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Series one of Broadchurch may well be a close-to-perfect, self-contained series of television, created in Britain. It has every ingredient you could want in a British crime drama – beautiful yet recognisable location and cinematography, music that plays tension like an impeccably tuned instrument, an impeccable cast lead by...
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American Gods, the cornerstone of modern Americana fantasy, has been reincarnated by Bryan Fuller (of Hannibal fame) and Michael Green (writer of Alien: Covenant and Logan, both released this year), with astounding results. The new series, released on Amazon Prime, is based on Neil Gaiman’s book of the same...
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With DC Comics and Marvel fans providing an assured audience, it’s no surprise TV and online streaming are taking on more action-superhero based shows. For Marvel, you have the hugely popular Netflix Originals: Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. For DC Comics, network CW has become the...
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When the first series of Love premiered on Netflix in February last year, it presented a view of modern romance that was completely unique. The second series, released earlier this month, follows in those footsteps, and once again provides a funny but painfully real insight into the modern world....
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The latest gritty offering from the BBC and FX has been a great success, and a star-studded cast has ensured that Taboo has earnt its place among the best shows 2017 has seen so far. Tom Hardy plays the suitably brooding James Keziah Delaney, who returns to 1800s London...
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Two-part drama ‘The Moorside’ concluded on BBC One last week, a dramatisation of the case of Shannon Matthews that shocked the nation. In 2008, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews was reported missing, and, like the case of Madeline Mccann, the press went mad. Photos of Shannon and her desperate mother Karen...
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Drew Barrymore adds herself to the list of A list movie stars making the jump to the small screen with her debut in Netflix’s new zombie screwball comedy ‘Santa Clarita Diet’. Barrymore plays Sheila Hammond a residential realter living in the suburbs of Santa Clarita. Sheila’s marriage to Joel...