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Monday, Jun 10

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Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace review: Teary TV doesn’t need to be exploitative

inews.co.uk

This ITV hit could easily be a misery-fest, but the reunion between foundlings Thomas and Martina was deeply emotional without being ghoulish

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Presumed Innocent on Apple TV+ review: grumpy Jake Gyllenhaal is hard to warm to in this gripping but formulaic remake

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This eight-part remake of the 1990s hit movie has a stellar cast and looks good but it won’t linger long in the memory

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House of the Dragon Season 2 TV Review

www.joblo.com

More action, more dragons, and more intrigue help the second season of the Game of Thrones prequel improve in quality.

PRESUMED INNOCENT Review: Murder, Without a Doubt

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Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, and Peter Sarsgaard star in David E. Kelley's new adaptation of Scott Turow's murder mystery, debuting on Apple TV+.

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Presumed Innocent TV Review

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga lead this remake of the 1990 courtroom thriller from David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams.

'Presumed Innocent' review: Apple TV+ series presumes great legal thriller needed a longer, weaker remake

chicago.suntimes.com

Chicago attorney/author Scott Turow created such buzz with his 1987 legal thriller “Presumed Innocent” that Hollywood engaged in a spirited bidding war for the rights to the novel a year before it was published. The great Alan J. Pakula …

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WATCH | Ignition TV reviews the 2024 Audi Q2 Urban Edition

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Join Ignition TV presenter Ziphorah Masethe as she tests the Audi Q2 Urban Edition.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Is Endlessly Watchable in Apple TV+’s Brilliant ‘Presumed Innocent’ Adaptation: TV Review

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In Apple TV+’s “Presumed Innocent,” Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Chicago’s chief deputy prosecutor, Rusty Sabich. Based on Scott Turow’s 1987 novel of the same name, the show finds Rusty on trial for the gruesome murder of his colleague and…

'Presumed Innocent' review: Jake Gyllenhaal is the prime suspect in this tense, twisty thriller

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Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a top prosecutor being investigated for the murder of a colleague in "Presumed Innocent," Apple TV+'s legal thriller from David E. Kelley. Review.

Presumed Innocent Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Keeps Us Guessing in Apple TV+’s Riveting Legal Thriller

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On paper, Presumed Innocent might sound like your standard courtroom thriller… but there’s no one you’d rather have writing one of those than David E. Kelley. The man has been cranking out quality TV legal dramas since the days of L.A. Law…

Sunday, Jun 9

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Activists wielding vegan baguettes didn't stand a chance against Putin, CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend's TV

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: On Thin Ice: Putin vs Greenpeace is a first-hand account of what happens when eco-warriors provoke the Kremlin.

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The week in TV: Becoming Karl Lagerfeld; Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate; D-Day: The Unheard Tapes; Queenie – review

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High-end fashion is awash with passion in Disney’s absurdly glamorous dramedy; the first leaders’ debate proves a waste of time; an oral history of D-day works brilliantly; and Candice Carty-Williams’s heroine has men trouble

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TV REVIEW Reality show regular Joey Essex gets lucky on Love Island

www.express.co.uk

Joey Essex made a surprise entrance into the villa on Love Island as ITV nudged the reality show further into the mainstream

Saturday, Jun 8

Doctor Who, Rogue review: The Doctor’s first gay snog is groundbreaking TV

inews.co.uk

The modern era of Doctor Who is bolder than most when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation and stories

Friday, Jun 7

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HBO’s ‘Fantasmas’ Is an Immersive Journey Into the Singular Mind of Creator Julio Torres: TV Review

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As a writer for “Saturday Night Live” from 2016 to 2019, Julio Torres was able to create immersive worlds — the existential melancholy of a sink; the font obsession of an “Avatar” super fan — in just a few minutes’ worth of sketch. Over…

Hulu’s ‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld’ Is a Strictly Surface-Level Portrait of a Fashion Icon: TV Review

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Fashion designers, it seems, come in pairs. At least they do on television: earlier this year, Apple TV+ drama “The New Look” positioned Christian Dior and Coco Chanel as foils in the wake of World War II, contrasting Dior’s forward…

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Pools, palm trees and pirates in the boudoir...it's Britain's campest pad

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That's a first. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen turns up to inspect a homeowner's decor, in a harlequin jacket, with his goatee dyed black and white like a badger's barnet . . . and he looks underdressed.

Thursday, Jun 6

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'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Review: Still the Reigning Champ of Prestige TV

www.inverse.com

HBO's prestige fantasy series returns with a vengeance with its second, most action-packed season yet.

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Hulu’s ‘Queenie’ Offers a Brilliant Take on Navigating Your 20s While Birthing a Star in Lead Dionne Brown: TV Review

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Based on Candice Carty-Williams’ bestselling debut novel of the same name and adapted for television by the author, “Queenie” follows 25-year-old Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown, in a star-making performance), whose entire world is falling…

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Samsung S95D review: Best TV picture quality in 2024

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Samsung is taking aim at LG. LG has long been the king of OLED, which, to date, has meant that LG TVs often offered better …