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Thursday, May 23

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FALLOUT Season 1 Review: An Expansive Dystopia That Has A Lot Of Fun With The Post-Apocalyptic Genre

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Fallout is the latest in a long line of actually good video game adaptations that have found immense success in the TV series format. Recently, shows like Arcane, The Last Of Us and Halo, among others, have found successful audiences…

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‘The Count Of Monte-Cristo’ Review: Sumptuous And Thrilling French Version Of Classic Revenge Tale Feels New All Over Again – Cannes Film Festival

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Take your pick. There have been countless film and tv productions adapting Alexandre Dumas’ classic 19th century tale of revenge and deception, The Count Of Monte-Cristo. We have seen it in different versions in 1934, 1954, 1975, 2002 and…

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73 Yards is more than just an all-time great Doctor Who episode, it’s one of the best bits of TV in years - Review

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Some may have taken a critical eye to the light-hearted, breezy opening episodes to this new reboot of Doctor Who, streaming now on Disney+ around the world and on BBC iPlayer in the show’s native UK - but weeks 3 and 4 are aiming to…

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Shane Gillis Netflix Sitcom ‘Tires’ Is a Self-Funded Showcase That Spins Its Wheels: TV Review

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At this month’s Cannes Film Festival, Francis Ford Coppola and Kevin Costner each unveiled passion projects they opted to finance themselves after institutional backers initially passed. This week, three auteurs make a trend — except…

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UK Selling Sunset branded 'most hateable TV show ever' in brutal 0 star review

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The UK version of hit Netflix series Selling Sunset has been receiving savage reviews from viewers as one critic branded it ' the most hateable TV show ever made'

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Hidden away on Apple TV, the best comedy drama you've never seen

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Little wonder children are growing up anxious. When five-year-old Stevie's school celebrates Earth Day, she comes home with a picture of a drowning polar bear and a phobia of leaving lightbulbs on.

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HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND Reviews and free on Plex, Pluto TV, Tubi and YouTube

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‘Blood-curdling! Hair-raising! Spine-chilling!’ Ein Toter hing im Netz (‘A Corpse Hung in the Web’) is a 1960 West German sci-fi horror film directed by Fritz Böttger [as Jaime Nolan] and …

Wednesday, May 22

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Samsung The Frame TV (2024) review

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Samsung The Frame TV 2024 is a beautiful TV for displaying artwork with a dynamic refresh rate, even if it’s not the best TV performance-wise you can get for the price.

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Review: THE GARFIELD MOVIE Is a Fun New Take on the Classic Fan Favorite Character

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I got to take the family to an early screening of The Garfield Movie starring Chris Pratt as the lasagna-loving cat we grew up with. I used to read Jim Davis’s Garfield comic strip in the weekend comics as a kid, and I grew up watching the…

TV review: Shay Mitchell's cocktail series doesn't have enough punch

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"Thirst With Shay Mitchell" debuts on Max Thursday.

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Sonos ace headphones hands-on: Our early review

www.independent.co.uk

Sonos ace can switch your audio from your TV soundbar to your headphones at the press of a button

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TV Q&A: Does retired KDKA anchor Stacy Smith star in an Ozempic TV ad?

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Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review.

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Buying London review – probably the most hateable TV show ever made

www.theguardian.com

I usually love to gawp at rich people and their wallpaper, but this British version of the real-estate reality show Selling Sunset is tired, tone-deaf and shamefully crass. Watching it will work you up into a total rage

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Proof oldies can cut it on a TV contest - and they've got better stories to tell

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: This is the Sewing Bee's tenth series and it features the oldest contestant yet, 84-year-old retired scientist Don.

Tuesday, May 21

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TRYING S4 Review: So You Still Want to Be a Parent?

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Rafe Spall and Esther Smith star in a warm and witty British series, now streaming on Apple TV+.

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: This real-life fugitive's tale is more absurd than any Coen Brothers film

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Just suppose for a moment that Arthur Knight is telling the truth. He isn't a fugitive and convicted sex offender from the U.S. suspected of faking his own death.

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TV Smith: Handwriting – Album Review

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Former Advert singer TV Smith may be decades after his first band broke through, but he has never sounded more urgent with this great set of songs that spark with emotive melody and brilliant lyrics.

Monday, May 20

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Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead review – the absolute zenith of true-crime TV

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Fascinating and terrifying, this tale of a man who woke from a Covid coma in Glasgow accused of being a serial sex offender on the FBI’s most wanted list is the most bizarre, mind-boggling true-crime series yet

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‘The Apprentice’ Review: Sebastian Stan And Jeremy Strong Soar As Young Donald Trump And His Ruthless Mentor Roy Cohn In Devilish Origin Story – Cannes Film Festival

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Don’t be confused about the title The Apprentice. This is not a movie version of the NBC reality TV series in any way, but instead a smart, sharp and surprising origin story of the man who hosted it. In this case the actual “apprentice” is…

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WATCH | Ignition TV reviews the 2024 Kia Seltos

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Join Ignition TV presenter Francisco Nwamba as he tests the recently updated Kia Seltos.