Documentary
Visible: Out on Television review – LGBTQ history through the lens of TV
Apple TV+ series Visible: Out on Television will be released on the platform on February 14, 2020. For Apple TV+, Visible: Out on Television is a...
All or Nothing: Philadelphia Eagles Season 1 Review – high expectations after glorious Super Bowl 2018 win
Amazon Prime’s All or Nothing: Philadelphia Eagles is now on the platform. For the first time in 8 years, I did not watch Super Bowl...
#cats_The_Mewvie review – a feature-length advert and an insufferable documentary
If #cats_The_Mewvie (hereafter just Cats The Mewvie, since I cannot physically bring myself to type that awful formatting more than once) were better, I might...
They’ve Gotta Have Us Season 1 Review – an important, timely docuseries
One has to imagine that the release today of Simon Frederick’s three-part docuseries They’ve Gotta Have Us (Netflix) is in no small part a reminder...
Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer review – a novel approach to a familiar story
There are some stories that are told and retold in various forms, and perhaps will continue to be told forever. The story of Ted Bundy...
Night on Earth Season 1 review – what happens when the sun goes down
The nature documentary is not a new concept, but it is an ever-evolving one. Just as animals big and small are subject to the increasingly...
The Pharmacist series review: Netflix reveals pained father unravelling the opioid crisis
Netflix series The Pharmacist will be released on the platform on February 5, 2020. Docuseries The Pharmacist exemplifies the pain of losing a child. The Netflix...
Pandemic: How to Prevent An Outbreak review – is the flu going to kill us all?
According to Netflix’s new six-part docuseries Pandemic: How to Prevent An Outbreak, we’re all going to die. Obviously we’re all going to die anyway, but...
The Goop Lab season 1 review – all is well with Gwyneth Paltrow
Netflix series The Goop Lab Season 1 will be released on the platform on January 24, 2020. I had absolutely no idea that Gwyneth Paltrow runs...
‘James May: Our Man In Japan’ Review: Amazon Continues To Expand Top Gear Universe
I genuinely believe when BBC dismissed the original Top Gear clan that it did them a world of good. They had to move on, don’t get...
Cheer Season 1 Review: Blood, Sweat and Cheers
Netflix Series Cheer Season 1 will be released on the platform on January 8, 2020. Netflix already have Last Chance U and it seemed unlikely...
Sex Explained Season 1 Review: Let’s Talk About Sex Baby
You may be aware of Netflix’s bite-sized factoids in the form of Explained, well now the platform has decided to release a different version of that...
Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up Review: A Year in the Life
The greatest problem with Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up (Netflix), a new six-part docuseries about the life and career of the world’s highest-grossing comedian, is the...
After the Raid Review: A Small Window Into The Emotional Fallout After An Immigration Raid
With the release of After the Raid it’s evident that Netflix, as a streaming platform and as an organisation, have a vested interest in the...
Don’t F*ck With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer Review
Don’t F*ck With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer (Netflix) debuted on December 18, 2019. As a cat owner, I can tell you with some degree...
The Cave (2019) Review: A Devastating, Horrifying Account Of Injustice And Suffering
National Geographic’s The Cave is a documentary that is siloed amongst a rare breed of films that archives an unforgivable moment in 21st-century history. The documentary is...
The Confession Killer: A Fresh Take On True Crime
True Crime has been having its moment for a little while now. Nothing quite gives an audience a shudder like seeing real-life monsters come to...
The Movies That Made Us Season 1 Review: A Fond, Informative Look At the Classics
Spun-off from Netflix’s docuseries The Toys That Made Us, and retaining the same format and nostalgic tone, The Movies That Made Us serves a quartet of classics for...
Broken Season 1 Review: Netflix Exposes Mass Consumer Products
Netflix Series Broken Season 1 is a 4-part series looking into negligence in the consumer business. The series will be released on November 27, 2019....
Spirits In The Forest Review: A Depeche Mode Concert Film
Over the course of 2017 and 2018, legendary band Depeche Mode embarked on a tour that was eventually attended by a band of six fans,...