2020

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From David Fincher's examination of Citizen Kane in Mank to a final farewell to Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Netflix in December is both cold and colourful

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Netflix 

From David Fincher's new cinematic endeavour Mank, starring Gary Oldman, to Mariah Carey lifting spirits in her Magical Christmas Special, this week in TV is both silly and investigative

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TV 

His Dark Materials is back on form in episode four, in which Andrew Scott and Phoebe Waller-Bridge make their long expected appearances. As does the subtle knife…

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TV 

In the third Small Axe film from Steve McQueen, John Boyega stars as Leroy Logan, a black officer in the 80s who wanted to eliminate racism in the police

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Cinema 

Culture Whisper chats with writer/director Helena Coan about her new documentary film Audrey, focusing on the classic Hollywood actor Audrey Hepburn

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Netflix 

From the return of The Vicar of Dibley with Dawn French to the new 70s serial killer drama The Serpent with Jenna Coleman, here's the best of Christmas TV 2020

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Cinema 

Abby (Kristen Stewart) decides to stay with her girlfriend Harper's (Mackenzie Davis) family over the holidays, but Harper hasn't told them she's gay...

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Cinema 

The new film from Brandon Cronenberg, David Cronenberg's son, follows an assassin with the ability to change bodies to facilitate untraceable murder. Sean Bean and Christopher Abbott star

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TV 

Lyra (Dafne Keen) is on the run again, Will (Amir Wilson) continues to have contorted dreams, and Lee Scoresby (Lin-Manuel Miranda) has a chat with Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson)

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TV 

Luca Guadagnino returns to Northern Italy for his new coming-of-age drama series, following 14-year-old Fraser (Jack Dylan Grazer) as he wanders a US military base in Veneto

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Cinema 

Another entry in Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology, Lovers Rock plunges into a heavy, reggae-fuelled house party in 1980 west London

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TV 

This accelerated, anti-slavery Western from Ethan Hawke examines the defiant tale of real-life abolitionist John Brown, as told by the former slave Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford (Joshua Caleb Johnson)

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TV 

In episode 2, Lyra (Dafne Keen) enters Will's alternate Oxford and tries to solve the enigma of Dust with particle physicist Mary Malone (Simone Kirby)

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TV 

The first of Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology series, Mangrove examines the story of the Mangrove Nine, arrested for protesting police brutality in 1970. Letitia Wright stars

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Netflix 

This season examines Queen Elizabeth's (Olivia Colman) reign between 1979 and 1990, introducing Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson) and Lady Diana (Emma Corrin)

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TV 

In this new BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love, Lily James stars as an upper-class woman engrossed in ideas of love, sex and marriage

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Netflix 

From I May Destroy You to The Crown to The West Wing, here are some of the most absorbing dramas to stream during the second lockdown

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TV 

In this anthology series from Widows director Steve McQueen, Small Axe tells five stories set within London's West Indian community. John Boyega and Letitia Wright star

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Kids 

In the opening episode of series two, plunging Philip Pullman's The Subtle Knife, Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) enter the eerie city of Cittagàzze

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TV 

This nine-part docuseries from Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim (The Great Hack) examines the infamous NXIVM cult, and the defectors trying to expose its horrific secrets

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From Home Alone to It's A Wonderful Life, Netflix, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime are full of Christmas treats. Have yourself a Merry little Christmas with our top picks

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The Culture Whisper team have picked their favourite comedies now available to stream. From Fleabag to Extras, this hilarious selection will keep you smiling through Lockdown 2

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TV 

Devised by Mat Fraser, CripTales is a brilliant, shocking, and funny, collection of monologues about disability. Ruth Madeley (Years and Years) and Liz Carr (Silent Witness) star

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From Stephen King to Stranger Things, here's a list of the best horror movies and TV shows to stream this Halloween on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video

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Cinema 

In this family horror debut from Natalie Erika James, Kay (Emily Mortimer) and her daughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) try to find their missing matriarch Edna (Robyn Nevin)

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Cinema 

Josephine Decker's 'anti-biopic' creates fictions to root out the truth of who the Haunting of Hill House author Shirley Jackson really was. Elisabeth Moss stars

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TV 

Big Little Lies writer David E Kelley returns for another star-filled murder-mystery in The Undoing, this time with Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland

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Netflix 

From Princess Diana's wedding in The Crown season 4 to Dolly Parton's brand-new holiday musical Christmas on the Square, Netflix in November is both garish and fun

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Gigs 

David Byrne of Talking Heads returns to the stage, in this Spike Lee-directed film version of his Broadway show American Utopia

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Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the young chess champion Elizabeth 'Beth' Harmon in Scott Frank's lavish new Netflix series, based on the novel by Walter Tevis

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Cinema 

BFI produced an excellent LFF this year, even with the lockdown measures, including the likes of Steve McQueen and Spike Lee. Here's a list of our favourites from the selection

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Cinema 

The eighth feature film from Sofia Coppola, On the Rocks follows a quietly difficult father-daughter relationship between Laura (Rashida Jones) and Felix (Bill Murray)