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Severance review: A compelling thriller about dividing work and play

Severance review: A compelling thriller about dividing work and play

23 February 2022

Switching your brain off work mode at 5pm might sound appealing, but as this thriller on Apple TV+ demonstrates, it could be a very bad idea
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Dual review: The dark side of cloning played straight for laughs

23 February 2022

Riley Stearns's dark comedy about a death match between clones has an appealing premise, but it doesn't quite hit the mark
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The Man Who Tasted Words review: Inside the odd world of human senses

23 February 2022

A new book by neurologist Guy Leschziner looks at the astonishing ways some people’s brains interpret the world, offering insight into how we all experience reality

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