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When Life Gives You Tangerines has a title inspired by the old proverb, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade“, telling you to make the best of a bad situation. Opening in the present day, …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of FEAR on Prime Video!
Fear begins with something completely preposterous, since as the Berwick family move into their new house in Glasgow, they manage to actually get parking space outside their own house! That said, when architect Martyn (Martin …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY!
A Cruel Love is set in 1955, and it’s common knowledge that Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hung in the UK. This four-part drama opens with the convicted eating her breakfast on …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of WITH LOVE, MEGHAN on Netflix!
With Love, Meghan, immediately does one of the most annoying things when you’re trying to write a review… it puts a punctuation mark in the middle of the title, which immediately screws up the SEO …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of GET MILLIE BLACK!
Get Millie Black has taken a while to come to UK screens, as it was broadcast on HBO last November. It’s set in Jamaica, after Millie and her brother, Orville’s, parents split up, since the …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of RUNNING POINT on Netflix!
Running Point is a basketball comedy series, so while it’s a sport rarely heard about in the UK, it does star Kate Hudson (Sia’s Music), so it certainly has something going for it. As part …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of BERGERAC (2025)!
Bergerac (2025) is a new version of the classic John Nettles drama, which opens with our lead, Jim Bergerac (Damien Molony – Cradled: On The Edge) in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, as he’s trying to …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of VIRDEE on BBC1!
Virdee… DCI Virdee. The opener begins with our hero cop, Harry (Staz Nair – Rebel Moon), chasing after a baddie, Mirror’s Edge-style, even going into a train tunnel, although it does get a bit sensationalist …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE VANISHINGS! (aka THE VANISHING TRIANGLE!)
The Vanishings – aka The Vanishing Triangle, when it was broadcast on Acorn TV in late 2023 – is inspired by true events, but it’s not a documentary. Young Amy Reynolds (Gráinne Good – Citadel) …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR!
Apple Cider Vinegar sets about showing us the cure for cancer… not. Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Dever – Bad Teacher) is first seen here, in Melbourne, in 2013, launching a new app called The Whole Pantry, …
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