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How much Louis Theroux is too much? I cracked after 22 hours
Watching the new Louis Theroux TV channel non-stop for a whole day is a wild ride replete with agony, Ann Widdecombe and uncontrollable sobbing
Edward Tew
04, Sep, 2023 @3:22 PM
My streaming gem: why you should watch Calibre
The latest in our series of writers highlighting lesser-known films available to stream is an ode to an excruciatingly tense Scottish thriller
Edward Tew
24, Jan, 2022 @7:13 AM
Playing politics: Which fictional prime minister is closest to reality?
From that Black Mirror episode to Ali G Indahouse, depictions of the UK head of government have varied from trustworthy intellectual to desperate chancer
Edward Tew
16, Aug, 2021 @12:00 PM
Hear me out: why 1998's Godzilla isn't a bad movie
Continuing our series of writers defending unloved movies is a reappraisal of Roland Emmerich’s silly, bombastic take on the giant monster
Edward Tew
01, Feb, 2021 @7:23 AM
Cobra Kai: from dumped YouTube gambit to Netflix smash hit
Turning a sequel to The Karate Kid into a TV series might not have sounded wise but this blockbuster show has found life in a tired franchise
Edward Tew
20, Jan, 2021 @7:37 AM
My streaming gem: why you should watch Creep
The latest in our series of writers highlighting under-appreciated films is a recommendation for an atmospheric found footage horror
Edward Tew
08, Jun, 2020 @2:02 PM
My favourite film aged 12: Ghost
Thrillingly, Patrick Swayze’s quest to reach out from the afterlife was rated 15 – an irresistible, illicit mix of sex, death and priapic pottery
Edward Tew
27, May, 2020 @2:11 PM
Why Who Do You Think You Are died the day we all became Danny Dyer’s cousin
The show lost the plot when the EastEnders star became royally related
Edward Tew
23, Sep, 2019 @12:00 PM
Thrillingly rude! Why Richard Herring is the best celeb interviewer in Britain
From Stephen Fry on attempting suicide to Mary Beard on goat sex, how does Richard Herring get stars to be so refreshingly frank? And did he go too far with Stephen Merchant?
Edward Tew
03, Jul, 2019 @10:06 AM
When good TV goes bad: Goodnight Sweetheart
At the start the sitcom was a compelling comment on male insecurity, but it soon descended into cartoonish plotlines
Edward Tew
01, Jul, 2019 @12:00 PM
'Give me another series, you swine!' This Time was the very best of Alan Partridge
From slapstick to quiet horror, Alan’s return to the BBC secured his status as the vital, despicable saviour of us all
Edward Tew
01, Apr, 2019 @9:00 PM
You didn't vote for it, but you're getting it – the rise of BoJo TV
Remember the good old days when Boris Johnson was only the host of TV shows? Now, TV shows are made about him … and this is just the beginning
Edward Tew
15, Jun, 2017 @1:42 PM
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