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Don't Miss: Netflix dystopia Sweet Tooth returns, with Gus on the run

19 April 2023

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Atomic Light review: Solar astronomers rescue an uneven installation

22 March 2023

Four films make up Atomic Light by video and installation artist David Blandy, a work marred by overstatement, but saved by the story of two solar astronomers who drew the sun on the day of the Hiroshima blast


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Don’t Miss: Extrapolations, a star-studded new climate change drama

15 March 2023

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Don't Miss: 65, a sci-fi dinosaur thriller by writers of A Quiet Place

8 March 2023

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Don't Miss: The Mandalorian's third season, streaming on Disney+

1 March 2023

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Don't Miss: Marvel's Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

8 February 2023

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Don’t Miss: Star Wars animation The Bad Batch is back with a vengeance

25 January 2023

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THE LAST OF US takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.

The Last of Us review: An excellent example of fungal horror

18 January 2023

From Hannibal to Whitechapel and now this fine adaptation of a bestselling video game, why do fungi so often steal the show in TV thrillers, wonders Bethan Ackerley


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Don’t Miss: A groundbreaking book on the evolution of meaning in life

18 January 2023

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