2019

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Fashion 

It's been another bumper year for the fashion industry, let's take a look back on the style highs and lows of 2019

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Netflix 

In The Two Popes, Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce star as former pontiff Pope Benedict XVI and the current Pope Francis I - just before the former's resignation in 2013

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Netflix 

From Dolly Parton performing in Dolly Parton's Heartstrings on Netflix to the ITV debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, this week in TV has plenty to love and loathe

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TV 

In episode 3, Lyra (Dafne Keen) is thrown into the back of a van and promptly rescued by Gyptians. Meanwhile, Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson) is aggressively intent on finding her

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Kids 

Disney’s Frozen 2 may not match the magic of the original, but it’s a heart-warming family film with catchy songs to thaw your heart

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Best of 

In The Crown season 3, Olivia Colman steps in as Queen Elizabeth II - following her reign between 1964 and 1977. Helena Bonham Carter also stars as Princess Margaret

Essential

Netflix 

Actor Josh O'Connor is about to reach international fame as Prince Charles in the excellent Netflix series, The Crown. Culture Whisper chats with O'Connor about his recent success

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TV 

This three-part BBC adaptation of HG Wells' novel retains the original setting in Surrey, which will be set ablaze by Martian heat-rays. Rafe Spall and Eleanor Tomlinson star

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Netflix 

From Noah Baumbach's heart-rending divorce tale Marriage Story to Ryan Reynolds battling bad guys in 6 Underground, Netflix in December is both intense and explosive

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Cinema 

Female filmmakers are paving the way for an exciting future in the entertainment industry. From biopics to blockbusters, women are taking the reigns in 2019

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Cinema 

Whether you're a romantic or are just here for the thrill of it, this week's major releases have something in store for you, including Marriage Story and Le Mans '66

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Cinema 

In The Report, Adam Driver stars as Senate investigator Daniel J Jones, who uncovered the unlawful torture of terrorist suspects in the wake of 9/11

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Bridesmaids director Paul Feig and Emma Thompson team up for the rom-com with a cast plucked straight from our Christmas wish-list including Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding

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Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha) returns with a tender film about the difficulties of divorce on an intimate scale, with the help of Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Laura Dern

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TV 

Gold Digger follows the unconventional relationship between 60-year-old Julia (Julia Ormond) and thirty-something Benjamin (Ben Barnes). But her family isn't happy about it...

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Cinema 

This Christmas, an animated caper unlike any other is coming to cinemas: there's a spy, there's a boy, but there's an astonishing scientific twist to change the game completely

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Matt Damon and Christian Bale lead James Mangold's Le Mans '66, retelling the crucial time the men of Ford took on Ferrari

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Netflix 

From the thrilling reunion of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro in The Irishman to Timothée Chalamet rocking royalty in The King, Netflix in November is filled with dark menace

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TV 

In episode two, the clearly devious Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson) takes Lyra (Dafne Keen) to her opulent London apartment. But Lyra senses something awry

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Cinema 

From Judy Garland to Marie Curie – true stories inspire great films. Here are the best movies based on real life events to look out for

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Cinema 

With the end of the year in sight, it's time to plan which foreign-language films to watch into the new year. Here are the titles to keep on your radar

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TV 

Here's everything you need to know about the new streaming venture from the BBC and ITV. Shows include Broadchurch, Fawlty Towers and Downton Abbey

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Cinema 

Martin Scorsese is back with a new title, and a whole host of stars. The Irishman gives Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino the roles of a lifetime

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Netflix 

In this underwhelming second season, Alyssa (Jessica Barden) prepares for her wedding day and a new character, Bonnie (Naomi Ackie), has a sadistic score to settle

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TV 

The millennial romance Normal People, Sally Rooney's second novel, is being adapted for a BBC Three series directed by Lenny Abrahamson

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Cinema 

From Oscar winners to indie gems, it's time to take stock of what 2019 has given us. Only the best, here's every five-star film to catch up with this year

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Immersive 

The new Secret Cinema immersive experience has been revealed. In collaboration with Netflix, be ready to plunge into the scary, funny, and nostalgic world of Stranger Things

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones reunite after The Theory of Everything for Tom Harper's high-flying adventure The Aeronauts

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TV 

James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson and Dafne Keen star in His Dark Materials, BBC One's new eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy by Jack Thorne (The Accident)

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Cinema 

Stanley Kubrick terrified audiences with The Shining, but not its author Stephen King. Can The Haunting of Hill House director Mike Flanagan reconcile the two in Doctor Sleep?

Tried and Tested

Netflix 

Writer-director David Michôd brings his ambitious, if uneven, Shakespeare adaptation to Netflix with Timothée Chalamet as King Henry V alongside Robert Pattinson and Lily-Rose Depp

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TV 

Joel Kinnaman stars in this new alt-history drama from Battlestar Galactica writer Ronald D Moore, in which the Soviets beat the Americans in the Space Race to the moon