In this week’s newsletter: As platforms chase subscribers, podcasts are losing their off‑screen charm, leaving listeners to wonder whether the intimacy of audio can survive the studio lights
The unprecedented success of Backrooms and Obsession has made stars of their creators. For the good of cinema, however, they’d do well to look beyond the genre going forward
Our global writers share the shows captivating local audiences, from Côte d’Ivoire’s hottest soap to the next best thing out of Canada since Heated Rivalry
In this week’s newsletter: Sometimes they were enough to send our music critics and readers straight back out the door again – but most just noisy enough to make their clothes shake
As studios chase safer bets and streamers fail to deliver, the humble standalone comedy has been replaced by blockbusters that sprinkle jokes instead of delivering belly laughs
Audiences were gradually turned off by the Marty Supreme actor during his Oscars campaign trail, with the growing sensation that he was more like his smirking, fame-hungry character than they first imagined
Why did Brigitte Bardot, Farrah Fawcett and James Van Der Beek not warrant a mention when Michael Jackson did? The history of the Oscars tribute snubs says a lot about why some stars are gone but not forgotten
