May 13 May 13 Anthracite: Largely gripping Euro-thriller but no strikingly unique characteristics Simon A Bird
May 13 May 13 Baby Reindeer: An astonishingly powerful, disturbing and thought-provoking piece. Simon A Bird
Apr 17 Apr 17 Ripley. Unmissable in every respect. One of the best shows on Netflix - period. Simon A Bird
Apr 8 Apr 8 Young Royals Series 3. The gorgeous but more thoughtful than usual drama comes to its conclusion. Simon A Bird
Feb 26 Feb 26 Absolute Beginners: An interestingly mature and thoughtful series that is much more than its apparent essence of ‘teen angst and exploration’. Simon A Bird
Jan 31 Jan 31 Griselda: Gripping if somewhat sentimentalized account of Queen Pin of the 70’s Miami drug scene Simon A Bird
Jan 23 Jan 23 The Night Agent: Gripping slow-burn political/personal White House thriller. Simon A Bird
Jan 5 Jan 5 Good morning, Veronica: Series 1. Thoughtful and powerful drama that at the very end collapses into telenovela melodrama Simon A Bird
Dec 17 Dec 17 Everything Now: A remarkably involving and engaging drama that is both a a school teen drama and near-documentary Simon A Bird
Nov 26 Nov 26 Grand Army: A very fine. thoughtful and markedly above-average US high-school drama Simon A Bird
Nov 22 Nov 22 Bodyguard: Excellently plotted and twisty modern thriller that touches on a range of contemporary issues. Simon A Bird
Nov 12 Nov 12 Bodies: Riveting time-travel-based drama (4 time zones!) that needs to be seen to the dramatically and emotionally satisfying end before judgement. Simon A Bird
Oct 26 Oct 26 Love and Anarchy. Season 2 A touching and witty ‘dramedy’ which balances all elements well. Simon A Bird
Oct 22 Oct 22 The Fall of the House of Usher: A Gothic combination of Succession, and the Sackler and Trump families. Simon A Bird