The erotic thriller has lost its sex appeal
Recent attempts to revive the genre, from Netflix’s Obsession to Paramount’s Fatal Attraction, are neither erotic nor thrilling.
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The Windsors is the most painfully accurate depiction of the royals on TV
Forget The Crown – the uncanny veracity of this wild satire rings out like the dinner gong at Balmoral.
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How the streaming wars are shaping culture
Today, almost every household subscribes to a streaming service; the typical US household has five. The battle for our attention…
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Netflix doesn’t understand why people watch porn
The documentary Moneyshot grapples with the adult industry’s biggest problems – but not those who consume its content.
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Netflix is moving into live TV – and the BBC should be worried
This ambitious move by Netflix is sure to make its broadcast television rivals rather nervous.
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Netflix’s Ozark is overstuffed – not to mention tonally weird
Could the channel use a hit? Every time my subscription leaves my bank account, I think again that it could.
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When did The Crown get so boring?
The new series of the Netflix show is more Hello! magazine than history – and no more exciting for it.…
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The degradation of Marilyn Monroe
In death as in life, the actress has been used, abused and commodified. Netflix’s film Blonde is just the latest…
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