Christmas is fast approaching and Netflix UK has a huge library of films to help you scratch that festive itch. Whether you’re looking for a romantic comedy or a children’s animation, Netflix has its subscribers covered this holiday season. In recent years, the streaming service has branched out into producing its own original Christmas films,...
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Who is the new voice of Missy on Big Mouth?
Big Mouth returned for its fourth season on Friday (4 December), with a host of new actors lending their voices to the show for the first time. First airing in 2017, Netflix’s animated comedy series follows a group of teenagers as they struggle with puberty. The show is centred around Nick (Nick Kroll) and Andrew...
Christmas TV guide: What to watch, from Doctor Who to The Great Christmas Bake Off
After a year that has seen life adjust to social distancing, mask-wearing and national lockdowns, it’s nice to know that some things never change. Christmas is the time to be merry – and for many, this means sitting back, putting your feet up and watching some warm-hearted festive TV. The BBC’s line-up for 2020 sees...
Wonder Woman 1984 review: DC’s latest is a piece of hopeful, uncynical filmmaking
Dir: Patty Jenkins. Featuring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen. 12A, 151 mins We’ve seen superheroes break the fourth wall before. Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds’s anarchic mutant, loved to look down the lens and deliver something off-colour. It was all meant to be one, big in-joke – an acknowledgement of...
Christmas 2020: The 10 best films to watch on TV and stream
With outdoors activity more or less cancelled this Christmas, films fill the festive gap more than ever. Luckily for us, there’s a vast array of options at your disposal this December. There’s also something for everyone – from family movies for the kids to serial killer thrillers for your weird cousins, straight through to the...
Love Actually: Richard Curtis kept big secret from Martine McCutcheon ahead of film
Richard Curtis has revealed he kept a big secret from Martine McCutcheon before filming Love Actually. McCutcheon appears in the film as Natalie, the love interest of Grant’s Prime Minister character, and ahead of the film, she admits to feeling like she “wasn’t thespian or highbrow enough to be a part” of the high-profile cast....
Bridgerton: Everything you need to know about Shonda Rhimes’ historical romance series for Netflix
The period drama is the first series to come out of a multi-year development deal between Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes and Netflix. Bringing the drama of Shondaland series such as Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder to Regency-era London, Bridgerton is an eight-part show based on Julia Quinn’s series of historical romance...
Tiny Pretty Things reviews: Netflix young adult drama criticised for ‘obscenely unnecessary’ number of sex scenes
Netflix’s new show Tiny Pretty Things has underwhelmed fans and disappointed critics. The young adult drama – which debuted on the streaming platform yesterday (14 December) – is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. Tiny Pretty Things follows Neveah (Kylie Jefferson) as an elite ballerina who...
Lord Alan Sugar pays tribute to ‘long suffering’ brother who has died of coronavirus
The business tycoon and star of BBC show The Apprentice shared the news with his followers on Twitter and Instagram. “Today I lost my long suffering brother Derek, another victim of Covid which added to his underlying health issues,” Sugar wrote. ‘He was a life time passionate Spurs supporter,” he added. Sugar, 73, called it...
Little Mix reveal how they plan to continue without Jesy Nelson
Nelson shared the news on social media, explaining that she came to her decision due to the band taking a toll on her mental health. “There comes a time in life when we need to reinvest in taking care of ourselves rather than focusing on making other people happy, and I feel like now is...