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5 February 2019

Silicon Valley S1-5

On Showmax

In the latest season, Erlich the serial investor is out of the picture, but Pied Piper is going stronger than ever (which isn’t saying much). In this riotous new instalment of the hit comedy, can Richard keep all those geek egos in line for a change?

IMDB IMDB rating: 8.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 95%

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This Time with Alan Partridge

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This might be your first Partridge. Alternatively you might be an early Alan adopter. It doesn’t really matter, we’re all going to feel awkward, and a little dirty, in the end.

8.1/10 76%

Crashing S1

Crashing S1

Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote, directed and stars in this six-episode series about a bunch of young Londoners living in an abandoned hospital, at pains to point out that it is "not a squat".

7.7/10

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Hunt for the Wilderpeople was New Zealand director Taika Waititi’s last film before bona fide stardom came calling, and it’s an utterly charming offering.

7.9/10 96%

It’s the battle of the nerds on Embrace Your Geekness Day

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Embrace Your Geekness Day is on 13 July, and to celebrate nerds everywhere, we're pitting HBO's Silicon Valley against fan favourite The Big Bang Theory.

Table Manners (2018)

Table Manners (2018)

Table Manners is all about good food and family, and how cooking creates space for relationships, resilience and redemption.

7/10

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Will & Grace S10 (2018)

Will & Grace S10 (2018)

Before the title sequence even rolls, the second season of the Will & Grace revival delivers all the snappy in your face sexy snark you’ve come to expect, and then, David Schwimmer.

7.3/10 60%

Sensitivity Training (2016)

Sensitivity Training (2016)

A quirky independent comedy featuring queer women, science and what not to do in the office.

6.9/10

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Monthly roundups

This Time with Alan Partridge

This Time with Alan Partridge

8.1/10 76%

Crashing S1

7.7/10

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

7.9/10 96%

Monthly roundups

Anima (2019)

7.9/10 100%

Die Byl S2

Euphoria

79% 7.9/10

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth versus Michelle Carter (2019)

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth versus Michelle Carter (2019)

7.8/10 95%

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