A Man in Full; Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion

“If, as seems likely, A Man in Full is Netflix’s attempt to capture the post-Succession audience, it may have a way to go. The new series is a solid, satisfying thing but it lacks a true satirical edge and it lacks flair. A Man in Full is workmanlike in comparison. But perhaps that’s invidious. Standing alone, it is more than good enough.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

“It’s not a disaster, but you’re not going to fall in love with it. There are hints of Succession – family troubles, talk of money, Croker yelling about ‘the Boeing’ – but the series is nowhere near the same league. You wait for the drama to ramp up but it never quite does.”
Anita Singh, The Telegraph

“From the evidence presented here, it’s an unethical operation on many levels. But is it really worthy of a feature-length film? Young girls have been buying overpriced tat from high-street shops run by dubious men for decades. A better investigative film would have tracked down the firm’s CEO and delved deeper into the business set-up.”
Anita Singh, The Telegraph

“This lavish four-part adaptation of an erudite whodunnit, Dissolution, by novelist C.J. Sansom, who sadly died last week, opens with the murder of a royal henchman at a monastery. There’s a flavour of 1950s historical adventure movies, with frequent shots of galloping horsemen, and cloaked figures arriving in mist-swept courtyards. There’s no lack of confidence about the production.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail