Spectrum
Critics despised this 2000s film. Real fans know the truth
It was nominated for worst picture at the Razzies and now has a 27 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes, but this is the people’s horror movie.
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- Sue Turnbull
Hacks returns with a new setting but the same razor-sharp satire
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder return with an all-new (but still toxic) dynamic as they take on late-night TV.
- Kylie Northover
This sharp satire features a conwoman you can empathise with
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A poetic thriller about humanity and connection in the internet age
Colum McCann’s new novel is, as its title suggests, a twisty literary thriller that breaks the rules.
- Peter Craven
Space has a PR problem. It’s time to make it great again
Using space as a stunt to recover from a failed album is just another nail in the coffin of the great black void’s reputation.
- Patrick Lenton
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