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• Triangle of Sadness

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  It's like three movies in one! Relationship angst / Grotesqueness / Survivalism. It's all there. On my first rewatch, I got even more out of it. Entertainment and depth.

• The Substance

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  Spectacular grand guignol body horror - it's visually stunning, grotesque, and a wild wild ride. I've watched it twice!

• Weapons

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  Such a scary concept, and it leads into a tale you see from the angle of different characters. Aunt Gladys is a great horror villain, genuinely terrifying.

• Fallout. Season One

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  Another video game that has converted beautiful into a telly show.

• The Apprentice

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  Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong deliver a masterclass as the young up n coming douchey Don and super cynic lawyer Roy Cohn.

• The Day of the Jackal. Season One

  Forsyth, Frederick, 1938-2025

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  Kind of ridiculous, but I've enjoyed the return of classic spy movies and shows.

• The White Lotus. The Complete Third Season

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  Not the best of the series, but it's still a compelling watch. Walton Goggins in this and in Fallout has really come into his own.

• Superman

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  A bright new Superman that is actually fun to watch.

• Companion

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  I've binged on Yellowjackets, and Sophie Thatcher is perfect as the young Juliette Lewis. Here she's the perfect girlfriend ... or is she/

• Wicked

  Schwartz, Stephen, 1948-

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  It's quite charming, especially the dynamic duo of Ervivo and Grande.

• Mean Girls

  Fey, Tina, 1970-

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  What if Mean Girls was a musical? It's a good time, deftly remodelled for the 2020s.