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Despite Emilia Pérez’s mixed reviews and poor audience reactions, Hollywood handed the musical 13 Oscar nominations in the hopes of proving its progressive bona fides. Then old tweets from its star surfaced.

The first season of Mo, comedian Mo Amer’s Netflix show, was a funny, moving look at life as a Palestinian immigrant in the US – then 7 October turned everything on its head. He talks about ceasefire hopes and why he can’t stop crying

Sexual harassment claims involving hosts Skip Bayless and Joy Taylor have become a playground for misogynists online.

In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bets on individual success even when collective action might save them.

Love Is Blind just got hit with a federal labor complaint. Will it change anything? It sends an important message, but may not translate to an immediate fix.

Ben Whishaw is Keira Knightley’s gay bestie in pulpy Netflix thriller Black Doves but he’s playing more than mere sassy sidekick

Culture industries are dominated by a few big corporations that prefer to keep flogging old stories instead of taking a risk on something new. Creative workers can still produce fresh ideas, but they’re snuffed out before they get a chance to breathe

Could a movie musical about a trans Mexican drug lord be this awards season’s Crash?

The new FX TV show Say Nothing dramatizes one of the most controversial stories in modern Irish history, with characters that include former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams. Showrunner Josh Zetumer spoke to us about the challenges of producing the serie

A Man on the Inside is clearly meant to be a comedy, but it explores some harsh truths around aging in America and the importance of human connection.