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James WigneyHit.TV Editor/Scene editor

James Wigney is the editor of the Hit.TV and Scene entertainment liftouts in the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald sun and has been writing about film, music, television and comedy for more than two decades. In that time he has interviewed some of the biggest names in the entertainment world – from Pink Floyd and Pink to Harrison Ford and Jennifer Lawrence – and been behind the scenes on Marvel and James Bond films and backstage with Coldplay and U2. He’s also a pop culture tragic, with a particular interest in sci-fi, and very broad musical tastes (and a particular soft spot for classic rock).

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Craig Bellamy in a scene from REVEALED: CRAIG BELLAMY – INSIDE THE STORM

What to watch on TV and streaming this week

It’s a festival of sport for the beginning of football season, with a quality documentary on the enigmatic Craig Bellamy and an underdog sports comedy billed as Ted Lasso meets Succession.

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With Love, Meghan. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in episode 105 of With Love, Meghan. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

From Meghan to Daredevil: Best shows to stream in March

Between Meghan’s long-awaited lifestyle show and the eagerly anticipated return of a cancelled Marvel superhero, the March streaming options are well worth the wait.

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Daredevil: Born Again Cast studio shoot of Charlie Cox.

‘I thought it was the end’: Charlie Cox’s daunting Daredevil task

Charlie Cox was delighted as his star-making, superhero role in Daredevil was brought back, but that joy quickly turned to panic.

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Shows you don’t want to miss this week

One of the best historical dramas in recent years returns with a wild new mission, and double Oscar-winner Robert De Niro impresses in his first major TV role.

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UK actor Cosmo Jarvis, star of Shogun and Aussie prison drama Inside, for Stellar On Friday page.

‘It felt so final’: Shogun star’s stint in Aussie jail

Shogun star Cosmo Jarvis opens up about the amazing success of the hit historical drama and how it led him the inside of a jail cell in Australia.

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Demi Moore in The Substance c

Top shows and films to watch this week

From the twisted horror movie that could nab Demi Moore an Oscar to more high living and high tension from The Real Housewives of Sydney, there’s plenty on offer this week.

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Captain America/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

New Captain America movie is ‘solid but not spectacular’

The threat of superhero fatigue is very real for Marvel, but the overly-complicated Captain America: Brave New World is just enough fun to get by, writes James Wigney.

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Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood in a scene from Season 3 of The White Lotus.

What to watch on TV and streaming this week

There’s more rich people behaving badly in the return of The White Lotus and a genre-bending new series is a must-see for the parents of teens and tweens.

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MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 28: Anthony Mackie attends the press conference for

‘Nothing to do with race’: Marvel star on a black Captain America

Brave New World star Anthony Mackie opens up on why his Captain America is more about what he does than where he’s from or the colour of his skin

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Kaitlyn Dever, who plays Belle Gibson in the new Netflix series, Apple Cider Vinegar. Picture: Netflix/ Supplied

Shows you don’t want to miss this week

Aussie conwoman Belle Gibson’s story will make your blood boil in Apple Cider Vinegar and charming detective comedy-drama Ludwig stars a UK comedy great.

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