Lord of the Flies is not for children
Jack Thorne has given William Golding’s novel the Adolescence treatment
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Cats are better than dogs – and much better than David Baddiel
Cats are a rich subject for philosophers. They have been failed by this new programme
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The Night Manager series two is a soulless mistake
Tom Hiddleston isn’t enough to carry John le Carré’s world
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Heated Rivalry is the romp we need
In the new TV sensation, hockey is merely a conduit for hot men, hotel rooms and hook-ups
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The best film & TV to watch in 2026
While there are exciting movies and series to come this year, the industry feels like it’s out of ideas
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TV shows of the year 2025
Our choice of the year’s essential small-screen entertainment
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Amadeus: a remake actually worth doing
The new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play is cuttingly comic with a more modern feel.
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Christmas telly has lost its magic
No one asked for The Great Peep Show Christmas Bake Off but I must begrudgingly admit it might be the…
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The discomforting nostalgia of the American sitcom
New releases are tapping in to the cosy sentimentality of cult classics – and social conservatism
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The Abandons needs a better idea than “girlboss Western”
In an already stuffed TV Western market, this Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey version doesn’t offer much that’s new
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The triumph of The Death of Bunny Munro
The bruising TV adaptation of Nick Cave’s 2009 novel is more palatable than the book – but still not for…
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Pluribus’s very polite zombies
Vince Gilligan’s new series asks whether the price of peace is worth the subordination of the individual
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Re-reading the utterly original Rachel Cooke
The writer, who was the New Statesman’s TV reviewer for nearly two decades, has died aged 56
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The insidious cruelty of justice porn
A new documentary explores the moral complexity of To Catch a Predator, a 2000s show based on hunting paedophiles
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Death by Lightning: the unsung ballad of James Garfield
Netflix’s period piece tells the story of a president overlooked by history and his oddball assassin
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Down Cemetery Road: a hugely enjoyable ride
The whole thing is a delectable blend of intrigue and jokes, often at the expense of identity politics
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Harlan Coben’s Lazarus will make you feel a bit queasy
Coben’s new Amazon show is utterly implausible, absurdly pacy, and has more twists and turns than Thorpe Park
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Incels need the Inbetweeners
The show is full of embarrassing depictions of sexual rejection. Could the reboot save teenagers from the manosphere?
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Victoria Beckham’s needlessly boring TV makeover
The singer-turned-designer’s new documentary is a surface-level retelling of an otherwise fascinating life
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Celebrity Traitors is obsessed with the past
The show’s line-up seems to have been selected from a decade ago. But that’s nothing to fret about
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