DVD Review: ‘Art Detectives’ Season 1
It’s not as though television is short on crime dramas, but an actually good case-of-the-week show doesn’t come along every
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Murder On The [Rectory] Floor: Reviewing Acorn TV’s ‘Murder Before Evensong’
The saying is “everyone’s a critic,” but more like “everyone’s a detective.” After finding a man murdered in the rectory
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DVD Review: ‘Recipes For Love And Murder’ Season 2
As in season one, season two of Recipes for Love and Murder doesn’t overdo it with the murders or try
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DVD Review: ‘Recipes For Love And Murder’ Season 1
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Few people embody that saying more than Recipes for Love and Murder’s Tannie
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Jack Irish’ Series 3
Jack Irish has always had this sort of rambling existence. First there were the Jack Irish TV movies, which started
Read moreThe (Half) Sister You Never Knew You Had: Reviewing Acorn TV’s ‘The Other One’
Finding out your dad’s been having an affair for decades and has a daughter you didn’t know about is not
Read moreClass Is Back In Session: ‘Ackley Bridge’ Season 3 Reviewed
After looking forward to the show’s return, Ackley Bridge’s Season 3 premiere is a double-edged sword. While most of the
Read more‘My Life Is Murder’ Doesn’t Stop Once You’re Retired
What’s the use of retiring if you’re going to keep doing your job? Alexa Crowe (Lucy Lawless) was a cop,
Read moreThe Game Is Afoot With ‘Queens Of Mystery’
Queens of Mystery isn’t Pushing Daisies, but there are moments when you could confuse Julian Unthink‘s series for the other
Read moreDVD Review: A Place To Call Home, Season 6
Funny thing about final seasons. Here you have a show that’s about to come to an end and all anyone
Read moreManhunt Nabs Martin Clunes For His First Foray Into Police Work
While Doc Martin isn’t what you’d call a straight comedy, it is fair to say that Martin Clunes (whose played
Read morePatrick Melrose And The Importance Of Picking The Story Up Again
Is anything ever really over? Endings and the illusion of finality they give can be found all across Patrick Melrose.
Read moreNew Voices Liven Up Familiar High School Dramas On Acorn TV’s Ackley Bridge
“Two households, both alike in dignity.” Shakespeare said it first in Romeo and Juliet but while it’s unclear starting out,
Read moreGuilty Or Not Guilty: Reviewing British Anthology Series Accused, Series 1&2
Nobody ever sets out to be accused. All it takes is one mistake, an accident or bad decision, a wrongful
Read moreAnd Then There Was ‘The Oldenheim 12’
Peggy Jonkers (Noortje Herlaar) wasn’t taken but she did take off. Episode one of The Oldenheim 12 is the first
Read moreDVD Review: Jack Irish Series 2 Continues To Provide The Best In Aussie Drama
Plot, setting, character. Most mystery shows excel at one of the three but to be a triple threat makes Jack
Read moreEmotionally Tough But Well-Crafted: A Review Of Hidden Series 1
For six years, Mali Pryce (Greta James) was held against her will. In the first episode of the Welsh miniseries,
Read more3x The Christmas Cheer With Murdoch Mysteries: The Christmas Cases
It used to be Halloween had to pass before talk moved around to Christmas. This year Murdoch Mysteries ushered the holidays
Read moreTV Review: Where Welsh Drama ‘Bang’ Series 1 Goes Off Target
To say Season One of Bang is about a gun is truthful, but it’s that definitive article, “a,” that’s important.
Read moreThe Ladies’ Paradise, Season 2: Learning To Tolerate Paradiso’s Leading Man
How do you recover from telling your girlfriend your wife died, when she’s actually alive and well? That should be
Read moreBetter At Business Than Love: The Ladies’ Paradise, Season 1
How we shop has changed a lot since 1956. Online shopping has made it convenient to never step foot in
Read moreDVD Review: Get To Know The Residents Of 28 Barbary Lane In Armistead Maupin’s Tales Of The City
On the way home after seeing a show, Mona (Chloe Webb) asks Mrs. Madrigal (Olympia Dukakis) what would’ve happened if
Read moreDVD Review: A Place To Call Home, Season 5
Having spent a good deal of time in Inverness these last few months, catching up on A Place to Call
Read moreDVD Review: Rebecka Martinsson Series 1
It’s probably only easy to forget the weather when you’ve grown up in an area where it doesn’t interfere much,
Read more5 Reasons To Watch AcornTV’s Raised By Wolves
There are some shows you kick yourself for not watching sooner, but it’s more of a delayed gratification kick. You
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