Wednesday, 25 March 2026

A fine year for Austen adaptations? Who knows...

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I have to confess to feeling pretty tired today, too tired – as it turns out – for any analytical thinking. Even searching reviews of old ch...
Wednesday, 11 March 2026

All right, season four of Bridgerton is actually pretty good

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Has it come to this? Am I really reduced to blogging about Bridgerton ? As has perhaps become apparent, I'm not the greatest fan of this...
Thursday, 26 February 2026

So, Wonder Man was not what I expected (but still good)

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This could prove to be a tricky post to write. While I really liked Wonder Man , it's not the kind of series I usually have that much to...
Thursday, 12 February 2026

The Night Manager season two: the good, the bad and the boring

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Of the shows I've watched on Amazon Prime recently, there was one where one of the heroes made a passionate case against the unchecked p...
Thursday, 29 January 2026

Chibnall does Christie – and it could have been worse

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"From the creator of Broadchurch ", an ad boasted, and my heart sank. When I nominated Seven Dials  on Netflix as one of the 2026 ...
Thursday, 15 January 2026

Apologies to Nora Roberts

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A good while back (in 2017, which is a horrifying nine years ago) I was pretty harsh on Nora Roberts , on the basis on The Next Always whic...
Monday, 5 January 2026

Zootopia/Zootropolis 2 – Is the sequel better than the original?

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I do appreciate the Epiphany holiday, which comes around just when you're feeling a bit grumpy that Christmas is in essence over. Not if...