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Escape at Dannemora: Boredom Is a Dangerous Thing
The Att reviews Escape at Dannemora: Patricia Arquette steals a gripping prison drama built on great writing, restless lives and institutional complacency.
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Cape Fear: A Thriller Worth Second-Guessing
The Att reviews Cape Fear (2026): a tense, absorbing thriller with writing that keeps you guessing, and why watching the 1991 film first worked for me.
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Top 10 Gangster Shows Told From Inside the Family
Ten gangster dramas I recommend for their characters, family loyalties and criminal worlds, from The Sopranos and Gomorrah to Kin and MobLand.
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Severance review: the horror of never leaving work
My spoiler-free Severance review after finishing season two: why its divided lives, performances and unsettling office made me rate it more highly.
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Absentia review: a solid thriller carried by Stana Katic
A spoiler-free Absentia review after all three seasons: Stana Katic carries a solid thriller with a convincing central performance and modest ambitions.
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The Big Bang Theory review: brilliant company, terrible flatmates
A highly recommended sitcom, with Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco and an excellent ensemble finding comedy in friendship, science and the smallest disagreements.
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Hell on Wheels: Blood, Rails and Redemption on the American Frontier
Anson Mount and Colm Meaney make Hell on Wheels worth the journey: a spoiler-free review of the railway Western, its memorable cast and uneven stretches.
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Billions: Wall Street Power Games and the Price of Ambition
Billions is at its best when Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti make a grudge look like a business strategy. A spoiler-free review of its pleasures and limits.
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Sons of Anarchy: Brotherhood, Betrayal and the Pull of Charming
Sons of Anarchy reviewed: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman make SAMCRO's tangled loyalties compelling. A spoiler-free look at Kurt Sutter's biker drama.
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Mad Men: Smoke, Whisky and the Cost of Reinvention
Mad Men reviewed: Jon Hamm leads a superb ensemble in Matthew Weiner's 1960s advertising drama. Sharp, funny character writing that rewards close attention.
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The West Wing: Great Company in the Corridors of Power
The West Wing reviewed: Aaron Sorkin's dialogue, Martin Sheen's Bartlet and a superb ensemble make government engrossing, funny television. Spoiler-free.
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Peaky Blinders: By Order of the Shelbys
A spoiler-free Peaky Blinders review after rewatching all six seasons and The Immortal Man: Cillian Murphy, the Shelby family and a story worth returning to.
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