2021

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TV 

Cillian Murphy returns in the sixth and final season of Steven Knight's sooty period crime drama Peaky Blinders. Anya Taylor-Joy and Stephen Graham also star

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Netflix 

Season 2 of Darren Star's sugary, ridiculous, but addictive, romcom has come back for Christmas. And Emily (Lily Collins) is trying to uncomplicate her life

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Cinema 

Joel Coen adapts and directs this new, black-and-white adaptation of the William Shakespeare play. Stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand and Brendan Gleeson

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Cinema 

After Raw, director Julia Ducournau comes back swinging with her dark, twisted, Palme D'Or-winning second film. Agathe Rouselle and Vincent Lindon star

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Netflix 

From the return of Jed Mercurio's thrilling Line of Duty to Russell T Davies' fun and tragic Aids drama It's A Sin, here are our favourite TV shows of 2021

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Cinema 

From Julia Ducournau’s Palme D'Or winning Titane to the eerie Haruki Murakami adaptation Drive My Car, here are our favourite movies of 2021

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TV 

Claire Foy and Paul Bettany star in Sarah Phelps' latest drama, based on the notorious divorce trial of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll in 1963

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Not feeling festive? Spark some joy with Christmas candles and seasonal scents to transform your home

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Oscar-nominated actor Maggie Gyllenhaal makes her first feature film The Lost Daughter, based on the novel by Elena Ferrante. Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson star

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Cinema 

Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler star in the stunning, spectacular remake of West Side Story by Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg

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Netflix 

From Little Women 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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TV 

Tom Edge's new four-part BBC drama follows the car salesman Hero (Samuel Adewunmi) as he's on trial for murder. He decides to deliver his own closing speech

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Netflix 

From Olivia Colman and David Thewlis escaping reality in Landscapers to an amnesiac Jamie Dornan in mystery thriller The Tourist, here’s the best of Christmas TV 2021

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Netflix 

From the satire Don't Look Up with Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep to the return of Emily in Paris with Lily Collins, Netflix in December provides a sumptuous holiday feast

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Netflix 

In Jane Campion's latest film, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a toxic cowboy on a wealthy ranch in Montana, 1925. Also stars Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee

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Cinema 

From Aaron Sorkin's new biopic Being the Ricardos with Nicole Kidman to Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut The Lost Daughter starring Olivia Colman, here are the best films coming in December

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TV 

Peter Jackson's new three-part documentary series sees Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr preparing for their famous rooftop concert

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Cinema 

Lady Gaga and Adam Driver star in Ridley Scott's new crime drama about the failed marriage of Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Reggiani. Al Pacino and Jared Leto also star

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Cinema 

From the cinema at Selfridges to The Luna Cinema's palatial venues, we round up the best Christmas film screenings London 2021 has to offer

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Cinema 

In Reinaldo Marcos Green's new sports biopic King Richard, Will Smith plays the father/manager to tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams

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Cinema 

Following her success with Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Céline Sciamma returns to the big screen in this small, beautiful, and dream-like coming-of-age movie

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TV 

Michael Keaton, Kaitlyn Dever, Rosario Dawson, Will Poulter and Peter Sarsgaard star in Danny Strong's new Disney+ series about big pharma company Purdue and America's opioid crisis

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Netflix 

Rebecca Hall's directorial debut follows two light-skinned women of colour, Irene (Tessa Thompson) and Clare (Ruth Negga), who 'pass' for white in 1920s New York

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TV 

In this new ITV detective drama written by Patrick Harbinson (Homeland), DS Sarah Collins (Gemma Whelan) investigates two deaths at the bottom of Portland Tower in southeast London

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TV 

TV's favourite serial killer (as played by Michael C Hall) returns in this sequel series created by showrunner Clyde Phillips. Jennifer Carpenter and Jack Alcott star

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TV 

Hailee Steinfeld stars, for the last time, as the 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson in this surreal period dramedy from Alena Smith. Ella Hunt also stars

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Netflix 

Jeymes Samuel's new Black-led, revisionist Western features performances from Idris Elba, LaKeith Stanfield, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Regina King and Delroy Lindo

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Cinema 

Jackie director Pablo Larraín casts Kristen Stewart as the late Princess Diana in this new, speculative movie about her visit to Sandringham in 1991

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Netflix 

From the imprisoned return of zoo owner Joe Exotic in Tiger King 2 to the rural delights of Greta Gerwig's Little Women, Netflix in November has many American gems

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Cinema 

In Edgar Wright's new horror film, Thomasin McKenzie stars as a fashion student who discovers a darker London in her dreams. Also stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith and Diana Rigg

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Netflix 

From Saint Maud to Squid Game, 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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Netflix 

The phenomenon of Hwang Dong-hyuk's bombastic and resonant K-drama came as a sudden culture shock. But why has it become so popular?