DVD review: “Delicious – Series One & Two”

"Delicious - Series One & Two" TV Series/Drama/Comedy Episodes: Eight Created by: Dan Sefton Featuring: Dawn French, Emilia Fox, Iain Glen, Sheila Hancock Dawn French: “This is Cornwall – there are no secrets.” Series One: Episode One: Leo Vincent is a successful chef, who has stolen most of his recipes from ex-wife Gina Benelli, whom …

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Television review: “Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia” (2017)

“Louis Theoux: Talking To Anorexia (2017) Documentary Running Time: 60 minutes Presented by: Louis Theroux Louis Theroux: “But that’s part of your illness there should be no shame attached, it’s an illness.” If you enjoy watching Louis Theroux as well as his particular form of documentary, then the recent month has been a blessing for …

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TV review: “Louis Theroux: Dark States” (2017)

“Louis Theroux: Dark States” (2017) Documentary Created, written & presented by: Louis Theroux The last time we saw Louis Theroux was his revisitation to a subject that seems to have haunted him for some time, he obviously felt like he needed to revisit, this was “Louis Theroux: Saville” (2016) – an analysis of himself, something …

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DVD review: “Guerrilla” (2017)

“Guerrilla” (2017) TV Series/Drama Episodes: Six Created by: John Ridley Featuring:  Idris Elba, Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay It was always going to be difficult to follow up an Oscar winning screenplay, particularly for a film like “12 Years a Slave” (2013), but John Ridley had his work cut out for him with this story of politics and …

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DVD review: “Delicious” (2017)

“Delicious” (2017) TV Series Episodes: Four Created by: Dan Sefton Featuring: Dawn French, Emilia Fox, Iain Glen, Sheila Hancock Dawn French: “This is Cornwall – there are no secrets.” These days cooking and comedy go together so well that it’s easy to forget when shows about cooking were relegated to Saturday and Sunday afternoons with …

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DVD review: “The Frozen Dead” (2017)

“The Frozen Dead” (2017) TV Series/Drama/Thriller Episodes: Six Created by: Gérard Carré , Pascal Chaumeil and Caroline Van Ruymbeke Featuring: Charles Berling,  Julia Piaton,  Pascal Greggory It is fair to say that television crime dramas, in particular foreign language crime dramas are now a dime a dozen, they exist in almost every language covering a variety of normally brutal and …

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Streaming review: “The Tick” (2017 – )

“The Tick” (2017 - ) TV Series/Comedy/Action Episodes: 6 Created by: Ben Edlund Produced by: Peter Serafinowicz & Patrick Warburton Featuring: Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry, Brendan Hines, Jackie Earle Haley, Yara Martinez The Tick: "Another urban legend dispelled: ninjas don't bounce." ‘The Tick’s’ origins go back to 1986 when artist Ben Edlund created …

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DVD/Blu-ray review: “The Kettering Incident” (2016)

“The Kettering Incident” (2016) Thriller/Drama 8 Episodes Produced by:  Vincent Sheehan and Andrew Walker Directed by: Rowan Woods and Tony Krawitz Featuring: Elizabeth Debicki, Matthew Le Nevez, Henry Nixon, Anthony Phelan, Damon Gameau, Damien Garvey, Sacha Horler, Brad Kannegiesser, Sianoa Smit-McPhee The last few years has seen an upsurge in not only Australian television but …

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