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Captain America: Brave New World to Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

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11 of the best TV shows to watch this February

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How TV spy thrillers are booming in an age of distrust

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Why some Mexican people are upset about Oscar-tipped film Emilia Pérez

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Why David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive is the greatest film of the 21st Century

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How YMCA became Donald Trump’s unlikely anthem

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How Eartha Kitt rose from ‘extreme poverty’ to superstardom

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40 of the most exciting books to read in 2025

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The dystopian office drama ‘works the same magic but is even more mind-bending’

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25 films to look forward to in 2025

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