In the gory thriller that has swiftly become a smash hit on Netflix, competitors play children’s games for huge cash prizes … and if they lose, they die. Can you stomach it?What if winning playground games could make you rich? That’s the basis of Squi…
Vigil finale review – an anxiety-inducing horror spectacular
A clock-ticking, claustrophobic finale had DCI Silva in a cat-and-mouse game with a shifty Russian asset. If only they’d given her a map• Read the Vigil finale recap and join the discussion hereVigil (BBC One) concluded in nightmarishly claustrophobic …
‘If I hate a song I’ll just change the station’: William Shatner’s honest playlist
The Star Trek star and occasional singer reveals how un-musical he is – and what he really listens toOne of thesongs I’ve performed on television was Fuck You by Cee-Lo Green. It went over well. I’d do that one. Continue reading…
TV tonight: comic catastrophe in a country house caper
There’s a welcome return for the am-dram spoof in which everything goes wrong, plus one of football’s great rivalries is recalled. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading…
Adjoa Andoh: ‘My greatest fear? Being locked in a sauna and boiled alive’
Bridgerton’s Lady Danbury on cleaning men’s toilets, worrying about windows and her secret nicknameBorn in Bristol, Adjoa Andoh, 58, appeared in lead roles at the RSC, as well as starring in Doctor Who and Casualty. In 2009, she appeared in Clint Eastw…
Armando Iannucci’s epic Covid poem: ‘It’s my emotional response to the past 18 months’
When Covid stalled his film work, the writer took revenge on the virus in the form of a poem about Britain, Brexit and the pandemic – exclusively extracted here Where do you start with the pandemic? It may have been one of the most universally shared m…
‘Vigil portrayed us as malevolent robots’ – submariners torpedo the BBC’s nautical hit
Fifteen minutes to launch a nuke? Rampant drugs and hairspray? No beer in the torpedo hatches? As the tense thriller concludes, navy experts scuttle its boatload of mistakesWhat did the BBC did get right in Vigil, its tale of sex, drugs, treason, murde…
Going out, staying in: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it is a live gig, a new film or a game to play at home, our critics have your plans for this week covered Continue reading…
Common’s teenage obsessions: ‘Michael Jordan gave me the shoes off his feet’
As he releases his new album, A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 2), the US rapper remembers his terrible chat-up lines and the magic of the moonwalkEvergreen Plaza was a place that I would take the bus to go and shop, eat and see movies. It was one of the coo…
Foundation review – a galaxy of money can’t save Apple’s Star Dreck
With a huge budget, a starry cast including Jared Harris and explosive interplanetary plot, this new sci-fi epic wants to be taken seriously. What a shame it feels so earnest and ropeyTake one series of sci-fi books by the king of the genre Isaac Asimo…