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The return of Beetlejuice, Gladiator, Paddington and the Joker – the best films of autumn 2024 | Film

Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceTim Burton’s fantasy horror-comedy, with Michael Keaton as the anarchic supernatural exorcist Beetlejuice, was a big hit in the 1980s. Now, Burton...

Sherwood series two review – even more spellbinding than the original masterpiece | Drama

The coal’s the thing. The first series of Sherwood by James Graham was based on his experiences growing up in a Nottinghamshire pit...

‘You should be partying when you write party music’: pop hedonists Confidence Man on their super-sweaty new album | Pop and rock

It’s 9am in San Francisco and Confidence Man are having some creative differences. “Sugar wants to do a pantomime horse but there’s no...

All for you! Janet Jackson, Snõõper, Bob Dylan and more: the best music of autumn 2024 | Music

Pop, rap, folk, jazz and moreAndrew Tuttle and Michael ChapmanAfter Yorkshire guitarist Michael Chapman died in September 2021, aged 80, his partner Andru...

‘Sue Johnston’s first day on set, she was biting someone’s nose off’: Ben Wheatley on his zombie drama Generation Z | Television

The old eat the young. That is the back-of-a-beermat pitch for new Channel 4 drama Generation Z. And because the Z stands for...

Blink Twice review – Zoe Kravitz’s stylish yet scattered #MeToo thriller | Thrillers

For her directorial debut, Blink Twice, actor and reluctantly labelled nepo baby Zoë Kravitz has arrived at the table with a plate that’s...

‘I just wanted to help people!’ How Tanya Smith stole $40m, evaded the FBI and broke out of prison | Autobiography and memoir

On 5 January 1988, Tanya Smith – then two years into a 13-year prison sentence in West Virginia – walked out of her...

New Zealand culture is booming around the world – do we have Jacinda Ardern to thank for it? | Nell Frizzell

When I was growing up, the sum total of New Zealand’s contribution to global culture was, essentially, the singer from Crowded House and...

‘I’m a tyrant!’: pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter on freakish fame, fighting Disney and writing the song of the summer | Sabrina Carpenter

It’s hard to believe, but there were summers before Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso came around. The breezy daytime disco track was only released in...

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