Euphoria season three review – grubby, desperate and absolutely not worth the wait What a relief that this is the end for Sam Levison’s grim drama. A show which was once blackly funny is now humourless torture porn

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Half Man: Richard Gadd’s follow-up to Baby Reindeer is uncomfortably erotic – and utterly monstrous Gadd and Jamie Bell are so frank they’re almost feral in a show so violent you’ll think you can taste blood in your mouth. This man can hit a nerve like no other

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No generation is safe from the nostalgia industry – just look at the disappointing Malcolm in the Middle reboot The revival of the hit 2000s sitcom has none of the political subversiveness of the original. But should we be surprised? asks Opinion deputy editor Yohann Koshy

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‘Women want to experience pleasure’: how the female gaze caught the attention of film, TV and fiction From passionate romantasy novels to premium television dramas, culture is bringing the agency, desires and interior lives of women to the fore. It’s proving good for business, but is this a permanent ...

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What we lost when we lost Self magazine The almost 50-year-old publication was a lifeline for chronically ill readers.

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Kevin review – Aubrey Plaza’s new cat comedy is so irretrievably bad it must never be allowed to happen again The team behind this adult animation is unbelievably stellar – Jason Schwartzman, John Waters, Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Sedaris … Sadly, it’s so awful it’s hard to even express its direness

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‘The Blind Side’ Actor Quinton Aaron Awoke From 4-Day Coma to Learn Wife Was Married to Another Man: ‘My Biggest Mistake’ | Video "The Blind Side" actor Quinton Aaron woke up from a 4-day coma following a stroke only to learn his wife was married to another man.

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Rebel Wilson labelled ‘nuts’ by PR team she allegedly hired to attack colleague, court hears Wilson is being sued for defamation by actor Charlotte MacInnes over social media posts alleging a sexual harassment complaint

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‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reveal their inspiration, and reflect on their ...

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This True Story Brought Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson to Broadway

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Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallow film

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‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Broadway Revival Coming in 2027 From Tony-Winning ‘Fun Home’ Director Sam Gold (EXCLUSIVE) Tony-winning director Sam Gold will revive Tennessee Williams' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' on Broadway in 2027.

‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Broadway Revival Coming in 2027 From Tony-Winning ‘Fun Home’ Director Sam Gold (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/ne...

The Michael Jackson biopic is a ghoulish, soulless cash grab – review This Jackson family-backed movie depicts the King of Pop as a well-intentioned saint who ends gang violence single-handed and cares for sick children

yup.

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'Michael' Review: A Transparent Bid to Redeem the King of Pop Antoine Fuqua's biopic about Michael Jackson turns the realities of a tragic, deeply complicated life into a sanitized popcorn film.

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Naomi Ackie, Alison Oliver and Éanna Hardwicke to Star in Luna Carmoon’s ‘To Make Ends Meat’ Hoard director Luna Carmoon has wrapped photography on her second feature, To Make Ends Meet, which Goodfellas is launching in Cannes

Naomi Ackie, Alison Oliver and Éanna Hardwicke to Star in Luna Carmoon’s ‘To Make Ends Meat’ variety.com/2026/film/gl...

curious to hear what you think!

‘Half Man’ Review: Richard Gadd Returns With Viscerally Brilliant HBO Drama Richard Gadd's "Half Man" weaves an expansive but repetitive narrative about masculinity and the burden of family

I think a lot of this series is really good.

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‘Schmigadoon!’ Broadway Review: Lorne Michaels and Cinco Paul Recycle Their Apple TV Show www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

I have been trying to see the 90s one for quite some time and haven't been able to.

‘Michael’ Review: Frustrating Michael Jackson Biopic Makes You Want to Scream Jaafar Jackson eerily embodies his real-life uncle in a film that remembers the time, but doesn’t look at the man in the mirror

‘Michael’ Review: Frustrating Michael Jackson Biopic Makes You Want to Scream

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No amount of AI literacy can protect us because the problem isn’t knowledge, or how to use the system, it’s that the system exists in a culture that has been radically structured around white supremacy and patriarchy and your precious autocomplete incorporates it into its operations.

I've been watching his run, which has been quite something

Crash.

He's usually a solid director.

The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson Antoine Fuqua has built a career on movies with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop.

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2026 Drama League Awards Nominations Are Out; Read the Full List The annual event, honoring the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway, will be held May 16 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

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2026 Drama League Awards Nominations Are Out; Read the Full List

The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad Years before the figure skater became an Olympic superstar, a Chinese operative tried to stalk her father and monitored other US residents deemed dissidents against China. And that’s just the beginnin...

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The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

“Euphoria” Can’t Escape the Male Gaze The second episode of Euphoria’s latest season offers a lot of gratuitous nudity and little in the way of plot

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I'm struggling to get through this season and not sure how far I will get with it.

23 Years of Obsession Led to the Most Revealing Yasujirō Ozu Documentary Yet Daniel Raim talks his TCM documentary 'The Ozu Diaries,' which draws on personal papers and interviews to tell Ozu's story in his own words.

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23 Years of Obsession Led to the Most Revealing Yasujirō Ozu Documentary Yet

Stoner Movies Are Dead, and Weed Killed Them — Opinion How 420-friendly films like 'Inherent Vice,' 'Pineapple Express,' and more got their fans flattened by weed legalization and existential malaise.

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Stoner Movies Are Dead, and Weed Killed Them — Opinion