Film review: The Rise of Skywalker coughs, splutters, soils itself and dies
Disney’s increasingly laboured Star Wars trilogy doesn’t so much as fall across the finish line as faceplant into it. Enter at your own risk.
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Film review: The Assistant is a quietly searing tale of abuse culture in film
This deftly told portrait of a film executive’s assistant is a subtle and precise telling of the film industry’s darkest secret.
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TV review: Never Have I Ever deftly portrays everyday Indian American life
By starring a young, woman of colour, Kaling gives us the refreshing, mainstream Indian-American representation that we’ve been waiting for.
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Feature: Howl’s Moving Castle examines war by focusing on its victims
Following the success of Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle used Studio Ghibli’s newfound fame to discuss the War on Terror.
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Film review: Ema is an electrifying watch that doesn’t quite connect
Ema is a stunning and intoxicating journey, but it isn’t nimble enough to dance its way around the complex subject matter.
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TV review: After Life series 2 doubles down on the gallows humour
After Life doesn’t change the formula in returning for series 2 of what is effectively Ricky Gervais’ one-man show on Netflix
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TV review: Life lessons from the season finale of Race Across the World
At a time of cancelled summer plans and postponed vacations, Season 2 of the BBC’s Race Across the World gave us some temporary escapism.
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Film review: Extraction is fun, but it doesn’t know what it wants to be
Chris Hemsworth’s latest star vehicle contains some exciting action sequences, but Extraction is bogged down by a boring plot.
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Feature: Crossing the border from Whisper of the Heart to The Cat Returns
Studio Ghibli are no strangers to crossing over from reality to fantasy, but in these two films they took a bold, different approach.
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TV review: ITV’s Quiz reminded us of the unifying magic of television
In James Graham’s gripping drama, Quiz, the nation were reminded of the unifying magic of television, and asked one more 50/50 question.
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