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The best TV and streaming premieres: July 2026

This July promises unforgettable TV marathons, featuring must-see titles from around the world.  To start things off, Netflix is bringing the social realism of the Mexican series No Tengo Miedo (I’m Not Afraid), alongside the emotional Spanish...

Can human connection be rented? This is the question at the heart of ‘Rental Family’

When people hear about Rental Family (Disney Plus), the new film starring Brendan Fraser, it is easy to assume its premise belongs to the realm of far-fetched fiction. An actor who gets paid to play the role of a father, husband, friend, or family...

“Refreshingly self-aware”: Boy George & Culture Club review

Admittedly, despite having grown up with the chart-topping pop band Culture Club a ubiquitous presence on the airwaves of my youth, I’m not the target nostalgia audience for Alison Ellwood’s Boy George & Culture Club, a film whose subject is...

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