Robert Downey is a shape-shifting troublemaker in this juicy black comedy

Robert Downey is a shape-shifting troublemaker in this juicy black comedy

South Korea’s Park Chan-wook co-directed spy caper The Sympathizer set in Vietnam in the ’70s,during what the locals call “the American War”.

  • byCraig Mathieson

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The TV series that confirms computer games are taking over TV

The TV series that confirms computer games are taking over TV

The sophistication of computer game storytelling is next level,says Fallout star Kyle MacLachlan.

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The British romantic tragedy that will rip your heart out

The British romantic tragedy that will rip your heart out

Your instinct is to assume Alice&Jack is a British romantic comedy with a few dark twists,but the dark twists are very dark. But to call it a “romantic tragedy” undersells one key detail.

  • byMichael Idato
Fans of The Bridge know what to expect of Sofia Helin. She doesn’t disappoint in Fallen
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Fans of The Bridge know what to expect of Sofia Helin. She doesn’t disappoint in Fallen

Helin plays a detective heading up a missing person’s unit in this dark yet superior Scandi-drama.

  • byBen Pobjie
You might not know his name,but he’s one of the best ‘that guy’ actors around

You might not know his name,but he’s one of the best ‘that guy’ actors around

A fixture of American comedy,Nat Faxon is an absolute treat in Loot.

  • byCraig Mathieson
It’s men’s rights v woke culture in Heartbreak High’s second season
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It’s men’s rights v woke culture in Heartbreak High’s second season

It’s fast times at Hartley High as the gang get back together. But with all the partying,sex and scandal,how does anyone ever get any schoolwork done?

  • byKarl Quinn
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Remember Seinfeld’s controversial finale? Curb Your Enthusiasm just fixed it

Remember Seinfeld’s controversial finale? Curb Your Enthusiasm just fixed it

Did comedy mastermind Larry David engineer the perfect finale? Not quite. But it was pretty,pretty,pretty good.

  • byThomas Mitchell
She bagged a prized interview with Prince Andrew. Now it’s a Netflix movie

She bagged a prized interview with Prince Andrew. Now it’s a Netflix movie

Sam McAlister,the Newsnight booker played by Billie Piper in Scoop,has a theory on why the prince agreed to do it.

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Reality TV has never felt as radically uncomfortable as this

Reality TV has never felt as radically uncomfortable as this

In an era where reality TV rarely offers much in the way of reality,Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show finds the star comedian using TV cameras as a weapon.

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Netflix’s latest film is a condemnation of Prince Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Netflix’s latest film is a condemnation of Prince Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Netflix’s dramatisation of Andrew’s train-wreck BBC interview lets both sides have their say.

  • byCraig Mathieson
Chilling show means you’ll never think of Fleabag’s Hot Priest the same way

Chilling show means you’ll never think of Fleabag’s Hot Priest the same way

Forget the sunny setting of 1999’s The Talented Mr Ripley – this gritty new version,filmed in black and white,is as noir as it gets.

  • byKylie Northover