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Fleabag’s over: what are TV critics going to w*** to now?
I should state that this article is not attacking the show. Of course Fleabag is good. I’m just so sick … [ Read More ]
Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald, dark fantasies and secret societies
At the end of the Harry Potter fantasy prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, we find out about … [ Read More ]
Crime of culture: American Animals and the history of rare book heists
American Animals, a film recounting the true story of a 2004 rare book theft, was recently released in cinemas across … [ Read More ]
Upstart Crow: Shakespeare sitcom is really quite educational
Making Shakespeare relevant for contemporary society is often the work of theatre directors, scholars and teachers. But this is what … [ Read More ]
Mamma Mia! Here come the tourists again
The Abba-inspired sequel of Mamma Mia is filling cinemas around the world. But the film’s location – the small Croatian … [ Read More ]
Sex and the City is 20 – and still in fashion
At the London premiere of Sex and the City 2, there was one climactic scene which had the audience gasping … [ Read More ]
Can England break the curse of ITV this World Cup?
England have won both of their 2018 World Cup so far. You can argue this is because Tunisia and Panama … [ Read More ]
Why Love Island is the best kept guilty secret on British television
As is so often the case these days, we didn’t have to wait for series four of Love Island to … [ Read More ]
Ready Player One: we are surprisingly close to realising just such a VR dystopia
I was fortunate enough to catch a preview screening of Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s futuristic … [ Read More ]
Cool Britannia: TV drama doesn’t capture the story being unearthed of the Roman invasion
The new TV series Britannia airing now (produced for Sky Atlantic in the UK, screening on Foxtel’s Showcase in Australia) … [ Read More ]
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