Jan 7 Jan 7 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Series 3. Largely involving and enjoyable continuation of the saga Simon A Bird
Dec 31 Dec 31 The Code. Series 1: Riveting, richly plotted and characterised political thriller from Australia Simon A Bird
Dec 31 Dec 31 The Minions of Midas. Unusual and gripping thriller with genuinely original and effective conclusion Simon A Bird
Dec 26 Dec 26 Retribution (aka One of Us). Grippingly intimate thriller about two families and their many inter-related secrets Simon A Bird
Dec 18 Dec 18 Pretty Little Things: Lurid but gripping teen drama set in 'elite' ballet school (aren't they all) but with clunkily cliched dialogue Simon A Bird
Dec 17 Dec 17 Extra-curricular: Initially intriguing teen drama set in South Korean high school that moves beyond the normal expectations of the genre. Simon A Bird
Dec 6 Dec 6 Secret City . Series 1. & 2. Riveting, elaborately plotted political thriller with expert melding of personal with public issues and Simon A Bird
Dec 4 Dec 4 Love and Anarchy: Funny, perceptive and touching Swedish dramedy set in a struggling publishing company Simon A Bird
Dec 2 Dec 2 We Are The Wave: Thoughtfully well-written depiction of the development of a group of young activists in a small German town Simon A Bird
Nov 29 Nov 29 Trapped; Series 2. As grippingly plotted and richly textured as Series 1 without merely recycling ideas. Simon A Bird
Nov 21 Nov 21 Dash and Lily: A characteristically wildly sentimental Christmas rom-com which nevertheless works exactly as such are meant to work Simon A Bird
Nov 20 Nov 20 Someone Has to Die: Sudsy Spanish drama in late-Franco Spain that falls, spectacularly, at the final fence Simon A Bird
Nov 17 Nov 17 Sparta: troubled Russian detective investigates apparent teacher suicide and involvement of her class on VR game Sparta Simon A Bird
Nov 12 Nov 12 Suburra. Grippingly flamboyant picture of a spectacularly corrupt and decadent society. Simon A Bird
Oct 24 Oct 24 The End of the F*****g World: Series 1 and 2: Series 1 a vividly faithful version of the graphic novel, Series 2 a somewhat less successful continuation. Simon A Bird
Oct 18 Oct 18 The Haunting of Bly Manor: Enormously impressive exploration of 'The Turn of the Screw' with the emphasis on atmosphere and creeping terror rather than jump-shot horror Simon A Bird
Sep 25 Sep 25 The Frozen Dead (Glace): Noir-Francaise thriller that effectively meets expectations but with few surprises Simon A Bird
Sep 22 Sep 22 Ratched: Almost painfully stylish/stylised back story of the notoriously iconic Mildred Ratched as depicted in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Simon A Bird