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More than 'model minorities': in Netflix's Beef, Asian migrants are allowed to have real emotions

09 May 2023

Beef gives permission to its feuding central characters and minority audience members to feel complex and nuanced emotions.

A 'Black Widow' poster at Arndale shopping centre in Manchester, UK.

Is Scarlett Johansson's claim against Disney valid?

04 Aug 2021

In true ‘Avengers’ style, Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for a fair pay day, and setting a precedent for other Hollywood actors.

Stranger Things 2 is darker and weirder, tempered with grief

31 Oct 2017

Stranger Things 2 brings an expanded universe, new characters and new threats to vanquish but it is a much darker world this time around, writes Mark Steven.

Nostalgia, VHS and Stranger Things' homage to 80s horror

02 Aug 2016

The Netflix series Stranger Things is a throwback to the glory days of cinematic horror. And as VHS disappears from our shelves, this show's 80s-infused nostalgia is doubly poignant, writes Mark Steven.