Dope Thief opens with Ray Driscoll (Brian Tyree Henry – Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire) and Manny Carvalho (Wagner Moura – Civil War) watching a house, as they’re government DEA agents, about to do …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE AU PAIR on Channel 5!
The Au Pair opens with a scene where the titular character is given a file about something, but we’re given no info, so it feels like one of those scenes in a drama where we’ll …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of ADOLESCENCE on NETFLIX!
Adolescence opens with the explosive scene of an armed police unit bashing their way into the home of 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), and oh, what a mess as they stop about the inside of …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU TANGERINES!
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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