On the Box: Your Top 10 Bingeworthy Boxsets
1: The Complete Middle Earth Collection
Director Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth saga features the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and his Hobbit prequels - all together in a remastered 30 disc set. It could be the ultimate Christmas binge.
2: Spider-Man Trilogy
With the new Spider-Man: No Way Home movie spinning its way into cinemas shortly, now is a good time to visit Sam Raimi’s original trilogy with Tobey Maguire doing his acrobatic stuff.
3: Mad Max Anthology
A must for any petrol heads in the house. This four film collection of director George Miller’s Mad Max anthology is remastered in 4K, with oodles of extras.
4: Stanley Kubrick Collection
Still acclaimed as one of the greatest directors of all time – this collection brings together five of his essential masterpieces. Spartacus, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket. There’s no danger of falling asleep with this lot.
5: The James Bond Collection
Even as we’re coming down to earth after the thrill-ride of No Time To Die, it’s the ideal time to view the entire range of Daniel Craig as one of the very best 007s. The 24 movie collection covers the whole Bond gamut - from Connery to Craig.
6: The Matrix Trilogy
Given that the latest Matrix film is currently in post production, why not catch up in the previous mind-bending trilogy. It’s not to everybody’s taste surely - but still hugely beloved by its army of global fans.
7: The Wire: The Complete Box Set
Recently voted the best television show of the 21st century by the BBC, this is crime drama very much a step up from the ordinary. The war on drugs on the streets of Baltimore is the central theme - but it’s also about law, order, friendship and love. Believe all you’ve heard.
8: Succession Seasons 1 And 2
Well okay, it may be a bittoo much potty mouth for Gran after the turkey, but it is one of the most praised series on TV at present. Brian Cox as head of the ultra-wealthy Roy family shaving the time of his life - and so will you.
9: Westworld
With season four of Westworld set to arrive in 2022, now is the time to revisit the previous seasons of this utterly confusing and addictive series that’s gone many eons beyond its original premise of life at an artificial intelligence theme park.
10: The Leftovers
In the era of Covid, this one may be a little too close to the bone for some. The basic plot follows mankind three years after a global event called the ‘Sudden Departure’ disappeared 140 million people, 2% of the world’s population.