All Critics articles – Page 64
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Million Dollar Wedding Planner
“What could have been an extravagantly point-and-boggle hour was instead infused with larger questions”
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Van Meegeren; Catching Britain’s Killers; Rhythm + Flow
“Andrew Graham-Dixon navigated the story most entertainingly, veering between disdain and astonishment”
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Doing Drugs for Fun?
“It manages to be compelling, honest and unpreachy, and treats its subject with robust respect.”
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Motherland
“The first episode of series two was, for the second half at least, so crazed it was as if it had been at the crack pipe”
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The Americas with Simon Reeve
“As always, he was able to find positive stories and fascinating characters throughout”
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The Apprentice
“The Apprentice isn’t what it once was, but it’s still very much worth our time.”
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What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
“A few passing mentions of Brexit and the inclusion of Ed Balls are not enough to tighten up its broad brush strokes approach and broad appeal”
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World on Fire
“The scale of the drama’s ambition is laudable, especially given the absence of Netflix megabucks”
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Churchill and the Movie Mogul
“A fascinating film, and one much aided by the quality of its talking heads”
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The Circle
“Reality TV is not a genre that’s seen much innovation in recent years, so The Circle was a blast of fresh air.”
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Tories at War
“The jaunty soundtrack and wry tone reminded me of John Morton’s workplace satires Twenty Twelve and W1A”
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The Cameron Years
“The film has the air of a well-rehearsed, entirely media-managed exercise in self-justification.”
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Japan with Sue Perkins
“As a travel buddy, Sue Perkins is great fun. But as a satisfying exploration of the country, the programme lacked depth”
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Crime and Punishment
“It avoided primped narratives and convenient story arcs and told a messy, complicated story as it is”