred cows were piled atop a pyre and set gleefully alight”

  • Blind Ambition
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    Blind Ambition

    2021-08-02T08:53:00Z

     “For all of its ramshackle, self-deprecating humour, it offers an illuminating take on blindness and creativity”

  • No Body Recovered
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    No Body Recovered

    2021-07-30T09:18:00Z

    “The unhappy story was well documented here with intimate access to the police investigation.”