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Long Way Home review – Ewan McGregor’s latest motorbike adventure is mesmerising slow TV

The actor’s new travelogue with Charley Boorman is far from action-packed – and could do with fewer episodes. But watching them ride eventually becomes entrancing

The Guardian - UK

Forever review – an absolutely adorable TV take on Judy Blume’s banned teen sex classic

The 1975 novel might be barred from US schools and libraries, but it gets a hugely important telling here. It’s powerful, sweet – and with a cast as excellent as Heartstopper’s

The Guardian - UK

‘It normalises the abhorrent’: is The Handmaid’s Tale the most frustrating show on TV?

As the world edges ever closer to authoritarianism, it would be incredible to watch June fight back against a hellish, misogynistic dystopia. And yet, the final season is as bleak as ever. Where’s the hope we all need?

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Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne’s seriously funny whydunnit caper is back with a cracking A-list cast

Cynthia Erivo plays sextuplets! Katie Holmes is an undertaker! And Kumail Nunjiani is the new Tiger King! The super cool, celebrity-packed show is even wilder than ever

The Guardian - UK

Carême review – a sexy French romp about a chef who’s too spicy to handle

It’s hard to resist this moreish story about Napoleon’s renegade pastry chef (who is also a spy). Orgies, opium and tantalising fun with whipped cream are all on the menu

The Guardian - UK

You final season review – an insultingly rubbish ending

Penn Badgley’s ‘sexy’ serial killer story was once ludicrously fun. But despite plenty of fan-pleasing cameos and a propulsive twist, the show’s sign-off is so bad that it’s offensive

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‘This weird dream just keeps going!’ Wet Leg on overnight success, sexual epiphanies and facing fears

The UK indie-rockers won two Grammys for their debut album. Ahead of their second, they explain how they protected one another amid sudden fame – and how queer love and Davina McCall inspired them

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Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands New Tricks review – funny, beautiful TV that leaves a lump in the throat

The Strictly winner’s attempt to teach British Sign Language to a retirement home is far from a fairytale. But it is a smart, nuanced documentary that blossoms into something profound

The Guardian - UK

Keira Knightley at 40: her 20 best films – ranked!

Ahead of her 40th birthday next week, we look back over the 25-year big-screen career of the Oscar-nominated actor, from Atonement to Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice to Star Wars

The Guardian - UK

‘Truly jaw-dropping’: astonishing true-crime show Devil in the Family is next-level TV

The shocking tale of a Mormon family YouTuber who was imprisoned for child abuse distils thousands of hours of footage to genuinely push the story forward. It’s as sensitive as it is out-there

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway review – this Robin Hood heist is a total inspiration

The Welsh actor is rightly indignant as he meets people struggling with debts in his home town … then devises an elaborate ploy to pay them off using his own cash. You can’t help but root for him

The Guardian - UK

‘Hiya’ – my brutally honest hour with Siobhan Finneran, the unsung queen of TV

From Happy Valley to Alma’s Not Normal, the Oldham-born actor has been a scene-stealer for years, but new thriller Protection is her first ever top billing. She talks about cuppas with Sarah Lancashire and hitting it big in her 50s

The Guardian - UK

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story review – the sad, shocking tale of the last woman to be hanged in Britain

Lucy Boynton and Toby Jones’s outstanding performances meet beautifully claustrophobic cinematography in this tale of a young mother sentenced to death for killing her violent lover

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The Americas review – Tom Hanks’ beautiful new nature series pretends the climate crisis doesn’t exist

This look at the wildlife of the American continent is vast, grandiose and awe-inspiring. But its approach to nature is so cosy it’s the eco equivalent of wearing blinkers and sticking your fingers in your ears

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Dope Girls review – the dodgy accents could give Peaky Blinders a run for its money

This fun, gory tale of women trying to set up a nightclub in the 1918 Soho underworld is lively – even if it tries to cram too much in. Shame about the ropey vocal affectations …

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Gaucho Gaucho: Argentina’s Last Ranchers review – an astonishing tribute to a dying way of life

This mesmerising Storyville documentary follows the cowboys and cowgirls who herd cattle on the Argentinian plains. You don’t watch it so much as immerse yourself in it

The Guardian - UK

The White Lotus: the TV phenomenon is back – and it’s still next-level viewing

Exquisitely awful guests and drama it’s impossible to look away from: it can only be the third, Thailand-based season of Mike White’s luxury resort drama. Bring on the memes!

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Yellowjackets season three review – this teen cannibal drama just remembered how to be funny

It’s a witty, self-aware return for the show about a high school football team’s wilderness survival – a welcome break from its directionless second outing

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Unforgotten review – like being trapped in a newspaper comments section

This beloved cold-case drama still has a dry sense of humour, but its attempt to wade into the culture wars was not a good idea. Its tackling of politics is starting to feel very ham-fisted

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‘Does my character have to be so horny?’ Big Boys star Jon Pointing on lust, laddishness and leaping into blockbusters

As the coming-out, coming-of-age hit student sitcom returns for a charged final season, the actor who plays super-straight bestie Danny reveals how his unique brand of blokeyness gets him hugs and thank-yous in gay clubs

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Boyzone: No Matter What review – the scenes about Stephen Gately are truly poignant

This tale of the 90s boyband’s career is gripping from start to finish – be it the war of words between Keating and Walsh, or the emotional discussion of Gately publicly coming out

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‘Asura is the best Netflix drama in years’: this strikingly beautiful show will leave you salivating

Palme d’Or-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s tale of four sisters is a stunningly shot, laugh-out-loud tale that’s hugely touching. How has it gone almost unnoticed?

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything I wanted was offered to me. But I felt nothing’: singer Self Esteem on stardom, self-doubt, and making it in a man’s world

Her dreams came true when she went from indie land to lauded pop star. But Self Esteem – aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor – only ended up feeling ‘miserable, depressed and crazy’. Now she’s back with a new look and her best album yet

The Independent UK

Student dismissed by doctors over sore knee later found to have rare bone cancer

Alicia Ortstad was brushed off before finally discovering she had a rare form of bone cancer

The Guardian - UK

Out There review – Martin Clunes waving a shotgun is an unexpected January treat

A vulnerable son. A hostile takeover. Clunes’ Welsh farmer has quite enough on his plate – and that’s before the drug gangs force him to pick up his firearm

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