Pick of the week American Made Tom Cruise and Sarah Wright in American Made. Photograph: Imagine Entertainment/Allstar With Top Gun: Maverick blasting into cinemas soon, this is the perfect opportunity to revisit Tom Cruise’s practice run. Doug Liman’s 2017 action comedy is – by Cruise standards, at least – relatively […]
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In Films and on TV, a New Openness to Natural Black Hairstyles
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. On the recent series finale of “black-ish,” an array of Black hairstyles was on display: cornrows, box braids, sponge-brushed curls, twists and Afro puffs. All were worn by the cast just as […]
SXSW 2022: Most Anticipated Films and TV Shows at This Year’s Festival
As the annual Austin, TX event readies to roll out its first in-person edition in two years, its packed slate offers plenty for attendees. Here are the best bets. Two years after its 2020 edition was moved to a virtual-only affair, SXSW is zipping back to (in-person) life with its […]
What to watch if you love romantic films and TV
Television Starstruck BBC iPlayer Rose Matafeo’s 2020s take on Notting Hill returned for a second series this week. It follows Kiwi cinema worker Jessie (Matafeo), who has a one-night stand with Tom (Nikesh Patel), only to discover he is a movie star. Funny and heartwarming, this modern fairy tale is […]
Netflix UK: Which films and TV shows are leaving this week in February 2022
Each month, Netflix takes down a selection of movies without alerting their users. This is because of licencing rights. As a consequence, films and television series hidden in the streaming service’s library are removed almost every day You’d be forgiven for not realising due to the fact that Netflix only […]