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The Verdict

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Make it dumber: I’ve had enough of smart comedies, give me the silly

Make it dumber: I’ve had enough of smart comedies, give me the silly

I want entertainment that gives me an escape from the news cycle, not a rehashing of it.

  • by Deirdre Fidge

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We were obsessed with this game in 1999, and now it’s coming back

We were obsessed with this game in 1999, and now it’s coming back

And it’s going to be even better because we won’t have to wait for mum to hang up the phone!

  • by Alice Tovey
Let’s have some self-respect and not fall for celebrity group pictures

Let’s have some self-respect and not fall for celebrity group pictures

This is the modern-day “last supper” image? People, please.

  • by Cherie Gilmour
Wireless? Wire more. We need to bring back cables

Wireless? Wire more. We need to bring back cables

Cables were flawless and we took them for granted.

  • by Robert Moran
I used to love Black Mirror, but it’s completely lost the plot

I used to love Black Mirror, but it’s completely lost the plot

Charlie Brooker’s boredom shows in the latest season’s pivot to the supernatural and horror.

  • by Cherie Gilmour
Is it your Saturn Return or just, you know, life?

Is it your Saturn Return or just, you know, life?

Celebrities are suddenly blaming Saturn for upending their lives. Please, leave Saturn alone.

  • by Alice Tovey
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Gross, ugly, toxic – and the TV performance of the year?

Gross, ugly, toxic – and the TV performance of the year?

We all agree, Tedros sucks. So surely The Weeknd is doing something right?

  • by Robert Moran
Why is every British crime show set in a cosy village?

Why is every British crime show set in a cosy village?

There’s something about these tidy towns that makes you convinced they’re keeping a bunch of corpses in a deli fridge under the stairs.

  • by Luke Ryan
The sign of a society in strife? Method acting

The sign of a society in strife? Method acting

We have reached a point in Western society where performative onerousness is celebrated.

  • by Mali Waugh
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This would be a truly bold move for the Fast and Furious franchise

This would be a truly bold move for the Fast and Furious franchise

Whenever a car chase scene begins, I let out a bored sigh so strong it blows my dogs across the room.

  • by Deirdre Fidge