Originally Published: August 7th, 2024
Updated: April 3rd, 2026

In 2024 I originally wrote:

What’s not to love about Idris? Ok well not always, but this surprisingly worked.

Well - at least until the final episode.

Just finished the second series - and the fact it took us so many months to work through it speaks volumes. And when I say work … I mean work.

Why did I bother? Not sure. I even got to the end. It wasn’t that I didn’t like it - just amazed that someone thought to make it at all. ReelMovies - like music, books, art et al is not a competition. I hate 'best' in those terms. So star ratings have always been hard for me. They have to be seen in the context of the reviewer. A ★★★★★ movie in this world is not necessarily better than a ★ movie - it's just that is how I feel.

Originally Published: Jun 6th, 2025
Updated: Jan 30th, 2026

First couple of episodes and - meh. Even so much as parked it for a looong while - until the other day …

Originally Published: Dec 17th, 2023
Updated: Jan 19th, 2026

Yeah .. No. BC did a really good job - including the transformation - but so slow … And if you know me and historical dramas .. doubling down on the ‘yeah .. no’ ReelMovies - like music, books, art et al is not a competition. I hate 'best' in those terms. So star ratings have always been hard for me. They have to be seen in the context of the reviewer.

Originally Published: Jan 31st, 2023
Updated: Jan 25th, 2026