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TV tonight: Keeley Hawes is on the holiday from hell in new BBC thriller

A day at the pool turns toxic in Crossfire, from the creator of Apple Tree Yard. Plus: Irma Vep is channelling her inner vampire. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022

TV tonight: a new series of Bake Off is exactly what we knead

Will Carole with the candy-floss hair, salsa-dancing Abdul, or nuclear scientist James take the judges’ (fondant) fancy? Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

TV tonight: old flames, drugs and a guest star in Irma Vep

Mira gets embroiled with a drug-loving colleague in the behind-the-scenes movie farce. Plus: Panorama investigates a billion-pound savings scandal. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Irma Vep TV review: Alicia Vikander is mesmerising in this exercise in showbiz navel-gazing

Intriguing, though initially slow, Vikander’s performance will keep viewers watching

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

TV tonight: a reality TV star confronts her turbulent relationship with alcohol

A sobering documentary in which Vicky Pattison talks about the addiction she shares with her father. Plus: the beat goes on in Night Coppers, when PC Robbie tackles an unruly pub-goer. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022

An auteur and his superstar ex had 'unresolved' business. So he remade a classic: his own

French filmmaker Oliver Assayas' "Irma Vep," a streaming series adaptation of his own movie adaptation of a silent serial, has become a stealthy summer treat, and the finale, which premiered Monday on HBO and HBO Max, sends its characters spinning off in different directions with a joyfully knowing bit of…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 27, 2022

HBO's dazzling 'Irma Vep' is just the TV series to restore your faith in movies

For a show as deliriously playful as "Irma Vep," the HBO limited series created, written and directed by the French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, its deepest truths are often the most bluntly spoken. One speaker is Mira Harberg (Alicia Vikander), a Hollywood star who's playing the Parisian jewel thief Irma Vep…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 25, 2022

HBO's Wild Irma Vep Adaptation Skewers Modern Films

Just don’t expect a whole lot of plot coherence.

Reason · Jun 3, 2022

June streaming guide: New movie releases, a Melissa McCarthy comedy, and a royal drama

A Melissa McCarthy comedy series tops our list of new streaming releases this month, as fan favourites Top Gear and Westworld also return with new episodes. 

The New Daily · May 29, 2022