This Agatha Christie inspired thriller wants to be clever and suspenseful, but instead it feels sluggish and oddly lifeless. Journalist Laura “Lo” Blacklock (Keira Knightley) has just returned to work after witnessing a traumatic event the death of a female source. Hoping to ease her back in, her editor assigns her a fluff piece: covering…
“How can you do that to a member of your family? I couldn’t do that to a stranger, let alone somebody I grew up with.” That line from Becky Watts’ close friend, Courtney Bicker, captures the heartbreak and disbelief at the core of A Killer in the Family: The Murder of Becky Watts. It perfectly sums…
What are three things that you would describe yourself as? This is one question that the interviewer would ask the troubled kids from the school. This drama is about a guy called Murphy (Cillian Murphy), a troubled but passionate headteacher who runs a residential reform school for kids who’ve lost their way. He’s got some…
From the first scene of the first episode, you can tell straight away that it’s going to be a very creepy but disturbing series. There’s an unsettling tone that sets in immediately, and it doesn’t really let up. You almost feel uncomfortable even before anything truly horrifying happens, which is a credit to how well…
Yesterday afternoon, Sean Combs was sentenced to four years in prison. But let’s be honest he’ll probably end up serving about two years with “good behaviour and credit.” At the start of the day, the judge said he was going to consider everything even the things Diddy had been acquitted for. He also mentioned that he…
When it comes to legal dramas, The Escape Artist stands out for its mix of courtroom battles, psychological tension, and moral dilemmas. Starring David Tennant in one of his most captivating roles, the series asks an unsettling question: how far can a man go in escaping responsibility both in the courtroom and in life? William Burton (David…
Football is often seen as a game of wealth, fame, and security for its stars, but behind the glamour lies a darker reality. In the BBC documentary Football’s Financial Shame: The Story of the V11, former Premier League presenter Richard Lenton stepped into his first executive producer role to uncover one of the sport’s most shocking…
I’m honestly not sure if I liked this three-part true crime docuseries or not. On the one hand, it’s gripping, and you want answers. On the other, I came away with even more questions than I started with. The series, Missing in Paradise: Searching for Sarm (available on BBC iPlayer), explores the disappearance of 41-year-old Sarm Heslop,…
I watched the original Spanish drama Our Fault a while back and absolutely loved it. So when I heard they were doing a London version, I thought it might be even better and I think I might be right. I’ll admit I’m a bit late to this, since it came out earlier this year, but it’s one…
I normally don’t like football documentaries, but this one pulled me in. Maybe it’s because the story isn’t about goals, trophies, or tactics it’s about the human cost of financial ruin. The focus on the players themselves, their vulnerability, and how they’ve coped since makes it more than a sports documentary. It feels like a…
