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THE CHOSEN ONE - SEASON ONE
The Chosen One's biggest problem is that it is trying extremely hard to be mysterious and grounded and it downplays itself and its supernatural premise. Patience is needed to get through this series, even if the latter half keeps you engaged...
ONE DAY - SEASON ONE
It is hard to stress just how good both Woodall and Mod are here. Emma is instantly likable even with her Angela Chase neuroses, while Woodall has the slightly more difficult task of playing an arrogant cad with whom we are still smitten. This is a rom-com at its most delightful: warm, witty, and occasionally, quite devastating. Also, it must be mentioned, the soundtrack rips...
FROM - SEASON ONE
...It does feel like the show hangs a carrot at the end of a stick that you'll never get to eat, and ultimately, the series is so much more intriguing. The horror is real -- and it gets real gory -- but this is no simple splatterfest. Series creator John Griffin has built his world meticulously, and all his characters have their own fraught back stories and their own personal demons.
BABY REINDEER - SEASON ONE
Baby Reindeer is darker than dark, a lot, and some of it makes me nervous: should Donny's self-lacerating confessionals share equal billing with the stalking? Still, what a vivid watch!
SPECTROS - SEASON ONE
Watched it so you don't have to. SKIP IT. Spectros feels like a show that has a lot to say, but fumbles the ball as it tries to scare its audience. We’ll give this to the doll. It doesn’t move but it’s still one of the scariest things in the first episode.
THE RAIN - SEASON ONE
It's a damp squib, not a downpour.
THE GENTLEMEN - SEASON ONE
The Gentlemen proves Ritchie hasn’t lost his step when it comes to buffoonish gangsters, and in fact, he might be better at it than ever.
MR. & MRS. SMITH - SEASON ONE
Glover and Erskine are not Jolie and Pitt, and thank goodness for that. They are a new kind of pairing for a new generation, one that doesn’t need their heroes to be slick. Just as in the film, mundane everyday aspects of marriage are heightened by both John and Jane’s unfamiliarity with each other and their mutual professional obligations, which lead to some charming and thoroughly entertaining juxtapositions.
When Donald Glover flexes his genius muscle along with his team of cinematic savants, things get really interesting, and fast.
CHAMPION - SEASON ONE
Courtesy of it’s original soundtrack, sibling rivalry never sounded this good. It feels like an authentic slice of south London life, with Carty-Williams skillfully weaving portraits of the black community and of the cutthroat music industry.
PENANCE - SEASON ONE
It's a shame because this slow-burn story could've been developed really well; given a better production team... or maybe it's because the actors had forgotten to act.