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Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Denis Villeneuve, Anya Taylor-Joy and Javier Bardem at the Dune: Part Three trailer screening.

The messiah arrives: Denis Villeneuve reveals first look at Dune 3

At an exclusive LA screening of the new trailer, the filmmaker promised a “dense” and “action-packed” conclusion to the Dune trilogy.

  • Michael Idato

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Grace in his pre-salvation-of-humanity mode.

Weir science: From The Martian to Project Hail Mary, this geek gets it right. Mostly

Andy Weir’s novels, and the films they spawn, have been praised for their scientific accuracy – but not by everyone. Which is just how he likes it.

  • Karl Quinn
James Marsden plays the US president in paranoid thriller Paradise.

This post-apocalyptic thriller seemed extreme. Then Elon Musk hit the White House

Dan Fogelman began work on Paradise 10 years ago. The show’s stars explain why his ideas don’t seem so crazy today.

  • Karl Quinn
Daisy Ridley is the centrepiece of Zak Hilditch’s film We Bury the Dead.

‘It’s vegan-friendly’: Daisy Ridley on her zombie film with a twist

A zombie movie about grief? It was a strong enough hook to land the Star Wars actor – and drag her all the way to WA to make it.

  • Karl Quinn
After nearly 10 years, Stranger Things has come to an end. Will anything be able to fill the void?

Stranger Things is officially over. Here are eight shows to fill the void

Whether you loved or loathed it, the finale marks the end of a cultural phenomenon 10 years in the making.

  • Nell Geraets
The episode in which Will (Noah Schnapp) comes out was review bombed online, but made perfect sense within the overarching narrative.

Netflix’s monster hit Stranger Things is finally over. Was it worth it?

After five seasons, the sci-fi-horror-nostalgia series has wrapped at last. But did the Duffer Brothers stick the landing?

  • Karl Quinn
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Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers in season five of Stranger Things.

Stranger Things’ final season is here – and it’s much darker than you imagined

There’s no escaping that the show has morphed into an allegory about child exploitation and sexual abuse.

  • Karl Quinn
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things.

Stranger Things is finally about to end. But does anybody even care?

It was once the biggest show on streaming, but has the Netflix horror sci-fi series left its run too late?

  • Karl Quinn
The gang’s all here: Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton), Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder), Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), Jim Hopper (David Harbour), Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer), and Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) in season four.

Now, where were we? All you need to know ahead of Stranger Things season 5

The final season of Netflix’s biggest ever show is almost upon us. But if you can’t remember your Vecna from your Mind Flayer, we’ve got you.

  • Karl Quinn
Christopher Walken, master of the happy accident, in Severance.

Christopher Walken has always been the bad guy. Now we’re seeing a different side

After a 60-year career thick with oddballs, playing a regular character comes as a welcome relief for the Oscar winner.

  • Karl Quinn