The Latest Articles by Rebecca Nicholson

Sins of our Mother review – this true-crime series gets more shocking with every episode

Murder, religious fanaticism and a belief in the apocalypse combine in this impossibly twisty Netflix series about a ‘Doomsday mom’ – and the investigation into deaths in her family

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

Minx review – the joyful feminist porn comedy that proves 2022 is TV’s year of male nudity

It’s brisk, it’s bouncy and it’s very moreish indeed. This 70s-set series about a feminist editor forced to create a porn magazine is packed with full frontal shots of men – and it’s a total hoot

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022

Heartbreak High review – the 90s Aussie drama meets Mean Girls, but with more sex

Rack off, Drazic! Netflix takes us back to Hartley High with the next generation of big-hearted teens. If you love Sex Education, try this immediately

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022

Off the Hook review – who doesn’t want a digital detox? Anyone who’s seen this so-called comedy

We’ve all fantasised about being untethered from our smartphones. But this dull French sitcom – about two friends abandoning their devices for a month – might make you rethink it

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power review – so astounding it makes House of the Dragon look amateur

The visual splendour of this rich, gorgeous Tolkien drama will make you gawp throughout. Watch it on the largest TV you can

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022

Animal Airlift: Escaping the Taliban review – brilliant and damning TV

This gripping documentary shows the shambles that allowed a charity to prioritise dogs over people in the desperate evacuation of Kabul – and the death threats that followed

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022

Wanda Sykes: will we be laughing to You’ve Been Snooped On?

The comedian has her work cut out as host of Amazon’s Ring Nation, which sounds more ominous than entertaining

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022

Welcome to Wrexham review – Ryan Reynolds is less interesting than Welsh football fans

This gripping series follows Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s takeover of Wales’ oldest club, but the real stars of its zippy episodes are the locals

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

House of the Dragon review – this Game of Thrones prequel is gorgeous, opulent television

George RR Martin’s world struts its way back on to our screens with utter confidence and brio. As captivating as it is gruesome, it’s like a greatest hits playlist of Westeros at its meatiest

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022

Don’t rage against an entire festival over Zack de la Rocha’s no-show

Punters demanding refunds because his band can’t turn up for Leeds and Reading should consider they might stumble across something just as good

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022