Within its sophomore outing, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series more than that it exists far beyond the shadow of its Disney Channel namesake
Category: TV
This Is Us Season 5 Review: Quiet and reflective
This Is Us‘s shorter fifth season is concerned more with intimacy than with spectacle
How ‘Smash’ Became a Whimper
Despite a solid and promising premiere, NBC’s Smash‘s star burnt out before it could set the world ablaze
Friends Reunion: The One Where They Phoned It In and Still Earned $25 Million
AKA The One With Nostalgia Factor And Not Much Else
Girls5Eva is Un4gettable Fun
What are you waiting five?
Shadow and Bone is a phenomenon
Adapted from Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling fantasy series, Netflix’s Shadow and Bone is a massively engaging hit
I May Destroy You – Michaela Coel is an undeniable talent
BBC’s I May Destroy You, created, written, co-directed and starring Michaela Coel doesn’t shy away from heavy issues surrounding sexual assault, personal boundaries and consent
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Series Review: Shoots for the stars, but doesn’t escape the atmosphere
Luckily, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier did not serve as the debut to the MCU gracing the silver screen, else Marvel’s grand TV plans may have found themselves dead in the water.
Love, Victor Review: Screw you, Simon! My story is nothing like yours
Love, Victor addresses some of the criticism aimed at 2018 movie Love, Simon
This Is Us Season 4 Review – an assured return to form
After the dip in quality in the third season, This Is Us‘s return is hugely engrossing and cohesive
“Behind Her Eyes” Review – A bizarre, meandering and dull drama
In providing the most shocking ending possible, Behind Her Eyes’ creators appear to have forgotten that a shocking ending does not, in fact, make a good one, nor is it a meaningful substitute for a lack of character development, tension or coherence
This Is Us Season 3 Review – the exceptional drama falters slightly
With everything revealed about Jack’s demise, This Is Us‘ third outing wobbles slightly in reframing the purpose of their flashbacks, as well as slightly overestimating the audience’s continued interest in Jack’s character
This Is Us Season 2 Review – Just as dramatic, involved and emotional as ever
This Is Us continues to provide mystery and depth in its brilliantly written and performed sophomore season, finally delivering answers on the fate of the Pearson family patriarch
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 1 Review
Marvel’s latest televisual creation is less creatively groundbreaking than predecessor WandaVision, but continues the trend of exploring the value of quiet, emotional moments in amongst the blockbuster action
Instant Hotel is perfect for binging
With gorgeous properties and ordinary people who think themselves experts because they once read half a chapter of an e-book on property development while waiting for their washing to dry, there’s little not to enjoy about Instant Hotel
Farewell, The Great Pottery Throw Down
The wholesome Reality TV series, from the creators of The Great British Bake Off, has been the perfect tonic to a dreary Winter in lockdown
Superstore Review – A bighearted comedy
A cleverly written show that balances comedy with social commentary, Superstore is nearly flawless
This Is Us Season 1 Review – raw, honest sentimental TV at its pinnacle
The hit American TV show is at turns beautiful, heartwarming, tear-jerking and heart-wrenching but never feels emotionally manipulative
“WandaVision” Episode 9 Review: “The Series Finale”
MCU’s first TV series comes to a spectacular close, as Wanda finally confronts what she’s been running from all along.
“WandaVision” Episode 8 Review: “Previously On”
“Previously On” circles its attention back on the woman in the centre of the madness, in the most emotional the MCU has ever been.
Charmed Season 3 Review | You Can’t Touch This
Charmed enjoys a soft reset and a fresh return to form as it starts its Season 3 arc
‘Fate: The Winx Saga’: Unsure of its audience
Bright and colourful Italian cartoon Winx Club gets the Riverdale treatment, seemingly losing sight of the appeal of the original
‘Modern Love’ Review: Overflowing with heart and charm
Adapted from New York Times’ massively popular column of the same name, Amazon Prime’s Modern Love explores a host of different relationships, without becoming too saccharine or losing its realism
‘Defending Jacob’ Review
An ordinary couple’s world is shaken when their son is accused of murder, especially when they start to doubt his innocence themselves
“WandaVision” Episode 7 Review: “Breaking the Fourth Wall”
WandaVision delivers its most game-changing cliffhanger yet.
‘The Morning Show’ Review
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston excel in Apple TV+’s first foray into original programming
‘Safe’ is a typical, twisty thriller
The brainchild of Harlan Coben, Netflix’s eight-part drama series features all of the expected tenets of thriller fiction.
“Never Have I Ever” Review: Witty, winsome and warm
Created by Mindy Kaling, Never Have I Ever is deeply honest in its writing, and series lead Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is incredibly endearing.
“You Me Her” Season 5 Review: A satisfying and emotive conclusion
Despite its unusual premise, You Me Her continues to be characterised by its realistic writing and grounded portrayals.
“Little Fires Everywhere” Review: Taut and Transfixing
The televisual adaptation of Celeste Ng’s book, Little Fires Everywhere thrives off the fraught tension between its two leads.
“WandaVision” Episode 6 Review: “All-New Halloween Spooktacular”
WandaVision continues to intrigue, as Episode 6 sets up brilliant conflict to come, while also conjuring a host of additional questions.
“The Fall” Review: Tense and gripping
A thriller series with a crucial twist
“WandaVision” Episode 5 Review: “On a Very Special Episode…”
Worlds continue to collide, as reality bleeds through into Wanda’s utopian dream, while a surprise cameo has potentially universe-changing effects.
“WandaVision” Episode 4 Review: “We Interrupt This Program”
WandaVision takes a break from Westview’s constructed reality to inject some MCU-style narrative drive
“Charmed” Season 3 Premiere Review: An Inconvenient Truth
The contentious reboot to beloved ’90s fantasy returns for its third season, though with possibly less action than fans may have expected
“It’s a Sin” Review: Russell T Davies on predictably impeccable form
The Channel 4 drama tackles a weighty subject that Davies has avoided writing about for years: The AIDS crisis
“WandaVision” Episode 3 Review: “Now in Color”
The latest instalment of MCU’s first foray into television propels the plot forward with some thrilling, intriguing moments that threaten to shatter Wanda’s perfect reality
“The Great” Review: Barmy, whacky and deliciously entertaining
Created by Tony McNamara, one of the writers of The Favourite, The Great is a quirky, off-kilter romp, that wisely takes liberties with historical fact
“WandaVision” Review: Marvel at its most creative and daring
WandaVision finds the most powerful Avenger in a most unexpected situation
“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Part 4 Review: Out On a High
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s iteration of his Satanic take on the characters of Sabrina The Teenage Witch comes to a decisive, if slightly confusing, end
