All Critics articles – Page 60
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CriticsThe Outsider
“Slow-burning fare, but just when you began to grow impatient, there would be another twist or goosebump-flaring moment”
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CriticsLouis Theroux: Selling Sex
“This is a fine exploration of a potentially sensationalist, exploitative topic and an excellent showcase for Theroux’s softer skills”
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CriticsDeath in Paradise
“Rather cleverly, the plotting is so random that it is difficult to know whodunnit, which keeps you watching until the end”
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CriticsWhite House Farm
“This true-life drama kept a sombre, respectful pace, never going for cheap sensation”
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CriticsJonestown: Terror in the Jungle
“It is as good an explanation as we’ll get about something that seems inexplicable”
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CriticsThe Choir: Aylesbury Prison
“Malone was fitfully succeeding by the end, but with fights breaking out and potential recruits relapsing you do feel this one is mission impossible”
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CriticsThe Masked Singer
“The real trouble is that, if you don’t know who you’re rooting for, there’s no real jeopardy”
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CriticsBest Home Cook
“Has required plenty of tweaking, but the format gurus at New Broadcasting House have got it right this time”
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CriticsThe Brexit Storm Continues
“After the high drama of Thursday’s general election, it all felt a bit flat.”
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CriticsSticks and Stones
“The tone lurched so recklessly from melodrama to farce, it left me feeling a bit dazed”
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CriticsAgatha Christie and the Curse of Ishtar
“The show had no idea whether it was a crime thriller, parody, steamy romance, sex farce, horror movie or slapstick comedy”
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CriticsInside the Christmas Factory
“Greg Wallace was not just excited, he was borderline hysterical, whipping himself into a frenzy about a delivery of liquid egg and gurning insanely.”
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CriticsMy Grandparents’ War
“You’re left wondering how the producers landed four such big British stars with such fascinating family tales of the Second World War”
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CriticsThe Royal Variety Performance
“I’m not sure that this is the magic of Christmas as I recall it, but at least The Royal Variety Performance hasn’t changed.”
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CriticsThe Case of Sally Challen
“An excellent, meticulous film about a tragedy in which there were no winners, only losers.”