Please, no more adaptations of Jane Austen
Do we really need the new Netflix version of Persuasion, which has seemingly confused Anne Elliot with Fleabag?
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Sky’s new adaptation of The Midwich Cuckoos is more psy-fi than sci-fi
I feel a bit possessive of John Wyndham and his 1957 novel – and this series has some work to…
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Bergman Island seems intolerably meta – but it’s not just for cinephiles
Mia Hansen-Løve’s latest work is delightful and persuasive, and leaves you feeling better for having seen it.
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The Victorians in The Essex Serpent are as far-fetched as the sea-monster
Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes struggle to convince in the TV adaptation of Sarah Perry’s gothic novel.
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The ugliness of Netflix’s The Ultimatum
The awfulness of marriage shows is on full display here, where people watch their long-term partners get off with someone…
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How Nicolas Cage embraced self-parody
In The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, a satirical take on action films, the Hollywood legend plays himself – twice.
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With Benedetta, Paul Verhoeven proves he is as outrageous and iconoclastic as ever
The Dutch director’s latest sinful rampage follows a lesbian relationship in a 17th-century convent.
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James Graham: privatising Channel 4 is the solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
The channel costs the taxpayer nothing, roughly breaks even, and operates the largest free-to-view streaming service in the UK. The…
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