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Somewhere Boy review – a beautiful, rare find that is in a world of its own

This very special story about a boy kept cloistered in a remote house is an astute mix of gothic, thriller and family drama. You’ll want to watch the whole series in one go

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Shantaram review – Eat Pray Love with added hunk? Disappointingly not

Not even Charlie Hunnam constantly taking his top off can save Apple TV+’s new thriller about an ex-convict in Bombay. And don’t get me started on the accents

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I Hate You review – like watching two grown women possessed by the spirit of puerile teenage boys

Three episodes in, I couldn’t take any more of Robert Popper’s new ‘comedy’ about two unbearable friends. It’s confusing, underwhelming and has no idea what it’s meant to be

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Bad Sisters is about to give us the most satisfying TV finale of the year

It’s been frustrating as hell watching the gutsy Garvey sisters’ failed attempts to bump off their despicable brother-in-law, JP. I cannot wait to see the glorious moment when he dies

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Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson’s review – I am already dreading his absence

The TV legend won’t be cajoled into crying as he investigates his illness and films his final series of University Challenge – but he does give us fascinating, unsparing television

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Everyone Can Rap review – an incredibly heartwarming hip-hop contest

Three unlikely newbies are coached in the art of spitting bars by Youngs Teflon in this endlessly sweet, uplifting film about giving a voice to the voiceless

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From Nighthawks to Tangerine: Guardian writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movies

For the release of Billy Eichner’s groundbreaking studio gay rom-com Bros, Guardian writers discuss their best LGBTQ+ movies

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The Old Man review – Jeff Bridges can barely put his socks on, but he sure can shoot

Bridges plays an ex-CIA agent who has been in hiding for decades. Now, he’s paranoid old enemies are out to get him. Are they? Of course!

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Industry season two review – TV as stressful as drinking 10 espressos then speaking in public, naked

The deliciously evil banking drama is back! And it just gets better and better as the characters get worse and worse

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Cunk on Earth review – Diane Morgan’s character is so well-written it’s easy to forget she’s not real

Philomena Cunk is back with a spoof documentary series that homes in on the pyramids, the Great Wall and philosophy. It’s impeccably surreal and occasionally genuinely insightful

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Sisterhood review – an Icelandic crime drama perfect for Unforgotten fans

Just because it has one of the world’s lowest crime rates, that doesn’t stop Iceland from coming up with an ominous TV show about a killing in a town full of terrible secrets and spectacular monsters

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Sins of our Mother review – this true-crime series gets more shocking with every episode

Murder, religious fanaticism and a belief in the apocalypse combine in this impossibly twisty Netflix series about a ‘Doomsday mom’ – and the investigation into deaths in her family

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Minx review – the joyful feminist porn comedy that proves 2022 is TV’s year of male nudity

It’s brisk, it’s bouncy and it’s very moreish indeed. This 70s-set series about a feminist editor forced to create a porn magazine is packed with full frontal shots of men – and it’s a total hoot

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Heartbreak High review – the 90s Aussie drama meets Mean Girls, but with more sex

Rack off, Drazic! Netflix takes us back to Hartley High with the next generation of big-hearted teens. If you love Sex Education, try this immediately

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‘I’m black, I’m gay, I’m a woman. My country hates me!’: actor Samira Wiley on love, confidence and the Handmaid’s Tale

Samira Wiley shot to fame in Orange is the New Black, then confirmed her status in The Handmaid’s Tale. Now she’s at the National Theatre. She talks about the timeliness of her roles – and trusting her wife to kill off her characters

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Ladhood review – thank you, Liam Williams, for this consistently great comedy

Full of teenage boys making fools of themselves, the final series of Williams’s clever, moving comedy is completely satisfying … especially the boyband song about psychedelics

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How to With John Wilson review – this lovely, arty docuseries is like nothing else on TV

Arch and imaginative, the US film-maker’s show is compellingly moreish – and a real celebration of the eccentricities that make life worth living

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The Great British Bake Off: let them eat cake. Well, probably not one of mine

It’s reappearance on our screens is a sign that summer is over, but it’s also the comfort blanket we so desperately need

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Off the Hook review – who doesn’t want a digital detox? Anyone who’s seen this so-called comedy

We’ve all fantasised about being untethered from our smartphones. But this dull French sitcom – about two friends abandoning their devices for a month – might make you rethink it

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power review – so astounding it makes House of the Dragon look amateur

The visual splendour of this rich, gorgeous Tolkien drama will make you gawp throughout. Watch it on the largest TV you can

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Animal Airlift: Escaping the Taliban review – brilliant and damning TV

This gripping documentary shows the shambles that allowed a charity to prioritise dogs over people in the desperate evacuation of Kabul – and the death threats that followed

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Wanda Sykes: will we be laughing to You’ve Been Snooped On?

The comedian has her work cut out as host of Amazon’s Ring Nation, which sounds more ominous than entertaining

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Welcome to Wrexham review – Ryan Reynolds is less interesting than Welsh football fans

This gripping series follows Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s takeover of Wales’ oldest club, but the real stars of its zippy episodes are the locals

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House of the Dragon review – this Game of Thrones prequel is gorgeous, opulent television

George RR Martin’s world struts its way back on to our screens with utter confidence and brio. As captivating as it is gruesome, it’s like a greatest hits playlist of Westeros at its meatiest

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Don’t rage against an entire festival over Zack de la Rocha’s no-show

Punters demanding refunds because his band can’t turn up for Leeds and Reading should consider they might stumble across something just as good

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