BritBox
BritBox's rise from the nichiest-niche afterthought of a streaming service to the destination for British programming has been a slow climb since it was first announced seven years ago. However, having made three successful standalone Agatha Christie miniseries in partnership with the BBC, the streaming service is now
BritBox
BritBox's commitment to continuing the Agatha Christie adaptation legacy is commendable, and more importantly, one that has been so successful that even Netflix is trying to create its own Agatha Christie Universe (the ACU, if you will). Up until now, BritBox has been partnering with the BBC to
Movies
The calendar gods (and Sony Pictures) have given us all the greatest gift of 2025 — the third cinematic adventure of Paddington Bear. Paddington in Peru is the very much needed and appreciated next chapter about the life and times of this very kind bear with a marmalade sandwich habit. This
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that the first few months of the year are a slog. Don't believe me? A U.K. psychologist came up with a whole formula to prove that January 24 is the most depressing day of the year, thanks to the combination of
Actors and Actresses
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress and singer of tremendous talent and versatility. Her mother, Bridie, was a hairdresser, and her father, Joseph, a laborer. She grew up in a London apartment above her mother’s hairdressing salon. Both parents came to London
Netflix
Netflix's decision to split The Crown's final season in half was not really that hard to understand. The streaming service wanted to take advantage of the show's fanbase and get as many viewers watching the show as possible. Since it cannot actually admit that
Netflix
The end of an era is nigh: The final episodes of The Crown will debut on Netflix this December, bringing the streamer's lavish, incredibly expensive, and occasionally controversial drama about the reign of England's Queen Elizabeth II to an end. How exactly the series plans to
Netflix
Netflix’s The Crown is back for its sixth and final season, split into two parts for reasons Netflix refuses to explain. Whether it’s the material or an overly sensitive approach following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the first half of the final season (four episodes in all)
Netflix
There are few things that are assured in life. Death, taxes, and the U.K. monarchy seem to be three of them, though it takes a lot of work for the last of them to maintain that illusion. However, the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the remarkably smooth way
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There must be a science to making a quietly disappointing sequel. All the hard work and good intentions remain (especially if you’ve spent years manipulating little clay figurines), but everything feels more labored and less effective. Elements that change feel blatant, things that stay the same feel tired, and
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Writer Peter Morgan's major career breakthrough came in 2006 with The Queen, the Helen Mirren tour-de-force, where she played the then-living Queen Elizabeth II, based on the real-life events in the aftermath of Princess Diana's sudden death in a car crash in a tunnel in Paris
The Crown
The end of an era is nigh. Netflix has announced the premiere date for the final season of its Emmy Award-winning period drama The Crown, meaning that one of the streamer's most expensive and groundbreaking series is about to come to a close. The ambitious series, which aimed