Jan 19 Jan 19 Woman of the Dead. More unusual than the relatively predictable start; grim Euro-mystery tale in small and inward-looking community. Simon A Bird
Dec 31 Dec 31 Merli: Sapere Aude Season 2. An involving and thoughtful conclusion with a tighter structure Simon A Bird
Dec 15 Dec 15 • Elite. Series 6: Good; The lurid and sensational sex-drenched dramatic curriculum continues. Simon A Bird
Dec 5 Dec 5 Wednesday; Impressive and comically darkly gripping development of a cartoon character Simon A Bird
Nov 24 Nov 24 Anatomy of a Scandal: Largely gripping unfolding of a political-becoming-personal scandal Simon A Bird
Nov 15 Nov 15 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. A smartly funny parody of a classic Netflix genre. Simon A Bird
Oct 31 Oct 31 Cabinet of Curiosities: A ghost/horror anthology of shorts, all with merits, some with more, some with less. Simon A Bird
Oct 23 Oct 23 The Watcher: An intriguing and twistily gripping story based on real-life events. Simon A Bird
Oct 14 Oct 14 Dahmer. Monster; the Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Very painful viewing but worth persisting with. Simon A Bird
Sep 21 Sep 21 Entrapped. Dourly gripping continuation of the icy Icelandic police thriller Simon A Bird
Sep 15 Sep 15 Capitani: Largely gripping, well-plotted Euro-thriller with Luxemburg setting Simon A Bird
Sep 9 Sep 9 The Innocent: A characteristically elaborate and tightly-plotted thriller from Harlan Coben Simon A Bird
Aug 22 Aug 22 Gameboys: Level-up Edition. An online Philippine boy romance develops into something rather richer and more interesting. Simon A Bird
Aug 1 Aug 1 Fanatico. Quirkily briefly-episodic little film that’s an exploration of fame. Simon A Bird