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  • Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart in Ironheart on Disney+

    Review
    Ironheart – the small screen can barely contain the energy of this Black Panther spinoff

    This rapid-fire new Marvel Cinematic Universe show for a younger audience is packed with cartoonish violence and flashy effects. Dominique Thorne’s reprisal of her Wakanda Forever role is stunningly charismatic
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    Review
    Poop Cruise – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later

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    ‘People like happy endings. Sorry!’ Squid Game’s brutal finale ramps up the barbarity

  • ‘We don’t want to give you that’ … Tarrant in action in 2010.

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  • The Gilded Age.

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  • Pablo Escobar’s mug shot taken by Colombia control agency in Medellín, 1977.

    An astonishing tale of Lamborghinis, cocaine and the need to make a quick buck: best podcasts of the week

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Reviews

  • Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure.

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    Mr Blobby meets crystal healing in this ‘rocking’ TV return

  • The Mortician.

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    So queasy it will stay with you for ever

  • Rosie Jones as Emily and Ryan McParland as Ewen in Pushers

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    Rosie Jones’s hilarious disability drug sitcom is pure silliness

  • The Waterfront. (L to R) Jake Weary as Cane Buckley, Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley in episode 105 of The Waterfront. Cr. Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025

    The Waterfront
    This Dawson’s Creek for grownups is perfect summer nonsense

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