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KATHRYN FLETT'S My TV week: It's like bingeing a box of pastel macarons

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UK writer Kathryn Flett reviews the new series of Netflix hit Bridgerton as well as new Channel 4 gymnast drama The Gathering.

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Pin Up Casino Review

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Pin Up Casino awaits users from India with an exciting collection of casino games, live dealer games, TV games, sports betting options and a lot more. It was launched in 2016 and is licensed by Curacao Government.

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Samsung QN95D Review

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We tell you if the Samsung QN95D is worth buying as we test the new 4K Neo QLED TV with gaming, streaming and explore smart TV features.

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Now Streaming Review: THE BIG CIGAR, Rude, Rowdy, Righteous

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Andre Holland stars as activist Huey P. Newton, with Alessandro Nivola as film producer Bert Schneider. Tiffany Boone, P.J. Byrne, and Marc Menchaca, also star in the Apple TV+ limited series.

'The Big Cigar' review: In well-made Apple TV+ series, Huey P. Newton plots 'Argo'-style escape to Cuba

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André Holland stars as Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton on “The Big Cigar.”

André Holland Is Stellar as Huey P. Newton, but ‘The Big Cigar’ Never Ignites: TV Review

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While much attention is paid to the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Panther Party hasn’t been as closely examined in popular culture. Apple TV+’s “The Big Cigar” is adapted from Joshuah Bearman’s 2012 article of the same name. (Bearman…

‘The Big Cigar’ Review: Apple TV+ Limited Series Should’ve Been a Movie

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André Holland provides the best moments from a six-episode drama that should’ve been told in a different way

The Big Cigar review: Black Panther history gets a Hollywood makeover

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At the heart of The Big Cigar, the Apple TV+ miniseries centered on Huey P. Newton’s escape to Cuba aided by a pair of Hollywood producers, is a simple, oft-repeated idea: This entire thing could be a movie! Bert Schneider (played by…

‘The Big Cigar’ Review: André Holland’s Apple TV+ Huey Newton Series Can’t Decide Whose Story It’s Telling

A team of white Hollywood producers fabricate a movie to help the Black Panther co-founder escape to Cuba in this six-parter.

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TV reviews: Rebus versus Bridgerton - why soor ploom sleuth starring Richard Rankin tops Netflix period drama

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In the latest reboot of Ian Rankin’s iconic detective, Richard Rankin serves up a gloriously grumpy version of John Rebus, who hangs over the show like haar while despairing of tourist Edinburgh and tangling with gangsters

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This 50-inch 4K TV is only $200 right now, and people love it

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Best Buy has an awesome deal on the Pioneer 50-inch 4K TV dropping it to just $200. With great reviews, here's why you need it.

Are You Listening? 2024 – Festival Review

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Are You Listening? Festival Reading, Berkshire 11th May 2024 While the couch potatoes sit at home in front of the TV following what we understand is the most controversial Eurovision Song Contest since it all began, a few hundred hardy…

Thursday, May 16

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JOHN DIES AT THE END Reviews and free on Crackle, Plex, Pluto TV, Prime, Redbox, Roku and Tubi

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‘Meet the Bible Belter’ John Dies at the End is a 2012 dark comedy-horror film written and directed by Don Coscarelli (Phantasm; Bubba Ho-Tep), based upon the David Wong novel of …

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Bridgerton series three review: Steamy period drama FINALLY returns for highly-anticipated new series - but critics claim

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Fans hoping to see more of the bare bottoms and raunchy sex scenes that made the first series such a hit are set to be disappointed, TV critics have warned in their reviews.

Fawlty Towers The Play Review: Shamelessly recycled it may be, but this is a fine reproduction of a vintage antique... it's as if time stood still, writes PATRICK MARMION

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As shamelessly recycled 50-year-old comic material goes, John Cleese and Connie Booth's stage replica of their classic TV comedy, Fawlty Towers, is still very good fun.

TV review: 'Bridgerton' Season 3 does right by Penelope

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Part 1 of "Bridgerton" Season 3, premiering Thursday on Netflix, makes Penelope Featheringon (Nicola Coughlan) the central character and develops her character and story nicely.

'Bridgerton' Season 3 review: Penelope and Colin level up in the Ton's longest game

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Netflix and Shondaland's Regency romance series "Bridgerton" returns for Season 3: Part 1, with Penelope and Colin in the lead. TV review.

Bridgerton season 3 review: The will-they-won't-they will leave you screaming at your TV

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Netflix's Bridgerton is back on our screens today with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton taking on the leading roles in the show's latest love story. The Mirror's Sara Wallis shares her thoughts on the first episodes

Polin’s Love Story in ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Part 1 Delivers Glow-Ups, Deception and Some Super Sultry Moments: TV Review

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Netflix’s acclaimed 19th century-set “Bridgerton” has returned for the first half of its third season, and it’s more lush and enticing than audiences might remember. Season 3 opens as a new crop of debutantes enter the marriage market. As…

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‘Wild Diamond’ Review: Agathe Reidinger’s Drama About a 19-Year-Old Girl in Thrall to the False Gods of Social Media and Reality TV Announces the Arrival of a Major Filmmaker

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Religion, Karl Marx said, is the opiate of the masses. Today, he would likely say that the opiate of the masses is fame — the desire for it, the things you have to do to get it, the fragmentary nature of it (the old “15 minutes” is now, in…