2020

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Cinema 

In this film debut from Channing Godfrey Peoples, former Miss Juneteenth winner Turquoise (Nicole Beharie) encourages her daughter Kai (Alexis Chikaeze) to follow in her footsteps

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Netflix 

Millie Bobby Brown stars as the younger sister of Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin). When her suffragette mother (Helena Bonham Carter) disappears, Enola investigates

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Theatre 

Sam (Jude Law) spends yet another day on Osea Island, learning more about its folklore and becoming closer to anthropologist Jess (Katherine Waterston)

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TV 

In this new BBC adaptation of David Nicholls' Us, Tom Hollander stars as a pedantic biochemist who hopes to fix his family relationships with a trip across Europe

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Netflix 

Pushing four new suspects into Criminal's snazzy interrogation room, this season stars Kit Harington, Sharon Horgan, Sophie Okonedo and Kunal Nayyar

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Immersive 

In a strange and elusive collaboration between Sky and Punchdrunk, The Third Day stars Jude Law as a reluctant visitor to a mysterious island off the British coast

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TV 

David Tennant stars as Dennis Nilsen in Des, ITV's new three-part drama about the serial killer's arrest and eventual conviction. Daniel Mays and Jason Watkins also star

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TV 

In this new ITV period drama from the Oscar-winning Christopher Hampton, David Morrissey stars as a rubber baron in Singapore during the Second World War

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Netflix 

In Katherine Ryan's semi-autobiographical sitcom about single motherhood, her alter-ego Katherine is desperate for a second child after the first one, Olive (Katy Byrne), turned out so well

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Cinema 

Stellan Skarsgård and Harvey Keitel star in Václav Marhoul's The Painted Bird, a Jobian odyssey across eastern Europe during the Nazi occupation

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Kids 

After months of delays, Disney's live-action remake of Mulan, the most expensive film ever to be directed by a female filmmake, has finally come to Disney+

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TV 

In Lethal White, the fourth series of Strike, private investigators Cormoran (Tom Burke) and Robin (Holliday Grainger) get wrapped in a complex family conflict wrapped in political division

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In Charlie Kaufman's new Netflix movie, Jake (Jesse Plemons) and his girlfriend (Jessie Buckley) visit his parents (David Thewlis and Toni Collette). But his girlfriend is having doubts...

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Cinema 

France's Oscar entry, directed by Ladj Ly, frames a modern-day conflict exposing police brutality and warring communities in Paris – a far cry from the hit musical

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Netflix 

From Katherine Ryan's debut series The Duchess to the violent small-town drama of The Devil All the Time with Robert Pattinson, Netflix in September features many strange families

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TV 

Billie Piper (Doctor Who) and Lucy Prebble (Succession) reunite for their new psychological comedy-drama about Suzie Pickles, a former child singer who endures the burdens of female celebrity

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Cinema 

With Tenet, Christopher Nolan brings together an all-star cast – John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh – to deliver another mainstream mind-stretcher

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Immersive cinema experts Backyard Cinema return with the Winter Night Garden experience: an enchanted forest, hit movies, cocktails and street food

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Kids 

Matteo Garrone's darker, more faithful adaptation of Pinocchio wields a dark visual power but becomes strangely mundane. Roberto Benigni (Down By Law, Life is Beautiful) stars

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Netflix 

Cures and curiosity: the latest Netflix docu-series (Un)Well examines some of the pros and cons of the wellness industry

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Cinema 

Eliza Scanlen, Ben Mendehlson, Essie Davis: the biggest names from Australia play a family in crisis in the eccentric film debut from Shannon Murphy (Killing Eve)

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Netflix 

From a more sceptical look at wellness trends in Un(Well) to the adventures of the Fab Four in Sex and the City 2, Netflix in August is appealing and eclectic

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TV 

In the latest BBC film from Jimmy McGovern, Anthony is a metafictional examination of Anthony Walker, a teenager murdered in 2005 for being black

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Beauty 

From a waterless cleanser to a summer scent, along with a complexion-enhancing foundation, designer room diffusers and dreamy hand care, these are the new beauty launches to buy now

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TV 

Based on the Philip Roth novel, this series examines an alternative 1940 where the antisemitic populist Charles Lindbergh becomes president. Zoe Kazan, Winona Ryder and John Turturro star

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TV 

In the final episodes of I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel examines a mind-bending, torturous journey into empathy, understanding, and acceptance

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Cinema 

During the coronavirus crisis, cinemagoing has temporarily changed – but there's still of opportunities for a movie night under the stars. Here's the best drive-in cinemas in London

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TV 

The story jumps ahead to three years in the future, as Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) prepares to graduate from her course in Pisa. She hasn't visited Naples in over a year

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TV 

In Mrs America, Cate Blanchett stars as the American anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly who, in the 70s, battled feminists like Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment

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TV 

My Brilliant Friend now examines the pains of unrequited love as Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) is made to bear the rising romance between Lila (Gaia Girace) and Nino (Francesco Serpico)

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Netflix 

From Spike Lee's furiously evocative detective movie BlacKkKlansman to Steven Spielberg's classic dino-drama Jurassic Park, Netflix in July has plenty to think about and escape from

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TV 

Arabella (Michaela Coel) continues to struggle with her second work, but finds communal solace in her support group. Terry (Weruche Opia), on the other hand, is sceptical