Documentary

Visible: Out on Television review – LGBTQ history through the lens of TV

February 13 2020, by Daniel Hart

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

February 7 2020, by Daniel Hart

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

February 6 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

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

February 5 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

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

January 31 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

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

January 29 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

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

January 29 2020, by Daniel Hart

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?

January 23 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

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

January 20 2020, by Daniel Hart

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

January 3 2020, by Daniel Hart

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

January 3 2020, by Daniel Hart

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

January 2 2020, by Daniel Hart

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

December 27 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

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

December 20 2019, by Daniel Hart

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

December 18 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

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

December 2 2019, by Daniel Hart

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

December 2 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

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

November 29 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

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

November 23 2019, by Daniel Hart

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

November 23 2019, by Louie Fecou

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,...