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THE DECAMERON. (L to R) Tony Hale as Sirisco, Karan Gill as Panfilo, Lou Gala as Neifile, Douggie McMeekin as Tindaro, Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Misia, Zosia Mamet as Pampinea, Tanya Reynolds as Licisca, and Amar Chadha-Patel as Dioneo in Episode 103 of The Decameron. Cr. Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix ?? 2023

The Decameron review: 14th-century romp is a veiled satire of today

7 August 2024

Netflix's adaptation of The Decameron adds style and literary tropes to a licentious Renaissance classic. But it keeps the original's attacks on class and power, while also providing food for thought about today's elite tech preppers, says Bethan Ackerley
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17 July 2024

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Cute housebot Sunny lures us into an intriguing and flawed TV show

10 July 2024

In TV show Sunny, an adorable robot befriends Suzie, a lonely US expat in Kyoto. Its appearance also primes us to love the show, despite it ducking the complex questions it raises, says Bethan Ackerley
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It's a decade old, but The Leftovers is still painfully resonant today

12 June 2024

The Leftovers follows those left behind after 140 million people vanish, unaccountably, in The Departure. The parallels with the covid-19 pandemic are obvious in this jewel of a TV show, says Bethan Ackerley
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Attenborough dominates our pick of 2024's best documentaries to date

15 May 2024

Enjoy the year's top documentaries so far, including David Attenborough on the rise of the mammals and a profile of Victor Glover, soon to be the first Black astronaut to orbit the moon
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Joel Edgerton must escape the multiverse in a gripping sci-fi series

2 May 2024

Blake Crouch's riveting Dark Matter sees physics professor Jason wanting out of the multiverse, after being kidnapped and dumped there by another version of himself
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1 May 2024

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends space-heist action in For All Mankind

17 April 2024

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10 April 2024

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3 Body Problem review: Cixin Liu's masterpiece arrives on Netflix

20 March 2024

Cixin Liu's novel The Three-Body Problem has been turned into an eight-part series for Netflix by the Game of Thrones team. There is much to admire so far, but will the adaptation stay on track, wonders Bethan Ackerley

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