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Ian Rankin’s detective Rebus is back - and he’s badder than ever
Outlander star Richard Rankin brings to the role a kind of demonic charisma, a dangerous edge, that makes him more faithful than his predecessors to the author’s vision.
- by Jake Kerridge
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The Americans was a masterful production with painfully nuanced performances by Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.
- by Craig Mathieson
Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits is a rare remake that gets it right
This comical children’s adventure has a terrific double act at its core with Lisa Kudrow and young star Kal-El Tuck.
- by Craig Mathieson
Lost tapes reveal Elizabeth Taylor’s struggle with fame and shame
Long-lost audio interviews with the double Oscar winner reveal her life-long struggle with fame, and the cause that became her crowning glory.
- by Karl Quinn
Barbie was supposed to be a game changer. What happened?
Expectations were high after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s creation was the top box office film of the year.
- by Nicole Sperling
The daredevils who fell in love climbing the world’s tallest buildings
The vertigo-inducing spectacle of rooftopping is the backdrop for a budding romance in Skywalkers: A Love Story.
- by Lindsey Bahr
Deadpool & Wolverine breaks record as Kamala surprises at Comic-Con
The world’s biggest movie, America’s vice-president and a Penguin launch that almost went up in smoke.
- by Michael Idato
Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth among A-listers at Comic-Con
Founded in 1970 as a comic book convention, the event is where Hollywood’s studios bring out their big guns to promote upcoming films and series.
- by Michael Idato
Why we need to talk about the Presumed Innocent finale
The TV adaptation of Scott Turow’s courtroom thriller ended with a twist you may or may not have seen coming.
- by Craig Mathieson
Harmless fun or bro culture gone bad? Why we’re still talking about Entourage
On its 20th anniversary, Entourage creator Doug Ellin defends the show’s legacy, the ‘idiotic revisionism’ it’s faced, and the prospect of a reboot.
- by Thomas Mitchell
This brilliant Spanish drama goes to the heart of sexual assault
Raising Voices is firmly grounded in the trials facing teenage girls and their parents everywhere.
- by Tom Ryan