Rebecca Nicholson is a columnist for the Observer and the Guardian
September 2024
TV review
Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain review – it’s astounding he gets gangsters to open up this much
Why did the Godfather live in a caravan park in Preston? Kemp traces the links between Italian and British hard men … then heads to Italy for a fascinating and revealing encounter
August 2024
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Sambre: Anatomy of a Crime review – the misogyny of the French police will make you want to scream
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Dating Naked UK review – the US version blurred out the nudity. We didn’t get so lucky
‘Genuinely groundbreaking’: My So-Called Life is still utterly lovable TV, 30 years on
The big idea
The big idea: are we all beginning to have the same taste?
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Bad Monkey review – Vince Vaughn’s easy-going detective drama is tons of fun
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The Influencer review – judging by these social media stars, humanity’s future is bleak
Complicit by Reah Bravo review – a revisionist history of #MeToo
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Fantasmas review – this wildly creative comedy is a beacon of hope for TV’s future
July 2024
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Saucy! Secrets of the British Sex Comedy review – a cheeky look at cinema’s wild sexploitation craze
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Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam review – the shocking, surreal swindle behind ‘NSync
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Surviving the Post Office review – fresh details of the appalling scandal will make you even more angry
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Simone Biles: Rising review – the greatest gymnast of all time sets the record straight
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning review – feelgood TV that expands your heart
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End of Summer review – a nightmarish thriller about a terrible therapist
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Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain review – an empty, flavourless screensaver passing for television
June 2024
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The Bear season three review – unbelievably frustrating
Lesbians unleashed! The joyous, sexually explicit photographer no publisher would touch
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Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud review – give this compelling singer his own podcast series
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House of the Dragon season two review – unmissable TV … eventually
