Stuart Heritage writes about film, TV and music for the Guardian
August 2024
‘It feels torturous’: how much longer can House of the Dragon fail to give viewers what they want?
The increasingly frustrating Game of Thrones prequel had one key selling point: mass dragon battles. Without them, it’s getting harder to justify watching
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TV tonight: extraordinary conflicts in the natural world
Lions, elephants, honey badgers and scorpions duke it out in the African savannah. Plus, crime fighters McDonald & Dodds attend a traumatic wedding. Here’s what to watch this evening
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TV tonight: the untold heroism of women at war
The seven best films to watch on TV this week
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes to Mission: Impossible – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
A woman brought her own snacks to Despicable Me 4. Then the police arrived
Stuart Heritage
July 2024
Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Hannibal Lecter?
The Bear is not a comedy and it’s time to stop pretending it is
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Missing in action: the biggest surprises and snubs from this year’s Emmy nominations
‘Pedal to the metal’: what can we expect from Stranger Things season five?
If King Charles is fist bumping all over the place, should we be doing it too?
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TV tonight: the most perilous rescue missions in the Lake District
‘More Fawlty Towers than Downton Abbey’: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s bid to become a reality TV star
‘I don’t think I have that in me’: what was Lena Dunham’s abandoned Polly Pocket movie actually going to involve?
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TV tonight: the police-corruption drama that was banned for 30 years
Can shock deaths in the Game of Thrones universe still really shock us?
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TV tonight: inside the nine tense months leading up to Royal Ascot
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TV tonight: it’s a dog’s life for one down-on-their-luck model
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TV tonight: a moreish Swedish thriller about a big family trauma
The seven best films to watch on TV this week
The Iron Claw to Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Buddy Oliver! Tilly Ramsay! Welcome to the terrifying age of the nepo chef
