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DARK SECRETS: 5 - The Real Truth

The Guide #133: Why is Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter so long?

In this week’s newsletter: Ms Knowles-Carter and Oppenheimer lead the charge of lengthy runtimes in pop culture, but there’s something to be said for brevity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024

The Guide #132: The volunteer-run local cinema that rekindled my love of the silver screen

In this week’s newsletter: Plush, perfectly preserved cinemas like the Hyde Park Picture House are precious parts of our communities – that sadly are increasingly rare

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024

The Guide #131: Are music biopics the new superhero films?

In this week’s newsletter: Forever searching for box office hits, studios are looking to cash in with the origin stories of bands and struggling musicians

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2024

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The Guide #130: Shōgun’s TV mastery

In this week’s newsletter: A beautiful, blood-splattered adaptation of James Clavell’s historical novel is just the kind of weighty drama we’ve been waiting for

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024

The Guide #127: Does the Madame Web mess mean the end of Hollywood’s superhero era?

In this week’s newsletter: It’s been a box office bomb and suffered a critical mauling, but what does the latest flop mean for comic book movies – and what could take their place?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

The Guide #125: Five reasons the new season of True Detective leaves me cold

In this week’s newsletter: Ignore the culture war backlash, but there are criticisms of the Jodie Foster-led Night Country that have merit

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024

The Guide #124: From The Zone of Interest to My Bloody Valentine, good art is worth the wait

In this week’s newsletter: Jonathan Glazer’s devastating Holocaust drama may be his first film in a decade, but we should celebrate every chance creators get to make art on their terms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

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The Guide #123: A brief investigation into the (deliberately?) dreadful music of The Traitors

In this week’s newsletter: The camp, dramatic cover-filled soundtrack has become almost the most suspenseful part of the BBC’s hit reality gameshow

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

The Guide #122: Apple TV+ is home to some of our best and boldest drama – but is anyone watching?

From Masters of the Air and Silo to Slow Horses and Severance, the streamer is banging out star-studded original shows … to barely any buzz

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

The Guide #121: Just when I thought I was out on Love Island, All Stars has pulled me back in

In this week’s newsletter: As a long-suffering fan who gave up seasons ago, bringing back the show’s greatest contestants is a stroke of genius

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024

The Guide #120: A survival guide to the award season’s biggest films

The coming weeks will bring a barrel-load of movies to feast on. Here’s our week-by-week survival guide on how not to exhaust yourself trying to see them all

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

The Guide #115: Can anyone beat Oppenheimer, and other reader mailbag questions

In this week’s newsletter: we tackle the Oscar favourites, noisy return of drum’n’bass and the classic quizshows lost to the internet ether

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

The Guide #114: This generation of epic filmmakers is ageing – but the cavalry is coming

In this week’s newsletter: If Napoleon is Ridley Scott’s last ride, who will lead the charge for the next wave of blockbuster directors?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

The Guide #106: What the strike deal means for your TV schedule

In this week’s newsletter: From the return of the rerun to record amounts of reality shows, what to expect now the impasse is over

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

The Guide #103: Welcome to Wrexham and the rise of the ‘documercial’

In this week’s newsletter: After The Last Dance, everything from F1 to tennis and even golf got its own supposed ‘all access’ show – but can we really call them documentaries?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023

The Guide #102: What was your first single? Here’s what you told us

Last week we asked for the first record you bought – from Sarah Brightman to Elvis and Bart Simpson, it was a mix of the historic and the horrendous …

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

The Guide #99: The only singer I wish I had seen at this summer’s festivals? Hozier

In this week’s newsletter: His secret Glastonbury set gave me Fomo – now the underrated Irishman is back with an album that made me cry … twice

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

The Guide #95: One-day festivals, week-long Wembley residences – have we reached peak big gig?

In this week’s newsletter: Wherever you look there’s a pricey new event – but the majority of the industry isn’t in such rude health

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

The Guide #93: From TV and film to podcasts and music – the year’s best culture so far

In this week’s newsletter: It’s already been a spectacular year of audio-visual entertainment. This week, we’ve rounded up all the best releases of 2023 to date

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

The Guide #91: Ben Schwartz is bringing his improv show to the UK – and he wants your stories

In this week’s newsletter: The Parks and Rec star and voice of Sonic tells us about taking the audience-powered Ben Schwartz & Friends to London

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

The Guide #89: We asked artists to help you find your next favourite band

In a new Guide feature, we hand the mic to musicians and let them pick the new, exciting music you should be listening to – from exuberant alt-pop to a vocoder-helmeted virtuoso

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

The Guide #86: Jury Duty is the best TV comedy you’re not watching

In this week’s newsletter: Ask anyone if they’ve seen Amazon’s fake trial mockumentary where everyone is acting except for one poor juror, and you’ll unfairly be met with blank stares

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023

The Guide #84: Why movies made by artificial intelligence won’t be the future of film

In this week’s newsletter: Surely we go to the cinema to be jolted and discomfited by someone else’s ideas – not to see ourselves in easy meetcute rom-coms with Marilyn Monroe

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023

The Guide #83: How retro horror came back back from the dead

In this week’s newsletter: Old school series like Scream and Evil Dead are ripping up the rulebook – and the genre has never felt more alive

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