https://www.scmp.com/rss/517059/feed Chris Newbould is a UK-based journalist who has been sharing his thoughts on film, TV and popular culture with the world, for publications across three continents, for around 25 years. Credits include the UK’s Guardian, where he covered popular culture across the North of England for five years around the turn of the century, Rappler in the Philippines, and MSN and Comic Book Resources in North America. During a 10-year spell in the Middle East, he served as editor of regional film and TV... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Rejoice! Benedict Cumberbatch is back on our screens with today’s big Netflix drop, Eric – and hopefully you’re as excited as we are. The limited series’ slightly bonkers premise should help: the show introduces us to Vincent (Cumberbatch), New York’s most celebrated puppeteer and the creator of the city’s most popular kids’ TV show. When Vincent’s nine-year-old son Edgar disappears on the way to school one day, the distraught dad’s sanity begins to unravel as he becomes increasingly convinced... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3264536/glorious-return-benedict-cumberbatch-5-reasons-watch-new-netflix-series-eric-doctor-strange-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3264536/glorious-return-benedict-cumberbatch-5-reasons-watch-new-netflix-series-eric-doctor-strange-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 May 2024 22:00:09 +0000 Alexander Payne, the double Oscar-winning writer/director of Sideways and The Descendants, ruffled some feathers last week while promoting his latest film The Holdovers at Virginia’s Middleburg Film Festival. The source of the controversy? The director’s not entirely unreasonable assertion that “there are too many damn long movies these days”. Payne was diplomatic enough not to single any specific films out as the source of his ire, but it may not be entirely coincidental that his comments came... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3240205/5-longest-movies-ever-are-they-worth-watching-oppenheimer-and-avatar-2-marvels-avengers-endgame-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3240205/5-longest-movies-ever-are-they-worth-watching-oppenheimer-and-avatar-2-marvels-avengers-endgame-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:00:24 +0000