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Niko Tavernise(Credit: Niko Tavernise)In Babygirl, which stars Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, director Halina Reijn portrays a torrid office affair in all its "messy complexity" – it's "moving" and "darkly funny".Picture an erotic drama starring Nicole Kidman as the sleekly...

Marvel/ Chuck ZlotnickFrom Marvel's witchy new series Agatha All Along to the return of Slow Horses and a new Nicole Kidman domestic thriller on Netflix.FX1. English TeacherIt was only a matter of time before the hit Abbott Elementary made shows...

NetflixPablo Larraín's fact-based drama, starring Angelina Jolie as opera diva Maria Callas, is witty and beautiful, but "this Callas is an icon rather than a human being", and some scenes are "less opera than soap opera".Pablo Larraín seems to be...

Courtesy of the artist, Francois Chauvin(Credit: Courtesy of the artist, Francois Chauvin)Contemporary paintings are celebrating the brave women who fought fiercely alongside the men in the Haitian revolution of the 18th Century. How did they contribute, and why have their...

Warner BrosArriving 36 years on, this follow-up to the director's classic supernatural comedy is a gleefully zany farce packed with knock-out punchlines and great practical effects.Betelgeuse is back from the dead. Or rather, Betelgeuse is still dead, but he's back,...

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Thirty years after the release of their captivating debut album, Oasis have announced they are reuniting – news that has delighted middle-aged fans and a whole new generation alike.Like all great bands, Oasis has a history that...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)On its 1999 release, this historical action film starring Antonio Banderas as an Arab warrior was a big flop. But now, it's been rehabilitated – among Muslim fans in particular.Released in the US 25 years ago today, The 13th...

AlamyThe Hollywood star seemed to be the embodiment of the magical nanny when she featured in the 1964 Disney film. In a 1976 interview with the BBC, she talked about being defined by Poppins' sugar-sweet, wholesome persona.Actress Julie Andrews looks...

AEW(Credit: AEW)The wrestling world is known for its creative costumes and storylines – and now two US female rivals are modelling themselves on the Bette Davis/Anne Baxter classic.A veteran performer, inspired by a young fan, takes the woman under her...

Getty ImagesIt's one of the country's best-loved songs – but the US national anthem, recently performed by The Chicks at the Democratic National Convention, has an unexpectedly colourful past, and was even dismissed by critics as a "drinking song".The Chicks...